Health - Shashtamsha (D6) Chart
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Frequently asked questions about Health
What is a Shashtamsha chart?
The sixth divisional chart (D6, Shashthamsha). Each rasi is split into six parts of 5 degrees. Odd signs count those amsas from Mesha; even signs count from Tula. The twelve houses are read from the Shashtamsha of the rising sign as house 1. Classical practice uses it for health, enemies, debts, litigation and daily service. It is not the Past Life Karma - Shastiamsa (D60) chart.
Does a weak D6 mean I will be ill, or always lose to enemies?
No. A planet that looks strong in the birth chart but falls to a weak Shashtamsha tends to deliver less in struggle and recovery than it appears to; the reverse also holds. That is a modifier, not a diagnosis and not a court forecast. Dasha, the natal 6th lord and ordinary care still matter. For medical questions, see a doctor.
How is this different from Health Issue, Trimsamsa or Shastiamsa?
Health Issue from Kundli is a natal snapshot of affliction, not this drawing. Life Problems - Trimsamsa (D30) is the 30-fold affliction chart. Past Life Karma - Shastiamsa (D60) is a different division (sixty parts). This page draws D6 itself: North and South charts, the D1-to-D6 table and the 6th from D6 lagna.
How is this different from Kundli Maker or Navamsha?
Same D6 mathematics and the same D6 lagna as house 1. Kundli Maker is the full natal file - D1, every varga, dasha and strength tables. This page is only the Shashtamsha. Marriage - Navamsha (D9) is dharma and marriage. Vimsopaka Bala includes D6 as one weighted varga in a 20-point score.
Is the 6th from D6 lagna my diagnosis?
It is the classical house of illness, enemies, debts and daily service in this chart, not a medical reading and not a verdict. Read it with the natal 6th lord placed in D6, and with Mars and Saturn. Same sign in D1 and D6 is an echo, not vargottama - that test is D1 = D9 on the Vargottama Planet Finder.
Why does the birth time matter so much?
Each Shashtamsha is only 5 degrees of the rasi chart, so a few minutes can move Lagna or a graha into the next D6 sign and redraw every house. Pick the city from the dropdown and use the recorded time. If the time is rounded, treat the chart as provisional.
About Health - Shashtamsha (D6) Chart
Shashtamsha (D6, Shashthamsha) divides each rasi into six parts of 5 degrees. Odd signs count those amsas from Mesha; even signs count from Tula. The chart is read from the Shashtamsha of the rising sign as house 1. Classical practice uses it for health, enemies, debts, litigation and daily service: a planet that looks strong in the birth chart but falls in a weak Shashtamsha tends to deliver less in struggle and recovery than it appears to, and the reverse also holds. The 6th from this D6 lagna is the usual house of illness and opposition in this chart; the 8th supports chronic or hidden turns. This is not a medical test and cannot diagnose or treat illness. For health questions, see a doctor.
This page is that Parashari D6: North and South Indian drawings, a D1-to-D6 table with amsa, counting-sign and working deities, the natal 6th lord in D6, and Mars and Saturn as karakas. It is the same Shashtamsha as the D6 dropdown on Kundli Maker (there labelled Shashthamsha), focused here as its own calculator. It is not the Health Issue from Kundli score, not the Life Problems - Trimsamsa (D30) Chart (affliction by 30ths), not the Past Life Karma - Shastiamsa (D60) Chart (a different division), not Hidden Enemies, not Legal Case Winning, and not Vimsopaka Bala (D6 as one weighted varga in a 20-point score).
Enter the exact birth time and pick the city from the dropdown. A few minutes can move Lagna or a graha into the next shashtamsha and redraw the houses. Results are free to share or save as a PDF. Editorial pages are reviewed by Astro Arpita Nath.
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