Aniket Nigam

I am Aniket Nigam, the solo developer behind VedicBirth. I write the software, design the pages, verify the calculations against printed panchangs, and pick the classical sources that inform every interpretation on the site. My background is in software engineering rather than traditional astrological practice, and I am not a licensed astrologer. VedicBirth is a calculator and a reference, not a consulting service.

How the calculations work

Planetary positions on VedicBirth come from Swiss Ephemeris, the same high-precision astronomical library used by professional astronomy software. Sidereal longitudes use the Lahiri Chitrapaksha ayanamsha, the standard adopted by the Indian Calendar Reform Committee in 1955 and used by practising Jyotish pandits across India. Houses use the whole-sign system. The twenty-seven nakshatras, sixteen divisional charts (vargas), and the one hundred and twenty year Vimshottari dasha cycle are all computed from the same sidereal positions.

What I know about

I write about Vedic astrology, Jyotish, Swiss Ephemeris integration, and kundli calculation. Specific topics I cover on the site include ayanamsha selection, nakshatra pada boundaries, the mathematical derivation of dasha periods, construction of divisional charts such as Navamsa and Dashamsa, the graha-drishti aspect rules from Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, and the Ashtakoot guna scoring for kundli matching.

Sources I rely on

The interpretive text on VedicBirth draws on classical Parashari sources, primarily the Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, with supporting material from Jataka Parijata, Phaladeepika, and Muhurta Chintamani. When a rule has variants between these texts, I note the difference on the relevant page rather than picking a single line and presenting it as the only answer.

Contact

Corrections, classical citations I should add, readers who spot a calculation issue, and press queries are all welcome at hello@vedicbirth.com. For the full technical pipeline, see the methodology page.