Question 1

Is my birth data stored?

Accepted Answer

No. All computation happens locally or via stateless server-side ephemeris. Birth data is never stored, sold, or shared.

Question 2

What's the difference between Vedic and Western astrology?

Accepted Answer

We support both. Vedic uses sidereal zodiac (Lahiri/KP), Western uses tropical. You can switch in settings.

Question 3

How does the benchmark work?

Accepted Answer

We tested whether 3,445 documented life events from 570 famous lives fell inside the 30 periods the engine ranked strongest. 81.9% did — and those 30 periods cover 63% of the eligible timeline, so the raw percentage is partly guaranteed by the metric's design. Against a matched-random null the ranking beats chance at every threshold: top-30 1.63×, top-10 1.76× (43.0% observed), top-5 1.71× (23.4% observed). This is a retrospective event-capture rate, not prediction accuracy.

Question 4

What is ayanāmśa and which should I use?

Accepted Answer

Ayanāmśa corrects for precession. Lahiri is India's government standard. KP practitioners should select KP.

Question 5

Can I use this for professional consultations?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Pro tier includes export, PDF reports, and the full rules library. Many practitioners use it as a reference.