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The Nakshara blog explains kundli matching, the 36 gunas, Manglik dosha, panchang and Vedic astrology for Indians living abroad, all in plain language. Browse the articles by topic below, or start with the guides on kundli matching and on birth charts.

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  Rahu Kaal, Choghadiya, Abhijit: A Cheat-Sheet

  Published 3 July 2026

  A fast, plain-language rundown of the three most common daily timing concepts, for anyone who never grew up checking them. Free to read, no signup needed.

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  Rahu Kaal on a US Work Schedule: What to Time

  Published 3 July 2026

  Fitting Rahu Kaal awareness into a 9-to-5 US workday, and which decisions people typically time around it versus which ones they do not. Free to read.

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  Raksha Bandhan 2026 Abroad: When Bhadra Ends

  Published 3 July 2026

  Raksha Bandhan 2026 falls on August 28. Here is how to check when Bhadra ends for your own city rather than relying on an India-based time. Free to read.

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  Sade Sati While Living Abroad: Does Place Matter?

  Published 3 July 2026

  A direct answer to a common question: Sade Sati is based on your natal Moon sign, not your current address, so moving abroad does not change it. Free to read.

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  Saturn Return vs Sade Sati: What Each Says

  Published 3 July 2026

  Western astrology's Saturn return and Vedic Sade Sati both track Saturn, but they measure different things and rarely line up on the calendar. Free to read.

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  Starting a Business Abroad: A Vedic Launch Date

  Published 3 July 2026

  How the traditional business-launch muhurat guidance applies when incorporating or opening a business outside India, worked out for your local time. Free.

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  Tarot for Big Life Decisions: Moving Abroad

  Published 3 July 2026

  How a tarot reading can help think through a big relocation decision, and what it is better suited for than a yes-or-no answer. Free to read, no signup.

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  Two Charts, Two Time Zones: Matching Abroad

  Published 3 July 2026

  What actually changes in kundli matching when the bride and groom were born on different continents, and what does not. Free to read, no signup needed.

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  Vedic vs Western Astrology for Indian-Americans

  Published 3 July 2026

  The two systems measure different things using different zodiacs. Here is a plain guide to what changes, and why your sign can differ between the two. Free.

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  Wedding Season 2026-27: Dates for NRI Families

  Published 3 July 2026

  General favorable wedding-season windows for 2026-27, so NRIs can plan flight bookings and leave requests before an exact date is finalized. Free to read.

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  A Western First Name and Indian Numerology

  Published 3 July 2026

  How Chaldean numerology handles a Western first name, and what families weighing a name change or added name are actually deciding between. Free to read.

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  What's My Rashi? Birth-Chart Primer for UK Desis

  Published 3 July 2026

  A starting guide to rashi, nakshatra and lagna for people born in the UK who never grew up with a working knowledge of their own birth chart. Free to read.

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  What's My Moon Sign If I Was Born in the US?

  Published 3 July 2026

  Your moon sign is computed from where you were actually born, not where your parents are from. Here is how it works for second-generation Indian-Americans.

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  Why Your Festival Date Differs From India's

  Published 3 July 2026

  Hindu festivals fall on a tithi, not a fixed calendar date. Here is why the same festival sometimes lands on a different day abroad than it does in India. Free.

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  Why an IST Panchang App Is Wrong Abroad

  Published 3 July 2026

  Most popular panchang apps default to IST and an Indian city. If you live abroad, that default gives you the wrong tithi, sunrise and muhurat windows.

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