DEFAULT SETTINGS IN CASTING A KP CHART BY THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE

When Guruji KSK was doing research and writing KP, Raphael ephemeris and table of houses ruled the astrological world. These days, the highly accurate Swiss ephemeris dominates the current astrological software like KPAstro 4.5, KP StarOne 8.0.05, LOKPA, Jagannatha Hora (J. Hora), Astro-Kundli, and Solar Fire in providing better results with high precision than hand calculation. These KP softwares are equally correct in their KP output. The software has also enabled the astrologers to apply more time-consuming techniques in research work.

When Guruji KSK was doing research and writing KP, Raphael ephemeris and table of houses ruled the astrological world. These days, the highly accurate Swiss ephemeris dominates the current astrological software like KPAstro 4.5, KP StarOne 8.0.05, LOKPA, Jagannatha Hora (J. Hora), Astro-Kundli, and Solar Fire in providing better results with high precision than hand calculation. These KP softwares are equally correct in their KP output. The software has also enabled the astrologers to apply more time-consuming techniques in research work.

1. House Division: Placidus  
2. Latitude: Geographic  
3. Planet position: Apparent Geocentric  
4. Ayanamsa: KP New Ayanamsa (2003)  
5. Vimshottari Dasa: 365.25 days  
6. Nodes: Mean  
7. Conjunction: KP same sign and using Orb  
8. Orb: 3d 20m  
9. Pars Fortuna: Day/Night definition for Arabic Parts/Fotuna

by many software like KP Astro 4.5, KP StarOne 8.0.05, LOKPA, Solar Fire etc. It is to note that the ephemeris gives the Geocentric positions of the planets (i.e. the positions are as seen from the center of the earth), and the charts with the common indication of Geocentric are generally Geocentric for planetary positions only but Geographic for cuspal positions. It is supposed to be the same with the example charts in the KP Readers as it is said that Guruji Sri K.S. Krishnamurti used Geographic latitude only. So it is better to mention "Geocentric Correction", if it is used, to make it clear in comparison with the commonly used Geographic cuspal position.

If you are an expert KP scholar or a researcher, then you may alter these important default settings and get the results according to your own demand.

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