The direct answer: Frequently Asked Questions — Vedic Astrology, Charts & AskSoma: Answers to real questions about Vedic astrology, Kundli accuracy, daily guidance, privacy, pricing, apps, and how to use AskSoma every day. AskSoma publishes this at asksoma.ai/faq as a free Vedic astrology resource using Swiss Ephemeris calculations and classical Jyotish interpretation — not generic sun-sign copy.
Answers to real questions about Vedic astrology, Kundli accuracy, daily guidance, privacy, pricing, apps, and how to use AskSoma every day.
What AskSoma is, what you get for free, and how to start with your birth chart in a few minutes.
AskSoma is an AI-powered Vedic astrology (Jyotish) companion. Enter your birth date, time, and place to get a precision Kundli (birth chart), personalised insights across major life areas, daily guidance from current transits, compatibility for people you add, text and voice chat with Soma, and practical remedies — all grounded in your chart rather than generic Sun-sign horoscopes.
Yes — this is professional-grade Vedic astrology, not entertainment filler. Planetary positions are calculated with Swiss Ephemeris (the same engine many professional Jyotish software tools use). AI then interprets that verified chart using classical Vedic frameworks — dashas, houses, yogas, and transits — and turns it into clear personal guidance. Astrology offers insight and timing, not guarantees.
On the free plan you get your full Kundli, the Daily Pulse, 3 free Ask Soma questions on your first day then 1 free question every day after, about 5 minutes of Talk to Soma voice in total, 8 free chat personas, Cosmic Contacts basics, and sample layouts of deeper insight pages. After the day's free question, each chart-aware send costs Reward credits you can earn, or you can upgrade to Pro for 160 Soma messages a month (unlimited on Annual) and your full insight set. Exact plan details live on the Pricing page.
Sign up (email, Google, or Apple — no card required), enter your name, birth date, approximate birth time, and birth city, then answer a few short calibration questions. AskSoma builds your chart and opens chat with Soma so you can ask your burning question. Free Kundli calculators on the site also work without an account if you only want a quick chart first.
No for a quick look — many free tools on asksoma.ai (including Kundli and birth-chart calculators) work without signing up. An account is required to save your chart, chat with Soma about it, use Daily Pulse on your dashboard, sync across devices, and unlock Pro insight pages.
You can write to Soma in the language you prefer and it typically replies in the same language. Talk to Soma offers Soma Voice in 100+ languages (including major Indian languages) and Soma Studio for natural dialogue in a smaller set including English and Hindi. The app UI is English; bot and voice language follow your settings.
Three differences matter most: (1) AskSoma uses Vedic / sidereal Jyotish with Moon, Lagna, and Vimshottari dashas — not only Western tropical Sun-sign styles. (2) You get chart-grounded chat and voice, not only static feed cards. (3) Life coverage is broad in one place — career, wealth, love, remedies, muhurat, Cosmic Contacts, Cosmic Calendar, and more — with multi-chart reads for family and work when you add the data.
Plain-language answers to the questions people type into search and support chat about Kundli, Moon sign, dasha, doshas, and more.
A Kundli (Janam Kundli) is a map of the sky at your exact birth moment and place. In Vedic astrology it shows planets across 12 signs and 12 houses (bhavas). Dashas, predictions, compatibility, and remedies all read from this map. AskSoma calculates yours with Swiss Ephemeris precision using the Lahiri ayanamsa by default.
Vedic (Jyotish) uses the sidereal zodiac — positions relative to the fixed stars — while Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac tied to the seasons. They differ by roughly 24°, so your Vedic Sun sign is often not your Western one. Vedic also emphasises Moon sign (Rashi), Lagna (Ascendant), Vimshottari dasha periods, nakshatras, and divisional (Varga) charts. AskSoma is fully Vedic.
In Vedic practice your Moon sign (Rashi) is usually treated as more important for mind, emotions, dasha timing, and daily feelings. Your Sun sign reflects vitality and core identity. Your Ascendant (Lagna) — the sign rising at birth — shapes the body and life direction. A real Vedic reading uses all three, not Moon or Sun alone.
A dasha is a planetary period. Vimshottari Dasha is a 120-year cycle where each of nine planets rules a set span of years. The major chapter is the Mahadasha; inside it, Antardashas (sub-periods) shift the flavour every months to a couple of years. AskSoma shows the periods running for you so timing questions stay chart-specific.
A nakshatra is a lunar mansion — one of 27 segments of the zodiac, each about 13°20'. Your Janma Nakshatra is the one the Moon occupied at birth. It shapes temperament, soothing patterns, many compatibility reads, and predictive timing. It is one of the most specific identifiers in a Vedic chart.
Sade Sati is the roughly seven-and-a-half-year period when Saturn transits the sign before, on, and after your natal Moon. It often feels like a maturity chapter — more responsibility, restructuring, and pressure on foundations — not simple "bad luck." Outcomes depend on Saturn's strength and the rest of your chart. Soma can explain your phase in plain language when you ask.
Mangal Dosha describes Mars in certain houses (commonly 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, or 12) and is traditionally linked to marriage friction. Classical texts also list many cancellation conditions. It is often overstated online. AskSoma's compatibility tools read Mangal Dosha with those nuances rather than a single yes/no scare label.
A yoga is a recognised planetary combination associated with effects such as wealth (Dhana), status (Raj), or other classical themes. A dosha describes a tense pattern (for example Mangal or Kaal Sarp) that needs awareness and often remedies — not a curse. AskSoma highlights meaningful yogas and doshas from your chart and explains them without fear-based upselling.
The 12 houses (bhavas) govern life areas: 1st self/body, 2nd wealth and speech, 3rd courage and siblings, 4th home and mother, 5th children and creativity, 6th work/health/debts, 7th partnership, 8th transformation, 9th fortune and dharma, 10th career, 11th gains, 12th foreign lands and inner life. Planets and house lords describe how each area tends to unfold.
No honest Jyotish system — and no honest AI — should promise certainty. AskSoma reads classical indications (dashas, transits, yogas, planetary strength) and narrates likely windows and themes. You still choose. Use it as a timing and pattern guide, not as fate written in stone.
How chart math works, why birth time matters, and how AskSoma handles your data — the #1 trust questions from real users.
Planetary positions use Swiss Ephemeris calculations — arc-second grade astronomy, not AI guessing. Interpretation follows Vedic rules layered on that data, then AI writes the narrative. Accuracy improves as you interact and share life context. Users often find timing windows and personality insights "on point," but astrology remains guidance. If a placement looks wrong, check birth time and sidereal (Vedic) vs tropical (Western) differences before assuming the chart is broken.
No. Chart math is deterministic Swiss Ephemeris; AI is instructed that your calculated chart is source of truth and must not invent Lagna or planet signs. Interpretations cite planets, houses, and periods from that data. That is the opposite of a generic chatbot "writing astrology" without a real chart.
Exact birth time gives the best accuracy for Lagna (Ascendant), house cusps, divisional charts, and fine timing. If you only know an approximate time, you can still get useful Moon-sign and many life-theme insights. AskSoma includes a Birth Time Finder / rectification flow that narrows the window using life events when you are unsure.
Because AskSoma uses the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa) while most Western apps use the tropical zodiac. A ~24° difference means many people sit one sign earlier in Vedic than in Western apps. That is precision of systems, not a claim that your Western identity is "fake." See our Methodology page for ayanamsa and house defaults.
Yes. Birth details are stored on your private account, encrypted in transit, and never sold or shared with third parties for marketing. Core chart calculations run client-side in your browser for maximum privacy. Chat and contacts stay on your account. Close the account from Profile, or email support@asksoma.xyz from your registered address for full erasure under GDPR-style requests.
Yes. Chat history is yours. It is not sold or used to target ads. The AI may use your chart and (when relevant) summaries of past conversation to give better answers, but those stay on your account. Support only sees messages if you escalate a support thread yourself.
Export chart, insights, and history from Profile → Settings, or generate PDF/image reports from Reports. Closing the account blocks sign-in; for complete personal-data erasure, email support@asksoma.xyz from your registered email. Limited anti-abuse fingerprints may remain as described in the Privacy Policy so free quotas cannot be endlessly reset by re-signup.
Birth city (or lat/long and timezone) lets Swiss Ephemeris place the Ascendant and houses correctly. Without location, planet signs can still be close, but houses and Lagna can be wrong. The city is used for chart calculation, not for advertising.
Habits people build after signup — morning pulse, muhurat, calendar, evening diary, and the year view.
Daily Pulse is your personalised day read from current planetary transits relative to your chart (especially from the Moon). It is meant as a short morning orientation — mood, focus, and one practical note — not a generic Sun-sign horoscope. Open Overview / Daily Pulse on the dashboard each morning.
Good Timings helps you pick an auspicious window to start something — wedding planning, business launch, travel, naming, and more — ranked from your chart. Choose or type an occasion, set constraints, and get best days and time bands. Free users can explore the flow; Pro unlocks sharper dated windows and deeper follow-ups in chat.
Your Year Ahead is a forward timeline of when life windows open across career, money, love, business, health, travel, and more — from dashas and transits. Free shows season and strength; Pro unlocks exact months and tracking on your Soma Scorecard. It differs from Life Roadmap (multi-year Mahadasha chapters) and from muhurat (picking a start moment on a day).
Cosmic Calendar shows upcoming planetary events — eclipses, retrogrades, stations, major transits — mapped to how they touch your chart. You can sync useful dates toward Google Calendar where connected, and use Cosmic Events for the highest-impact shifts. Pair it with Daily Pulse for day-to-day and Year Ahead for the longer arc.
Mood Tracker & Night Ritual is a short evening check-in: how the day felt, what to hand to tomorrow, gratitude, and intention. Over time it sits beside cosmic context so you can notice correlations without medical claims. It is designed as a calm wind-down, not a doom forecast.
A simple loop works for most people: (1) morning Daily Pulse, (2) one focused Ask Soma question when a decision appears, (3) check Good Timings before big starts, (4) optional Night Ritual at night. Open deeper insight pages (Career, Love, Remedies) when that life area is active — you do not need all 20+ pages every day.
Cosmic Roast is a humorous, brutally honest take on your chart — blind spots and cosmic irony with affection. It is shareable and popular, and still chart-grounded. Treat it as insight plus levity, not the whole of your Jyotish reading.
What to ask, how free questions and credits work, and how voice and personas change the tone without changing your chart.
Anything chart-relevant: career timing, relationship dynamics, money seasons, health patterns, travel, spiritual practice, business launch dates, naming, remedies, and "when will…" questions. Soma answers from your Lagna, planets, dashas, and current transits. For personal readings beyond a general FAQ, sign in with birth details so answers are about your map — not a generic article.
Free accounts get 3 Ask Soma questions on day one, then 1 free question every day after (shared across dashboard chat, onboarding preview, and the signed-in support widget). When today's free send is used, each chart-aware question costs 20 Reward credits you can earn on Rewards, or upgrade to Pro for 160 Soma messages a month (unlimited on Annual). See Pricing for Day Pass (30 questions + insights for 24 hours where offered).
No. AskSoma is built with a nourishing, not fear-based mandate. Difficult periods are named directly with practical remedies — never doom language or paid "curse removal." Remedies appear inside readings; there are no live practitioners who can pressure you inside the consumer chat product.
Personas are distinct mentors sharing the same chart data with different voices — for example Soma, Coach, Therapist, Rahu, Aunty-ji, Jyotishi, Krishna, Chanakya, and vertical guides for finance, parenting, dreams, and more. There are 26 personas in total: 8 free and 18 Pro. Switch anytime; chart facts stay the same, tone and emphasis change.
Yes. Talk to Soma is real-time voice (not text-to-speech over chat). Choose Soma Voice for 100+ languages or Soma Studio for natural dialogue in a curated language set. Free accounts get a small lifetime voice taste; Pro includes a daily voice allowance, with optional Reward credits for extra minutes when enabled.
Pro members with enough history can search Ask Soma conversations from the Chat screen to jump back to career timing, a remedy, or a relationship thread. Free accounts do not get chat search.
How Vedic timing works for marriage, career, money, abroad, muhurat, and gemstones — educational answers, then get your windows in AskSoma.
Jyotish looks at the 7th house and its lord, Venus/Jupiter contexts, Navamsa (D9), and dasha/transit periods that activate relationship themes — then maps favourable and cautious windows rather than a single magic date. AskSoma computes those windows from your chart in chat and Year Ahead. Sign up with accurate birth time for the sharpest read; free users see strength/season, Pro unlocks precise months and tracking.
Career timing emphasises the 10th house, its lord, Saturn/Sun/Mercury significations, Dashamsha (D10), and dasha periods that empower work. Transits of Saturn and Jupiter relative to your Moon and Lagna often mark promotion or job-change seasons. Ask Soma “When should I change jobs?” or open Career / Year Ahead for your personal windows — not a generic Capricorn blog.
Yes as guidance: 2nd/11th houses, Dhana yogas, Venus/Jupiter periods, and transit scoring inform money seasons. AskSoma will not give stock picks or loan advice. Use Wealth insights, Year Ahead money windows, and chat questions like “When do finances ease?” with your chart as the ground truth.
Foreign themes often involve the 9th and 12th houses, Rahu, and dashas that activate travel or relocation. Classical texts describe combinations (sometimes called foreign settlement yogas) that favour life away from birth place. AskSoma can explain whether your chart supports that theme and when windows look open — still a guide for planning, not a visa guarantee.
Traditional gem advice ties stones to planets that are functional benefics for your Lagna — never blindly to “birth stone” lists. Wearing a gem for a functional malefic can work against you. AskSoma’s remedy logic follows that gate. Treat gems as optional supports alongside mantra, charity, and behaviour — and consult a human expert if you have medical jewellery questions.
Electional astrology (muhurat) ranks days and hours by panchang factors plus your personal chart. In AskSoma, open Good Timings, choose the occasion (or type a custom one), and review ranked windows. For marriage or founding a company, also weigh both people's charts when available via Cosmic Contacts.
Check that date, time, and city match your records; confirm AskSoma uses Lahiri sidereal positions; compare Lagna, Moon sign, and Moon nakshatra with a trusted Kundli you already trust. Differences vs Western apps are often zodiac system, not calculation bugs. If Lagna flips with small time changes, refine birth time with the Birth Time Finder rather than force-fitting a preferred sign.
Cosmic Contacts, compatibility, and reading more than one chart together — a common “can I add my partner?” ask.
Yes. Cosmic Contacts lets you add partner, parents, children, friends, or colleagues with their birth details. You can run compatibility, see shared themes, and ask Soma about the relationship with both charts in context. Their details stay private on your account.
Yes. Partner reads can combine charts for dynamics and timing; family questions can triangulate parent/child data when those contacts are complete. Business or job start dates can be stored as event kundlis and cross-read with the founder's chart. Multi-chart work needs accurate birth data for each person involved.
Yes. Contacts you add live only on your account for compatibility and the insights you request. They are not sold or used for marketing. If a contact later signs up themselves, their AskSoma account is a separate private profile.
AskSoma can score relationship compatibility using Vedic frameworks including Ashtakoot / Gun Milan style matching plus broader chart comparison — not only a single percentage. Use Cosmic Contacts or free compatibility tools, then ask Soma to explain the drivers in plain language.
Free vs Pro at a glance. For full checkout, cancel, pause, and regional prices, use the Pricing page FAQ.
Free: full Kundli, Daily Pulse, limited Ask Soma questions (3 on day one, then 1/day), short voice taste, free personas, sample deep insight layouts. Pro: 160 Soma messages a month (40 a week) on Monthly with message packs to add more, unlimited chat on Annual, your full insight pages across life areas, larger daily voice allowance, all specialist personas, advanced compatibility and chat search, and priority access. Day Pass is a short 24-hour unlock with 30 Ask Soma questions plus full insights where offered — not a subscription. Prefer credits? Pay what feels fair for a one-time message pack — unused credits expire 24 hours after purchase.
Prices depend on country and whether you check out on web, App Store, or Google Play. Open the Pricing page or Upgrade in-app for live local prices (monthly, annual, Day Pass, lifetime where shown). Web annual is typically a one-time 12-month payment; store prices can differ because of platform fees.
The free plan itself needs no card. There is no card-free Pro trial on monthly subscriptions. For a short Pro taste, use Day Pass (30 questions + insights for 24 hours where available), pay what feels fair for a one-time Ask Soma credit pack (unused credits expire 24 hours after purchase), or earn Reward credits for extra free-tier chats.
New members often see an early-bird discount on Annual that is largest soon after the first Soma chat (deeper off in the first hour, then milder for the rest of day one on web and bots). No code is usually required — checkout applies it automatically when you qualify. App Store / Play may show regular store pricing instead.
Web (Stripe/Razorpay): Profile → Subscription → Cancel (or Pause 30 days when eligible). iOS: Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Android: Google Play → Subscriptions. You keep Pro until the period you already paid for ends — cancelling does not refund unused time (not full, not pro-rata). Day Pass, web annual one-time, and lifetime have no recurring cancel after purchase — access runs until that paid window ends. Full steps: /pricing.
No refunds for cancel or unused time — not full and not pro-rata. Cancel anytime and keep Pro until your paid period ends. App Store / Google Play: use Apple or Google’s refund process. Billing error only (duplicate charge / charged after cancel)? Email support@asksoma.xyz. Details: /pricing and asksoma.ai/terms.
Sign out and back in, then open Profile to refresh status. Confirm you used the same email on the store and on AskSoma. Web purchases usually unlock within a minute; Apple/Google can take a little longer. If it still fails, email support@asksoma.xyz with the payment receipt or order ID.
Install AskSoma, sync devices, and reach Soma in messaging apps without leaving your chat thread.
Yes — native iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play), plus a progressive web app at asksoma.ai you can add to your home screen. Sign in with the same account to sync chart, chats, contacts, streak, credits, and Pro. Downloads page lists desktop apps for Mac and Windows too.
Yes. Same login brings birth chart, chat history, Cosmic Contacts, mood diary, streak, credits, and subscription across web, iOS, Android, and desktop. If something looks stale, pull to refresh or sign out and back in.
Yes. Official bots let you onboard with birth details, chat with Soma, get daily-style insights, run key commands, and open upgrade links. Visual Kundli deep-dives still feel richest on web or mobile. Links are on the site Downloads / install surfaces, or ask support@asksoma.xyz for the current bot link.
Yes. Pro activated on web or mobile is recognised in WhatsApp/Telegram, and upgrading through a bot payment link activates Pro everywhere for that linked account.
Where available, WhatsApp voice calling to Soma lets you speak chart-grounded questions aloud within daily or lifetime minute caps (higher for Pro). Longer sessions are better in the in-app Talk to Soma experience on web or mobile.
Apple and Google take a commission, so store prices often include that. Web checkout at asksoma.ai is often the lowest price; Pro then works on all platforms with the same login. Never buy twice on two platforms — use one active Pro entitlement.
Common account fixes and how to reach a human when AI support is not enough.
From Profile you can edit birth details (often with a limited free self-edit). After that, further changes may go through a support request so charts stay consistent. Updating birth data regenerates chart-dependent insights — use Birth Time Finder first if only the time is uncertain.
Birth place (and time) builds your natal Kundli. Current city is used for location-aware features such as local panchang context and some daily timing — it does not rewrite your birth chart. Keep birth place as the city of birth, even if you live elsewhere now.
Check your connection, refresh the page, and confirm birth details are complete and calibrated. Generation can take a short while after signup. If a single page stays empty while others load, reopen that tab later or email support@asksoma.xyz with what you see (and a screenshot if possible).
Ask a follow-up naming the specific planet or date you dispute, or switch persona for a second voice on the same chart. Check birth time if Lagna/houses look off. For safety-sensitive distress, AskSoma will point you to human help rather than push astrology. Product bugs: Contact or support@asksoma.xyz.
You earn Reward credits from streaks, onboarding tasks, reviews (where allowed), and referrals. Credits can pay for Ask Soma messages after free daily questions are used. Open Rewards in the app for your balance, invite link, and current earn rules — amounts can change with campaigns.
Email support@asksoma.xyz from your registered address, use the Contact page, or escalate from the website chat widget when the AI cannot resolve billing, account access, or data requests. Include your account email and what you already tried so we can help faster.
Yes. Astrologer Pro adds CRM-style client workflow, reports, and practice tools aimed at working Jyotishis. Consumer AskSoma remains the individual companion. See the Astrologer Pro / Pro practice page for listing and CRM details.
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Written by Savan Vyas, founder of AskSoma.
The astrology is not written from memory: every chart position, dasha period and panchang timing AskSoma shows is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris on the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa. How we calculate.