PyHora 2.6.9

Python package containing almost all the features described in the book

Vedic Astrology - An Integrated Approach - by PVR Narasimha Rao

Observational Indian lunisolar calendar, horoscope and matching using the Swiss ephemeris (Hindu Drig-ganita Panchanga).

Features

Package Structure:

hora
   !- data       - contains program configuration data, world cities data, marriage compatibility table
         !- ephe - contains swiss ephimeride compressed JPL data
   !- images     - contains images
   !- lang       - contains language resource files
   !- panchanga  - panchanga module to calculate daily panchanga
   !- horoscope
        !- horoscope.py - horoscope package
        !- chart  - chart package
           !- arudhas.py     - arudhas, argala, virodhargal
           !- ashtavarga.py  - ashtavarga, trikona sodhana, ekadhipatya_sodhana, sodhaya pinda
           !- charts.py      - divisional charts, planet combustion, retrograde
           !- house.py       - aspects, drishti,stronger planets/raasi, kaarakas
           !- yoga.py        - 100+ yogas
           !- raja_yoga.py - raja_yoga and its sub-types
        !- dhasa  - dhasa package
           !- ashtottari.py  - ashtottari dhasa-bhuthi
           !- drig.py        - drigdhasa-bhuthi
           !- kalachakra.py  - kalachakra dhasa-bhuthi
           !- moola.py       - moola dhasa-bhuthi
           !- mudda.py  	  - mudda dhasa-bhuthi
           !- narayana.py    - narayana dhasa-bhuthi
           !- nirayana.py    - nirayana dhasa-bhuthi
           !- patyayini.py   - patyayini dhasa-bhuthi
           !- shoola.py      - shoola dhasa-bhuthi
           !- sudasa.py      - sudasa dhasa-bhuthi
           !- sudharsana_chakra.py   - sudharsana_chakra dhasa-bhuthi
           !- vimsottari.py  - vimsottari dhasa-bhuthi
        !- match  - marriage compatibility package
           !- compatibility.py  - marriage compatibility
        !- transit  - tajaka package
           !- tajaka.py      - annual, monthly and 60 hour charts, muntha, vargeeya balas, tajaka lord 
           !- tajaka_yoga.py - tajaka yogas
           !- saham.py       - 36 sahams
   !- ui  - user interface package
      !- horo_chart.py         - simple horoscope chart Raasi/Navamsa and calendar information
      !- horo_chart_tabs.py    - horoscope with lot of details
      !- match_ui.py           - ui for marriage compatibility
   !- utils.py             - utility functions
   !- const.py             - constants related to PyHora package        
   !- tests  - unit/integration tests
      !- unit_tests.py           - unit tests for the features based on examples from the book
      !- pvr_tests.py            - Exercise problems from book.

Computation of the five essentials of the panchangam:

Tithi
Nakshatra
Yoga
Karana
Vaara

Not just the values, but also the end times of tithis and nakshatras are computed. The only factor limiting the accuracy of the program output is the uncertainity in your input values (latitude, longitude).

Also includes computation of sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset.

Also Included :

Instantaneous planetary positions, including Lagna (Ascendant)
Navamsa positions
Choghadiya/Gauri panchanga
Vimsottari Dasha-Bhukti
Rahu Kala, Yamaganda Kala, Gulika Kala
Abhijit muhurta and Durmuhurtams
Marriage compatibility details (0.9.6)
Special Lagnas and Upagrahas added to charts (1.0.1)
Ashtaka Varga charts and Shodhya pinda(0.9.8)
Print the UI as PDF (using img2pdf and pillow to combine two tabs into one page)

Available in English, Tamil and Telugu, Hindi(0.9.7) and Kannada (0.9.8)

You can add your own language by creating list_values_xx.txt and msg_strings_xx.txt by copying the _en files and replacing with appropriate native language strings.

Do not forget to add the new language into the available_languages in horo_chart.py and/or horo_chart_tabs.py

NOTE: All timings are end timings. Timings displayed higher than 24:00 denote hours past midnight because the Hindu day (tithi) starts and ends with sunrise. If applicable, daylight savings (DST) are accounted for automatically based on the date and place entered in the textboxes.

Requirements

Python interface to Swiss ephemeris.

	pip install pyswisseph	# OR apt-get install pyswisseph

The core of the library (panchanga.py and horoscope.py) can be imported into other code or used from the command line.

There are three UI files namely: horo_chart.py, horo_chart_tabs.py and match_ui.py. horo_chart.py - provides a one page panchanga, rasi and navamsa charts horo_chart_tabs.py- provides multi-tab/page panchanga, divisional charts and marriage compatibility match_ui.py - provides just marriage compatibility between boy and girl based on their birh stars.

In order to just run the GUI, you also need pyqt6:

    pip install pyqt6

Using the GUI

Enter Name, and Place with country name (e.g. Chennai, IN) If you get an error, enter latitude, longitude and time zone manually. If you want to be precise, enter the lat/long of the exact place (e.g. hospital) You can use google to find the latitude, longitude, time zone of the place

Type the Date in YYY,MM,DD format in the 'Date' field. Negative value for YYYY are interpolated as proleptic Gregorian calendar (Before Christ BC).

Enter Time of birth, choose chart style, ayanamsa mode, language of display

Click Show Chart to display the birth (Raasi and Navamsam) charts

Click Show PDF to save the screen as a PDF file

Using the Code / command line

	import horo_chart, panchanga, horoscope
    App = QApplication(sys.argv)
    chart_type = 'North'
    chart = horo_chart.ChartWindow(chart_type=chart_type)
    chart.language('Tamil')
    chart.name('Krishna')
    chart.place('Mathura,IN')
    chart.date_of_birth('-3229,6,17')
    chart.time_of_birth('23:59:00')
    chart.time_zone('5.5')
    chart.chart_type(chart_type)
    chart.compute_horoscope()
    chart.minimum_compatibility_score(20.0)
    chart.mahendra_porutham(False)
    chart.vedha_porutham(False)
    chart.rajju_porutham(False)
    chart.sthree_dheerga_porutham(False)
    chart.show()
    chart.save_as_pdf('delme.pdf')

Accuracy

The program is as accurate as the Swiss Ephemeris installed on your system. So generally it is accurate for years 13000 BCE to 16800 CE. The computational speed stays the same no matter which date you enter. Required swiss ephimeres files are also /ephe/ folder of this repository. Overall size of these files is more than 100 MB. To reduce your application size, you can restrict the dates within a range and could remove those ephimeres files from the folder.

Personal Opinion:

When using BC dates (such as mahabharatha dates) it is advised to use SURYA_SIDHANTHA or SUNDAR_SS as ayanamsa styles, as ayanamsa values of every other ayanamsa types such as LAHIRI, KP etc are inaccurate. SUNDAR_SS is a sine curve forcing zero ayanamsa every 3200 years from -3101 BCE and 27 degrees as peak ayanamsa.