Dasha periods and a separate event clock
A period timeline depends on its conventions; moving an event time must never silently change birth data.
Periods within periods
Vimshottari is traditionally organised into a sequence of planetary periods. A Mahadasha contains Bhuktis, and a Bhukti contains Antars. The starting balance is related to the Moon’s position within its Nakshatra. A working timeline also needs explicit year length, boundary inclusion and time-normalisation conventions.
Keep the birth instant locked
The event clock asks which period or transit is active at a selected time. It is a separate control from birth time. Moving the event clock by a day must leave the birth input and natal coordinates unchanged. Editing birth data should be an explicit action followed by regeneration.
Calibration stays with its chart
A practitioner may compare a particular chart with an agreed reference timeline. Such a calibration belongs to that chart and its evidence; it cannot become every visitor’s default. A calibrated mode must be identified separately from an astronomical mode, with private reference data excluded from public examples.
A date range is still evidence
An active period is part of an interpretive question, not a guarantee that an event will happen. Event rules and transit gates require their own review. Until the complete method is validated, use the workspace to inspect the ingredients and compare configurations rather than draw a final personal verdict.
Original educational introduction · editorial review pending. Calculation limits are documented on the Methodology page.