| Ayanamsa | Offset used to relate tropical and sidereal zodiac positions |
| Ascendant / lagna | Eastern rising point and first cusp in the adopted chart |
| Bhava | House |
| Cusp | Boundary point beginning a house in the adopted KP presentation |
| House owner | Planet ruling the sign containing the house cusp |
| Occupant | Planet located in a house by the adopted cusp boundaries |
| Nakshatra / star | One of 27 equal stellar sectors used by the system |
| Pada | One quarter of a nakshatra |
| Sub | Unequal nakshatra subdivision determined by Vimshottari proportions |
| Sub-lord | Planet ruling the selected sub |
| CSL | Cuspal sub-lord |
| CSSL | Cuspal sub-sub-lord when the article uses that finer level |
| Significator | Planet connected with a house through a stated relationship |
| Mahadasha | Major Vimshottari period |
| Bhukti / antardasha | Sub-period within a mahadasha |
| Antara / pratyantardasha | Next smaller period level in the naming convention used here |
| Ruling planets / RP | Planet set derived from specified inquiry or judgment factors |
| Horary / Prashna | Analysis of a particular question using a question chart |
| Rectification / BTR | Comparison or adjustment of uncertain birth-time candidates |
| Transit / gochara | Planetary position at a later or selected moment |
| Triplicity | Four elemental groups with three signs in each |
| Quadruplicity | Three modality groups with four signs in each |
| Chara | Movable mode |
| Sthira | Fixed mode |
| Dvisvabhava | Common or mutable mode |
| Dvipada | Two-footed structural category |
| Chatushpada | Four-footed structural category |
| Bahupada | Many-footed structural category |
| Jalachara | Aquatic or water-moving category |
| Apada | Footless category; spelling and usage vary across sources |
| Promise | Traditional judgment of event support under an adopted rule set |
| Retrospective case | Analysis made with the outcome already known |
| Prospective case | Judgment recorded before the outcome |
THE STELLAR PERSPECTIVE