- Varga
- D4 — Chaturthamsha (also Turyamsha)
- Division
- 4 parts of 7°30′
- Principal subject
- Property, residence, landed assets and material stability
- Refines in D1
- 4th house, its lord, and factors indicating fixed assets
- Relevant Grahas
- Mars for land, Moon for the home, Venus for comfort
- Birth-time sensitivity
- Moderate
- In brief
- Property, residence, landed assets and material stability
- Key themes
- Property · Residence · Land · Fixed assets · Domestic stability
D4 divides each sign into four divisions of 7°30′. Its subject is the settled, immovable side of material life: where a person lives, what they hold, and how secure that holding feels.
It is worth being precise here. D4 is a Jyotisha chart about property as a life theme. It is not a Vastu chart. Vastu is a separate discipline concerned with the design and orientation of a built space, and the two should not be collapsed into one another even though both touch on the home.
What the chart represents
Traditionally, this Varga is examined in connection with:
- Property and landed assets
- Residence and the domestic environment
- Fixed assets and material stability
- Attachment to a place or homeland
- Comfort derived from settled circumstances
Relationship with the D1 chart
The natal 4th house, its lord and the condition of Mars and the Moon establish whether property is indicated at all. D4 then refines the quality, durability and character of that indication.
A supportive D4 cannot manufacture a promise that the natal chart does not carry; it can, however, explain why a modest natal indication produced a more stable outcome than expected.
What astrologers traditionally examine
- The D4 Lagna and its lord
- The 4th house of D4 and any planets influencing it
- The condition of the natal 4th lord in D4
- Consistency between D1 and D4 before drawing conclusions
What this chart should not be used for
- Predicting the exact date of a property purchase
- Treating D4 as a Vastu assessment of a specific building
- Judging the value or location of a property
Relationship with Dashas
Property matters are traditionally timed through the Mahadasha and Antardasha of planets connected with the 4th house, read together with the D4 picture and relevant transits. A period may bring the theme forward; it does not create a promise the horoscope does not support.
Related at AkshAstro
- The 4th House — home, mother and comfort
- How Dashas activate divisional charts
- Vastu consultation for home and property
No chart is read in isolation — the Lagna, D1, Nakshatras, D9 and running Dashas are weighed together. Astrological interpretations are traditional guidance frameworks and should not replace professional medical, legal, financial or other specialist advice.
