The ascendant computed properly, with the ayanamsa you choose.
The short answer
Where Lagna360 falls short
In fairness, what Lagna360 does well
Lagna360 builds its product around the lagna, the ascendant, which is the correct emphasis for Vedic work and a good sign about the team behind it. The framing is genuinely more Jyotisha-literate than most of the AI bracket. The calculation layer is still not published.
The four pillars
AstroPal
AstroPal computes every chart with the Swiss Ephemeris in the sidereal zodiac. Lahiri is the default ayanamsa, with Raman, KP and Krishnamurti selectable. Twelve divisional charts from D1 to D30, planetary strength and the full Vimshottari mahadasha and antardasha tree are calculated for every birth, not just the D1.
Lagna360
Getting the lagna emphasis right is a genuinely good sign, and it is worth saying so. But the ascendant is also the single value most sensitive to birth time and to the ayanamsa in use: a few minutes of error or a different ayanamsa can move it into the next sign entirely and change the whole reading. AstroPal publishes exactly this: Swiss Ephemeris computation, Lahiri by default, and Raman, KP or Krishnamurti if your tradition uses one of those.
AstroPal
One flat monthly price, and then nothing further. No per-minute meter, no per-report checkout, no charge for a follow-up question. The Kundali, Kundali Milan, Varshphal and baby name reports are free for everyone, PDF export included, and the entire Academy is open without an account.
Lagna360
Comparable ballpark. AstroPal Pro is flat and unlimited, and the free tier is unusually substantial for the category: four complete computed reports, PDF export included, and the whole Academy without an account.
AstroPal
Eleven full-length Vedic reports covering career, wealth, health, marriage, relationships, muhurat, numerology and Varshphal. Four are free forever. Every one is saved to your account, reopenable months later, and exports to PDF straight from the browser, with unlimited follow-up questions included.
Lagna360
Lagna360 is a chat-and-view product with no saved report library, so nothing survives the session. AstroPal ships 11 long-form reports, four free forever, saved to your account and exportable to PDF. The Varshphal report in particular takes the lagna framing Lagna360 is built on and extends it into a dated twelve-month chart you can plan against.
AstroPal
Eight structured courses with ordered modules, lessons and quizzes, free and open without an account. They run from reading a first birth chart through yogas, Saade Sati, the Vimshottari dasha tree, nakshatras and planetary strength, so you can check the reasoning behind any answer rather than trusting it.
Lagna360
Lagna360 publishes no structured teaching, which is a strange gap for a product built on the ascendant. The AstroPal Academy runs 8 free courses including a full treatment of houses from the lagna, planetary strength and the Vimshottari dasha tree. If a product centres the ascendant, it should also teach you to read from it.
The reports
Every one is computed from your own chart, saved to your account, and downloadable as a PDF. Four are free forever; the rest are included with a paid plan.
FreeKundaliYour full Vedic birth chartRead more
FreeKundali Milan / Compatibility ReportTwo charts. One classical reading.Read more
PaidCareer ReportYour professional destiny decodedRead more
FreeVarshphalYour next 12 months, month by monthRead more
PaidHealth ReportUnderstand your body through your chartRead more
FreeBaby Name ReportThe most auspicious name for your childRead more
PaidMuhurat ReportThe right moment changes everythingRead more
PaidRelationship ReportYour love life, read straight from your chartRead more
PaidWealth ReportYour financial destiny decodedRead more
PaidLife Numerology ReportYour life read through the numbersRead more
PaidLife After Marriage ReportWhat does married life look like for the two of you?Read moreScroll for all 11. Kundali, Kundali Milan, Varshphal and the baby name report are free for everyone.
Side by side
Where Lagna360 does not publish something, the row says so rather than guessing on their behalf.
| Feature | AstroPal | Lagna360 |
|---|---|---|
| Astrology system | Vedic (sidereal), and nothing else | Vedic (sidereal), ascendant-centred |
| Calculation engine | Swiss Ephemeris, the same library professional astrologers audit against | Not publicly documented |
| Ayanamsa | Lahiri by default, with Raman, KP and Krishnamurti selectable | Not publicly documented |
| Divisional charts | 12 vargas, D1 through D30, computed for every chart | Not publicly documented |
| Dasha analysis | Vimshottari mahadasha and antardasha, with dated timing charts | Not publicly documented |
| Who answers you | One engine reading your full chart, identical every session | An AI assistant |
| Follow-up questions | Unlimited. Asking again never costs more | Unlimited, within chat limits |
| Written reports | 11 reports, 4 of them free forever, every one exportable to PDF | None saved |
| Learning material | A free 8-course Academy, open without an account | None structured |
| Pricing model | Flat monthly, ₹501 / month for Pro, with a free tier. Asking again never costs extra | Subscription |
Astrology system
AstroPal
Vedic (sidereal), and nothing else
Lagna360
Vedic (sidereal), ascendant-centred
Calculation engine
AstroPal
Swiss Ephemeris, the same library professional astrologers audit against
Lagna360
Not publicly documented
Ayanamsa
AstroPal
Lahiri by default, with Raman, KP and Krishnamurti selectable
Lagna360
Not publicly documented
Divisional charts
AstroPal
12 vargas, D1 through D30, computed for every chart
Lagna360
Not publicly documented
Dasha analysis
AstroPal
Vimshottari mahadasha and antardasha, with dated timing charts
Lagna360
Not publicly documented
Who answers you
AstroPal
One engine reading your full chart, identical every session
Lagna360
An AI assistant
Follow-up questions
AstroPal
Unlimited. Asking again never costs more
Lagna360
Unlimited, within chat limits
Written reports
AstroPal
11 reports, 4 of them free forever, every one exportable to PDF
Lagna360
None saved
Learning material
AstroPal
A free 8-course Academy, open without an account
Lagna360
None structured
Pricing model
AstroPal
Flat monthly, ₹501 / month for Pro, with a free tier. Asking again never costs extra
Lagna360
Subscription
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The verdict
AstroPal centres the lagna and then shows you the ephemeris, the ayanamsa, the 12 vargas and the dasha dates behind it, which is what makes an ascendant reading checkable. Lagna360 has the right instinct and will not say what computes it. Since a different ayanamsa can move your ascendant into the next sign, that omission is the whole ballgame.
The ayanamsa is the offset between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs, and different traditions use different values. Because the ascendant moves roughly one degree every four minutes, a different ayanamsa or a slightly wrong birth time can push it into the next sign and change the entire reading. AstroPal lets you pick between Lahiri, Raman, KP and Krishnamurti.
Not that is publicly documented. AstroPal computes 12 vargas from D1 to D30 on every chart, including the D9 Navamsa and the D10 Dasamsa that marriage and career questions actually depend on.
From AstroPal, 11 full reports, four of them free forever, each saved to your account and exportable to PDF. Lagna360 is a chat-and-view product without a saved report library.
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Everything included
Free Kundali, free Kundali Milan, 4 full reports at no cost, and 8 Academy courses open without an account. No card required.
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