Firdaria
A Persian time-lord system inherited by medieval Arabic and Latin astrologers. Seventy-five years of life are partitioned into seven planetary chapters; each chapter is then subdivided into seven sub-periods of equal share, so every moment of your life has both a major ruler and a minor one. The order depends on whether you were born by day or by night. We compute the full table with Swiss Ephemeris and read each pairing back into your natal placements.
The order, by sect
Day chart: Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars. Night chart: Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury. Years per chapter follow the classical lengths — ten, eight, thirteen, nine, eleven, twelve, seven — totalling seventy-five. Each major period is then divided into seven equal sub-periods that cycle through the same order, beginning with the major ruler itself. The rhythm is precise; the experience inside it is anything but mechanical.
What a chapter feels like
A Saturn major reads slow and architectural; commitments outlast moods. A Venus major softens edges and rearranges relationships. The minor period inside is a second voice — Saturn-Moon, Saturn-Mars, Saturn-Sun — colouring the same chapter in different lights. State-language only: where the weight settles, what the hand reaches for, which conversations keep returning. We do not name events. We name the temperature of the room.
Reading the major-minor pair
Both rulers are read from their natal condition first. A dignified major over an afflicted minor produces a strong chapter with a difficult interlude, often felt as setbacks within a successful arc. A weak major with a strong minor can give surprising relief in an otherwise heavy season. Pay attention to whether the two planets are in aspect natally — that is where the dialogue between the two voices already exists in your chart.
Beside profections and Zodiacal Releasing
Firdaria sit at the long-wave end of the spectrum: a major period can last more than a decade. Profections handle the year, Zodiacal Releasing marks peak chapters with sharper boundaries, Firdaria carry the slow undertone underneath both. When a profected year-ruler matches the current Firdar major, the year arrives underlined. When a ZR loosing-of-bond falls inside a hostile Firdar pair, you have your warning, and your patience.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do day and night charts differ?
Sect is a foundational distinction in traditional astrology. Day charts begin under Sun rulership; night charts under Moon rulership, with the rest of the planets following sect logic. The same person born twelve hours apart would experience the same length of life through a completely different procession of rulers.
What happens after age 75?
Most medieval sources restart the cycle from the beginning, so a Sun major returns at age 75 for a day chart. Some authorities use the lunar nodes as additional period rulers extending the system. We follow the classical seven-planet cycle and note when a returning ruler differs in tone from its first run.
Are Firdaria predictive?
They locate the planetary author of the chapter, not its plot. The same Mars-Saturn period can be entrepreneurial discipline for one chart and litigation for another, depending on what those planets do natally. We refuse the prediction frame and stay with the chapter's temperament instead.
Do you also show Bonatti's variation?
The classical Persian order is the default. Bonatti's adjustments and the inclusion of the nodes are available as a secondary view for users comparing sources. Most readers find the classical seven-planet model sufficient unless they are specifically working in a Renaissance-Latin lineage.