Dashamsa (D10 chart)
The Dashamsa (D10) divides each sign into ten parts of 3°. It is the divisional chart for career, profession, status and achievement, read together with the 10th house of the Rashi chart.
Also known as: dasamsa, dashamsha, dasamsha, dashamsa chart
In odd signs the ten parts are counted from the sign itself; in even signs they start from the ninth sign from it. Parashara reads power and position from this chart. Its ascendant changes roughly every 8–14 minutes, so it needs a reliable birth time.
Astrologers look at the D10 ascendant and its lord, the 10th house of the D10 and its lord, and where the Rashi chart’s 10th lord falls in it, along with the Sun, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn. Strong planets in the D10’s kendras and trikonas point to the fields where you can rise.
The D10 refines, rather than replaces, the career picture in the D1. A strong 10th house there and a supportive D10 together give the clearest signal, and the dashas show when it comes alive.