Auckland · New Zealand
Vedic astrology in Auckland, daylight saving in India's winter
Auckland uses Pacific/Auckland in vedic astrology, and daylight saving changes the offset in the part of the year that is winter in India. India, on Asia/Kolkata, never makes that change. A family that keeps one gap between the two countries will be wrong while New Zealand is on daylight saving and wrong in a different way, or still wrong, when it is not. Enter Auckland local time. Let the zone apply the offset that the date actually used, before the Julian day.
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A fixed gap from India fails
UTC plus 5 hours 30 minutes is India's offset all year, with no daylight saving. Pacific/Auckland is not a constant distance from it, because daylight saving moves the New Zealand side. The lagna can move with that change. Do not store the Auckland birth as IST in a spreadsheet and cast it later under the New Zealand city. You would apply the zone twice, once in your head and once in the chart.
Wellington shares the zone and not the city
Wellington also uses Pacific/Auckland and also observes daylight saving. It is a different place to geocode. The zone name contains Auckland, which makes the swap feel official. It is not. A birth in Wellington typed as Auckland keeps the right kind of seasonal offset and the wrong map. Type the hospital's city. Summer and winter still need the offset that was in force.
The dasha is seasonal here
The Vimshottari dasha already running depends on the instant, so it depends on whether daylight saving was on. Marriage is the 7th house, its lord, and D9. Career is the 10th and its lord. Positions are sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsa, Swiss Ephemeris. A free account can generate the Kundli and chat. No dasha year is guessed from the date the family landed.
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Frequently asked questions
Does vedic astrology use daylight saving in Auckland?
Yes. The zone is Pacific/Auckland, and daylight saving changes the offset. It is in force during Indian winter, when India itself does not change clocks. Enter Auckland local time.
Can we keep a single conversion from Indian Standard Time?
No. India's offset stays fixed. Auckland's does not, because of daylight saving. A fixed gap misses part of the year. Type the local time.
Is Wellington the same birthplace under this zone?
No. Wellington shares Pacific/Auckland and daylight saving. The city field still has to say Wellington if that is where the birth was.
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