AstroWatch speaks both languages of astrology. Instead of changing the zodiac, chart style and cards one by one, the Western | Vedic switch in the top bar changes the whole dashboard at once.
The Western | Vedic switch in the top bar.
Switching
Two ways, with the same result:
- Click Western or Vedic on the switch in the dashboard's top bar. Western is shown in sky blue and Vedic in saffron; the active side is filled.
- Choose View → Dashboard Mode → Western or Vedic. The tick always matches the dashboard.
AstroWatch remembers your mode and reopens in it next time.
What changes
| Western | Vedic | |
|---|---|---|
| Zodiac | Tropical | Sidereal (your saved ayanamsa) |
| Chart | Wheel | North Indian — or the South / East Indian style you chose before |
| Left column | Planetary Positions · Aspects (60 / 40) | Graha Positions · Graha Dṛṣṭi (50 / 50) |
| Under the chart | Show Aspects strip | Vimśottarī Daśā strip (Natal) · Horā strip (Transit) |
| Bottom right, Natal tab | Solar Return | Dosha card |
| Pair pill in the top bar | Synastry — exports the Synastry Report | Kundli — opens Kundli Matching |
| Card layout | Your Western layout | Your Vedic layout |
Switching also resets the divisional chart to D1. Your profile, location, time slider and open tab stay as they were.
The dashboard in Vedic mode.
Mode follows the zodiac
Vedic mode simply is the sidereal zodiac with an Indian chart, so the switch stays in step with everything else:
- Choosing Sidereal in Settings → Calculation, or a North / South / East Indian style under Vedic → Chart Style, moves the switch to Vedic.
- Choosing Tropical moves it to Western. Draconic counts as Western.
Two layouts, one dashboard
Each mode keeps its own card layout. Swap the Western Sun & Moon card for Transits Today, and the Vedic dashboard keeps whatever you chose for it — say Today's Pañcāṅga. See Customize Dashboard & Cards.
What you need
Western mode is part of every edition. Vedic mode needs AstroWatch Extended or Pro, because it uses the sidereal zodiac. On the Free edition, clicking Vedic opens the upgrade panel (Unlock sidereal astrology) and the dashboard stays Western. See Editions: Free, Extended & Pro.