How to collect birth time information for the Comprehensive Life Kundali
The exact birth time is vital for each person being included in your Comprehensive Life Kundali. If you cannot obtain this information from a birth certificate or by contacting your relative directly, the following points may be useful.

1. A relative who collects family data for genealogy, family documents or notes in family scriptures, baby books, etc., can be a good source of information.

2. The hospital where a relative was born usually has the birth time in the Office of Medical Records. Be friendly and persistent. It may require their special effort to retrieve records from storage or doctor’s files.

3. The Office of Vital Statistics or the State Records Bureau, often listed under the Department of Health and Human Services, has birth records. Try both the state and county level. At the city level contact the town clerk. The county or city level may have quicker access and lower fees.

4. Information regarding birth records can also be obtained via the internet.

a. www.vitalrec.com tells how and where to locate records. It includes links for international records.
b. www.vitalchek.com allows you to order copies of documents.

5. Tips for requesting records by phone or on-line:

a. Indicate the information is needed for research purposes only—a legal document is not required, but time of birth is necessary.

b. Request the longer form (as opposed to the short version). It is more likely to provide a birth time.

c. It may be better not to say it’s needed for genealogy purposes, as this may delay your request.

d. Sometimes only close relatives can access this information, so you may need their help.

6. The panel of experts in the Maharishi Jyotish program can ascertain the correct time of birth for a relative if you provide the day and place of birth and at least 10 dates of specific events in that person’s life. Complete the “Ascertaining Correct Birth Time” application under the Services tab.

7. If it is not possible to obtain dates of important events in order to ascertain the correct birth time, the relative should still be included in the Comprehensive Life Kundali. Give the birth data you have, and state the reason you were unable to obtain the required information.

Return to the page describing the application process for a Comprehensive Life Kundali.