How to use a Vastu compass: 4 cardinals through 45 fields, 16 zones, and 32 padas
Understand cardinal directions versus Vastu’s 16 zones, 32 entrance padas, and optional 45-field grid—and how FutureSeer maps your phone’s compass to each with a visual dial.
Vastu Shastra often divides the compass into finer slices than “north, south, east, west.” Traditional practice uses 16 directional zones (each 22.5°) for overall placement and 32 padas (each 11.25°) for details such as the main entrance.
Your device’s magnetometer gives a heading in degrees. FutureSeer’s Vastu tool converts that heading into the precision you need: four cardinals, eight winds, sixteen zones, thirty-two padas, or a 45-field (8°) reference grid—with a rotating compass dial so you can align plot facing, main door, and optional Shakti-style fields in one session.
Try it in the app
Open the Vastu tool, go to Room Placement, and use the compass controls with 4, 8, 16, 32, or 45 precision. Use Open full-screen compass for a dedicated view. Apply the reading to facing direction (16 zones), main door pada (32), or 45-field label as shown.