Names of the planets (Grahas) and their symbols are given in Table 1. Table 2 gives the nomenclature used for zodiac signs, their relative positions in the cosmos. Each Rasi is ruled by a planet. Every Rasi has a unique nature. These are listed in Table 1-2. The different types of positional relationships or neighbourliness among the planets are listed in the form of aspects in Table 3. Table 4 lists the 27 Nakshatras, their space co-ordinates, and the planets ruling them. Table 5 gives the internal relationship between Rasis and Nakshatras.
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Western name |
Hindu name we use here |
Symbol |
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Sun Moon Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Dragon’s head Dragon’s tail Uranus Neptune Pluto |
Ravi (RA) Chandra (CH) Budha (BU) Sukra (SU) Kuja (KU) Guru (GU) Sani (SA) Rahu (RH) Ketu (KE) Indra (ID) Varun (VA) Yama (YA) |
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Arc measure |
Western name |
Hindu name |
Nature |
Symbol |
Rasi lord |
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0° to 30° 30° to 60° 60° to 90° 90° to 120° 120° to 150° 150° to 180° 180° to 210° 210° to 240° 240° to 270° 270° to 300° 300° to 330° 330° to 360° |
Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces |
Mesha(m) Vrishabha(m) Mithuna(m) Karkataka(m) Simha(m) Kanya Thula Vrischika(m) Dhanu(s) Makara(m) Kumbha(m) Meena(m) |
Fiery Earthy Airy Watery Fiery Earthy Airy Watery Fiery Earthy Airy Watery |
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KU (¡) SU (±) BU (ð) CH (›) RA (¸) BU (ð) SU (±) KU (¡) GU (¥) SA ({) SA ({) GU (¥) |
When the Rasi name is used as adjective we usually remove the last letter.
e.g.: Rasi name: Mesham; As adjective: Mesha Rasi and so on
Table 3. Aspects
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Aspect name |
Degree measure |
Symbol |
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Conjunction Semi-sextile Semi-square Sextile Square Trine Sesquiquadrate Quincunx Opposition |
0° 30° 45° 60° 90° 120° 135° 150° 180° |
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Nakshatras (each measures 13°:20¢ arc) |
Lord | ||
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1. Aswini (0°-13°:20¢) |
10. Makha (120°-133°:20¢) |
19. Moola (240°-253°-20¢) |
KE |
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2. Bharani(13°:20¢-26°:40¢) |
11. Pubba(133°:20¢-146°:40¢) |
20. Purvashadha(253°:20¢-266°:40¢) |
SU |
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3. Krithika(26°:40¢-40°) |
12. Uttara(146°:40¢-160°) |
21. Uttarashadha(266°:40¢-280°) |
RA |
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4. Rohini(40°-53°:20¢) |
13. Hasta(160°-173°:20¢) |
22. Sravanam(280°-293°:20¢) |
CH |
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5. Mrigasira(53°:20¢-66°:40¢) |
14. Chitta(173°:20¢-186°:40¢) |
23. Dhanista(293°:20¢-306°:40¢) |
KU |
|
6. Ardra(66°:40°:80¢) |
15. Swathi(186°:40¢-200°) |
24. Satabhisham(306°:40¢-320°) |
RH |
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7. Punarvasu(80°-93°:20¢) |
16. Visakha(200°-213°:20¢) |
25. Purvabhadra(320°-333°:20¢) |
GU |
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8. Pushyami(93°:20¢-106°:40¢) |
17. Anuradha213°:20¢-226°:40¢) |
26. Uttarabhadra(333°:20¢-346°:40¢) |
SA |
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9. Aslesha(106°:40¢-120°) |
18. Jeysta(226°:40¢-240°) |
27. Revathi(346°:40¢-360°) |
BU |
Table 5. Relationship between Rasis and Nakshatras
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Rasi (each measures 30° arc) |
Nakshatras in the Rasi (each Nakshatra measures 13°:20¢ arc) |
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Mesham Vrishabham Mithunam Karkatakam Simham Kanya Thula Vrischikam Dhanus Makaram Kumbham Meenam |
Aswini, Bharani, first quarter of Krithika Last three quarters of Krithika, Rohini, first two quarters of Mrigasira Last two quarters of Mrigasira, Ardra, first three quarters of Punarvasu Last quarter of Punarvasu, Pushyami, Aslesha Makha, Pubba, first quarter of Uttara Last three quarters of Uttara, Hasta, first two quarters of Chitta Last two quarters of Chitta, Swathi, first three quarters of Visakha Last quarter of Visakha, Anuradha, Jeysta Moola, Purvashadha, first quarter of Uttarashadha Last three quarters of Uttarashadha, Sravanam, first two quarters of Dhanista Last two quarters of Dhanista, Satabhisham, first three quarters of Purvabhadra Last quarter of Purvabhadra, Uttarabhadra, Revathi |