Table of classifications of Signs & their Basis [Basedon [Category [signs z Basis for grouping _ Movable Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn y Mobility [Fixed Taurus, tao, Scorpio, Aquarius charaeae suse Dual, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces Flery Aries, Leo, Sagittarius ce ar jurus, Vir rico KE otsiens, Tatwas [Earthy Taurus rg, Caprice & Planetary infuencesin Airy ‘Gemini, Ubra, Aquarius Teac noes pe Watery Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces “Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, Gemini, Libra, Malefodd | N85 Leo, Sagittariu ae quarius Geocentric Zodiacal ‘Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Cancer, Scorpio, ‘considerations Female/even | isces Straight look | Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Aquarius 5 Looking Aside _| Aries, Taurus, Leo, Sagittarius Characteristics of the Aspects cooking Above | Capscor, Pisces Symbols of Signs Is Looking down | Cancer, Scorpio Rising by head Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Aquarius ‘Manner of | Rising by feet _| Aries, Taurus, Cancer, Sagittarius, Capricorn Both the Symbols of nee, Rising by both | piccag 1s & Vedic Astrology head & feet - East ‘Aries, Leo, Sagittarius South Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn Planetary influences in pinion vcr ra, Aquarius —_ Vedic Astrology [nore :, Scorpio, Pisces Brahmin Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio a ae Both the Symbols of Signs caste [ecg —y ates ten, Sita & the Planetary influences Vaishya Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn Ri veae hee Shudra ‘Gemini, tibra; Aquarius z 2 Two-legged | Gemini, Virgo, Libra, 1st half of Sagittarius, 5 Aries, Taurus, Leo, 2nd half of Sagittarius, 1st tess | Fourtegged _| half of Capricorn the Symbols of signs Cancer, Scorpio, 2nd half of Capricorn®, Many-legged_| Pisces Satwie Cancer, Leo, Sagittarius, Pisces 3 5 Planetary influences in Teigunas | Rajasic Aries, Taurus, bra, Scorpio, eae Tamasic ‘Gemini, Vitgo, Capricorn, Aquarius | Day. Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Aquarius ‘Active Aries, Taurus, Gemini, cancer, Sagittarius, s it ae during | Night Capricorn: 4 the Symbols of Signs, ‘Always Pisces** | tong: Leo, Virgo, libra, Scorpio : Duration | Medium Gemini, Cancer, Sagittarius, Capricorn Vedic Astronomy Short _| Aries, Taurus, Aguerius, Pisces*** 3 Fru Cancer, Scorpio, Pi pEeuitfut reer, Scorpio. Pisces Both the Symbols of signs Fruition | Semi-Fruitful | T84"us, Gemini, Virgo, Capricorn, & the Planetary influences eee in Vedic Astrology Barren Aries, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius | Remarks According to some authors, * These are Footless signs; ** Its ative during Night iis of Medium duration; ****Its a Frultful sign 2s) EXPRESS STAR TELLER CQ) NOVEMBER 2018 47Some Charts for easy Reference 333 3602 g° 13°20" 26°.40"30° 10" 239.20" 60° 90° ‘Revati Mereury 160.40" ishwini} Bharani|Kri| tikka |Rohini | Mrig- Utarbhadra !Kethu | Venus Sun [Moon | Mars thikai 3°20" 330° Pomanyaoce ‘Tupiter yo |_Poorattadhi® ae 20°F Satabhisha 3°20 Rahu we Sathayam* Name of the constellation 1o°.40" Lord of constellation Alternative name of constellation* Dhanishtha Ayittam* [escetiea es 23°20 Sravana Moon Poorvaphalguni | 13°20! Thiruvonum* ‘Venus 10° |"Cttarshadha Pooram/Pubba* | eiaranhakn | 26-40 200 eT 150° Sin Venus Pooradam* ‘Moola Kethu Mercury} Saturn Beap 210° shakha| Swati iter} Rahu 16°.40° 39.20" 20° 6°.40' 180° 240° Abhijit nakshatra falls at 276°, 40° to 280°, 54'. 13"Practical Vedic Astrology ‘Meena ‘Mesha Vrishabha (Jupiter ) 3. 4 (Mars) (Venus ) Venus 27°, | Asuists Sun 10° [ley 2 Moon 3° Saturn 20° ghee Rahu a Kethu Mars Moon Karkata (Moon) Name of sign in Hindi Putbet Jupiter 5° (Lord of the sign) Aahg, Mars 28° Saturn Exalted planet Debilitated planet Makara Mooltrikona planet (Saturn) Mars 28° Jupiter 5° sp (Saturn ) Dhamuh Vrishchika Tula (Kanya) (upiter) (Mars) (Venus) (Mercury) Kethu Fue Saturn 20° | HatlMercury 15° Moon 3° Vik Y| Sun 10° GyalGid. fewit-2 Venus 27° Jupiter Rahu Venus Mesh — 10° | Tula Singha 0° to 20° | Singha 20° to 30°) Vrish 3° | Vrishchik Vrish 3° to 30°| Karkat 1°10 03° Makar 28° | Karka Mesh — 1°t012° | Mesh 12° t0 30° Kanya 15° | Meena Kanya 15° to 20° | Kanya 20° to 30° Karka 5° | Makar Dhanuh 0° 10 10° |Dhanuh 10° to 30° Meena 27° | Kanya Tula 0° to15°| Tula 15° to 30° Tula 20° | Mesh Kumbha 0° to 20°| Kumbha 20° to 30° Note: Own House: Treat 0°10 30° own sign in respect of each planet.371 Some Charts for easy Reference 7 ASTROLOGICAL CHARTS FOR EASY REFERENCE | (PISCES-12) (ARIES-1) (TAURUS-2) (GEMINI-3) Common Watery Movable Fiery Fixed Earthy} Common Airy Feminine -ve Masculine +ve Feminine -ve Masculine +ve i } Fruitful North Barren East ‘Semi-fruitful South Barren west 1 Ubhodaya violet Prishtodaya Red Prishtodaya white Shirshodaya green 1 Mate Th-22m Th-33m th-SSm Musical = 2h-14m Feet short, stout Head = Middle st. Face Middle st., Throat, arms, breasts Double-bodied Dry lean Dry plumpy Dry Double-bodied i Watery Quadruped Quadruped d Lessitien average height | Less than average height. | Lessthan average height. | Average height (AQUARIUS-11) (Name & Number of Sign) (CANCER-4) i Fixed Airy Movable Watery Masculine +e Feminine -ve ‘Semi-fruitful West Fruitful North Shirshodaya Indigo S Prishiodaya white eo ‘Musical 1h-25m Note: The timings given in these signs Mute 2h-23m | canes such as 1h-33m in Aries indicate the Hear(abovestomach) Biped {lagna period in Aries and so on at ‘Aquatic (crawling) \ Less then average height, Chandigarh, i.e. for latitude 30 N 44. Slender body av height | These periods vary with latitude. (CAPRICORN-10) (LE0-5) \ Movable Earthy Fixed | Fiery Masculine +ve Feminine -ve Barren East Semi-fruitful South Shirshodaya Orange Prishtodaya Black ‘Navel, stomach Knees th-4im ‘Quadruped 2h-20m Ist ¥, Quad. 2nd", Dy watery well-developed body, tan | (SAGITTARIUS-9) (SCORPIO-8) (LIBRA-7) (VIRGO-6) | ‘ ‘Common Fiery Fixed Watery Movable Airy ‘Common Farthy Masculine +ve Feminine -ve Masculine ve Feminine -ve Semi-fruitful East Fruitful North ‘Semi-fruitful West Barren South PrishiodayaYeliow | Shirshodaya Brown | Shirshodaya Rose | Shrshoteya Yellow i Thighs Hips 2h-07m — Genitals 2h-20m Lumbar 2h-19m ‘Abdominal 2h-21m { Ist Y,biped, 2nd', | Insect (Knee) Biped oy ij Quard Mute Musical ODD signs are also Positive, Male, Day and Krura signs i EVEN signs are also Negative, Female, Night and Soumya signs Gemini, Sagittarius and Pisces are double-bodied signs. i Watery Signs are also Mute and Fruitful signs. Common signs are also called Dual, Mutable signs. 1* to 6 houses are “below the horizon”, 7® to 12 houses are “above the horizon”. Non- human signs (1,2,4,5,8,10,12 & 2% of Sag.) are also called Viyoni signs.Badhksthan: Virgo Maraka: Sun Ven Sat ‘yogakaraka: Jupiter Badhksthan: Aquarius Maraka; Mercury yogakaraka: Sun Moon 374 Practical Vedic Astrology i (PISCES ~12) (ARIES -1) (TAURUS - 2) (GEMINI-3) Mid March to mid Apr — | Mid April to mid June | Mid Mayo mid June | Mid June tm uly Ben: Moon Mars Ben: Sun Mars Jup | Ben: Sun Mars Sat_—_| Ben: Venus ‘Mal: Sun Ven Mere | Mal: Moon Ven Sat | Mere Mal: Sun Mars Jup Sat Mere Mal: Moon Jupiter Sat Neutral: Jupiter Neutral: Neutral: Venus Neutral: Moon Badhksthai Maraka: Yogakaraka: Saturn Badhksthan: Sagi ‘Maraka: Mars Sat Yogakaraka: Mercury (AQUARIUS -i1) Mid Feb to mid March Ben: Sun Ven Sat ‘Mal: Moon Jup Mars Neutral: Mercury Badhksthan; Libra ‘Maraka: Moon Sat yogakaraka: Venus (Sign name & number) Position of Sun (CANCER) °" Mid July to mid August Ben: Moon Mars Jup Mal: Mercury ‘Neutral: Sun Sat Badhksthan: Taurus ‘Maraka: Merc Sat vogakaraka: Mars re 270 20° Find out in which characteristics of signs, the majority of planets are posited in a nativity. The nature of sign as indicated on next page gives out the character, temperament, aptitude and general behavior of the native. The various signs/planets indicate as hereinafter: 1 Moveable (chara or cardinal) signs: Active and practical, but less reflective and less thoughtful, dynamic, éajasik, decisiveness, not sensitive to feelings of others, positive, aggressive, achiever, yielding, prefers self- employed profession, 2 Fixed (Sthira) signs: More reflective & thoughtful but less active & practical, stable, natural, formal, amasik, believer in sataus ‘quo policy, likes to continue or uphold traditions, firm, unyielding, possessive, determined, conservative, traditional business profession preferred 3 Dual (dewiswabhava or mutable) signs: Negative, unstable, wavering, Sattvic, adaptable, prone to indecisive, think calculate worry & reflect, flexible approach, not dashing, t00 introverted or overly preoccupied with themselves, service profession preferred, ne (PISCES- 10) —] Ben. means benefies (eo-5) ‘Mid Jano mid March | Mal. means malefies Mid Aug to mi Sept Ben: Ven Sat Mere | Neutral Ben: Sun Mars Mal: Moon Mars Jup | Badhksthan Mal: Ven Mere. Neutral: Sun Maraka Neutral: Moon Sat Badhksthan: Scorpio | yogakaraka Jupiter Maraka: Sun Jup Badhksthan: Aries ‘yogakaraka: Verus Maraka: Moon Sat, ogakaraka: Mars _| 4, ‘(GAGITTARTOS—9) | (SCORPIO - 8) (LIBRA 7) (VIRGO - 6) Mid Dee. to midJan | Mid Novto mid Dec. | Mud Octo mid Nov | Mid Sep to-mia Cet Ben: Sun Mars Ben: Sun Moon Jup | Ben: Ven Mars Sat | Ben: Ven Mere Mal: Mere. Ven Sat | Mal: Mere, Ven Mere. Mal: Moon Mars Jup Neutral: Jup Moon | Neutral: Mars Sat | Mal: Sun MoonJup | Neutral: Sun Sut Badhksthan: Gemini | Badhksthan: Cancer | Badhksthan: Leo | Mere Maraka: Moon Ven} Maraka: Mere. Maraka: Jup Mars | Badhksthanz Pisces yogakaraka: Jupit yegakeraka: Sun Moon | yogakaraka: Saturn | Maraka: SunVen Sat" vogokaraka: Mere i co376 Practical Vedic Astrology PRACTICAL VEDIC ASTROLOGY ‘Brahmin Kahiriya Vaishya ‘Shudra Water Forest A water — field ‘A bedroom Short ascension Short ascension Short ascension Medium ascension Diurnal Nocturnal Nocturnal Noctumal Jeeva Dhatu Moola Jeeva 330) Shudra Brahmin ee ‘Abode of potters ‘Chasm with water Short ascension Medium ascension Diurnal Castes ‘Nocturnal nne| Moola Abodes Dhatu ae Vaishya Ascension Kshtriva a Marshy areas Diurnal/ nocturnal Mountain Medium ascension Constitution Long ascension ‘Nocturnal Diurnal Dhatu Moola 70 ahairiva ‘Brahmin ‘Shudra Vaishya a A royal place A cavity Residence of a vaisya | Field full of Water Medium ascension | Long ascension Long ascension &com Nocturnal Diomal Diurnal Long ascension Jeeva Moola Dhatu Diurnal Jeeva ee 20 180" Odd signs are called POSITIVE, MALE, MASCULINE, and DAY signs also, Even signs are called NEGATIVE, FEMALE, FEMININE, and NIGHT signs also. Long ascension & medium ascension signs are also called LONG signs, short ascension signs as SHORT signs. Signs 1 to 6 are oriental or northem sighs; signs 7 to 12 are occidental or southern signs Capricorn to Gemini is Sun’s northerly course; Cancer to Sagittarius is Sun’s southerly course, Leo to Capricorn is Solar half; Cancer to Aquarius (in reverse order) is Lunar half90° 6 Some Charts for easy Reference Chart showing desi months (Vikrami d Saka) as per position of Sun. 377 Chaitra Vaisakha dyestha (jeth) | Ashadha (haadh) Niryana Sun enters | NiryanaSunenters | Niryana Sunenters | Niryana Sun enters near near 15 March hear 15 April near 15 May 15 June ‘Sayana Sun enterson | Sayana Sun enterson | SayanaSunenterson | - Sayana Sun enters on 208 February and | 224March and month of | 215 April and month of | 228 May and month of month of Saka Saka Chalta stats | Saka Vaisekha starts Saka Jyestha starts Phalguna starts Phalguna Szavana (sawan) Niryana Sun enters near 15 February Sayana Sun enters on 218 January and month of Saka Magha starts Wagha Nityana Sun enters near 15 January Sayana Sun enters on 22 December and month of Saka Pausa starts Name of Indian month Date of Niryana Sun's entry in the sign Date of Sayana Sun's entry inthe sign Niryana Sun enters near 15 July Sayana Sun enters on £224 June and month of Saka Ashacha starts Bhadrapada (bhaadon) ‘Niryana Sun enters near 15 August | Sayana Sun enters on 23 July and month of ‘Saka Sravana starts Pausha (poh) Niryana Sun enters near 15 December ‘Sayana Sun enters on | sas se. Margashirsha (magghar) ‘Niryana Sun enters near 15 November Kartika (kataka) Niryana Sun enters near 15 October ‘Aswina (assoo) Niryana Sun enters near 15 September 22 November and | Sayana Sunenterson | Sayana Sunenterson | Sayana Sun enters on month of Saka 23% October and month | 23 September and | 23° August and month of Mergashirsha starts | of Saka Kartika starts | month of Saka Aswina | Saka Bhadrapada starts starts Notes: 1. 7 Ina leap year Saka Chaitra starts from 21 March, otherwise on 22™ March. i.e. 2004 A. D. Each Saka month does not start on date 22, it can vary for a day or so on either side, depending upon Sun's speed. In the above chart the Saka month dates pertain to 1926 Saka,