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Indian zodiac: 10° - 23°20' Vrishabha; Western zodiac 3°46 - 17°06' Gemini; 5 Mrigashira - मृगशिर "the deer's head". Also known as āgrahāyaṇī: λ "Meissa", φ Orionis Lord: Mangala (Mars) Symbol: Deer's head; Deity: Soma, Chandra, the Moon god; Indian zodiac: 23° 20' Vrishabha - 6° 40' Mithuna; Western zodiac: 17°06 ...
Symbols for the classical planets, zodiac signs, aspects, lots, and the lunar nodes appear in the medieval Byzantine codices in which many ancient horoscopes were preserved. [1] In the original papyri of these Greek horoscopes, there was a circle with the glyph representing shine for the Sun; and a crescent for the Moon. [2]
Practitioners of astrology in different parts of India follow different conventions regarding the exact form in which the kuṇḍali is constructed. Essentially there are three different ways in which these cells are represented in a kuṇḍali , the one followed by people of South India, the one followed by people of North India and the one ...
Hindu astrology, also called Indian astrology, jyotisha (Sanskrit: ज्योतिष, romanized: jyotiṣa; from jyót 'light, heavenly body') and, more recently, Vedic astrology, is the traditional Hindu system of astrology. It is one of the six auxiliary disciplines in Hinduism that is connected with the study of the Vedas.
Chinese, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, Tibetan, and Western astrology each offer distinct insights into the connection between the cosmos and human affairs. The following is an incomplete list of the different traditions, types, systems, methods, applications, and branches of astrology.
Chart showing the 24 cardinal directions and the symbols of the sign associated with them. In Chinese astrology, the zodiac of twelve animal signs represents twelve different types of personality. The zodiac traditionally begins with the sign of the Rat, and there are many stories about the Origins of the Chinese Zodiac which explain why this ...
Hindu astrology, which is primarily based on constellations or nakshatras and on the equal house division, follows the Sidereal or the fixed zodiac. The entire sign or rasi rising in the east at the given local mean-time of birth or query is the first house or the Lagna.
Atmakaraka (from Sanskrit atma-'soul', and karaka-'significator') is the significator of the soul's desire in Jyotisha (Hindu astrology).The Atmakaraka is either the Sun or one of the planets (as determined by the astrological chart) and has the strongest influence on the subject of the horoscope according to astrologers.