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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.
Symbol: Knife or spear; Deity : Agni, god of fire; Indian zodiac: 26°40' Mesha - 10° Vrishabha; Western zodiac 20°26' Taurus - 3°46’ Gemini; 4 Rohini - रोहिणी "the red one", a name of Aldebaran. Also known as brāhmī: Aldebaran: Lord: Chandra ; Symbol: Cart or chariot, temple, banyan tree; Deity : Brahma or Prajapati, the Creator
In Hindu astronomy, there was an older tradition of 28 Nakshatras which were used as celestial markers in the heavens. When these were mapped into equal divisions of the ecliptic, a division of 27 portions was adopted since that resulted in a clearer definition of each portion (i.e. segment) subtending 13° 20′ (as opposed to 12° 51 + 3 ⁄ 7 ′ in the case of 28 segments).
Various approaches to measuring and dividing the sky are currently used by differing systems of astrology, although the tradition of the Zodiac's names and symbols remain mostly consistent. Western astrology measures from Equinox and Solstice points (points relating to equal, longest, and shortest days of the tropical year ), while Hindu ...
Judicial astrology – Form of astrology for forecasting events; Locational astrology – Astrology that factors in locations on Earth; Medical astrology – Astrology of the human physiology; Meteorological astrology – Using astrology for weather forecasting; Mundane astrology – Branch of astrology dealing with politics, government, and law
The next sign after the ascending sign then becomes the 2nd house, the sign after that the 3rd house, and so on. In other words, each house is wholly filled by one sign. This was the main system used in the Hellenistic tradition of astrology, and is also used in Indian astrology, as well as in some early traditions of Medieval astrology. It is ...
One symbol, ♇, is a monogram of the letters PL (which can be interpreted to stand for Pluto or for astronomer Percival Lowell), was announced with the name of the new planet by the discoverers on May 1, 1930. [11] Another symbol, popularized in Paul Clancy's American Astrology magazine, is based on Pluto's bident: . [12]
Kuṇḍali (also called janmapatra) is the Indian term for the astrological chart or diagram representing the positions of the navagraha-s of Indian astrology at a particular moment like the moment of the birth of a child.