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Saturday, August 2, 2025

Basic & Essential Astrology Terms.

 1. Zodiac Signs (Rāśi - राशि).

The 12 signs that represent specific personality traits.

  • Aries to Pisces (Mesha to Meena).



2. Planets (Graha - ग्रह).

The 9 main cosmic influencers in Vedic astrology.

  • Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu

3. Houses (Bhava - भाव).

12 sections of your birth chart, each showing different areas of life.

  • 1st House = Self

  • 2nd House = Wealth

  • 3rd House = Efforts
    ... till 12th House = Moksha, loss, foreign etc.

4. Ascendant (Lagna - लग्न).

The sign rising on the eastern horizon at your birth time.

  • It defines your physical body and life path.

5. Moon Sign (Chandra Rāśi - चंद्र राशि).

The zodiac sign where the Moon was placed at birth.

  • Key for emotions and mental state.

6. Sun Sign (Sūrya Rāśi - सूर्य राशि).

Where the Sun was placed at birth.

  • Represents your soul, vitality, ego.

7. Nakshatra (नक्षत्र).

The 27 lunar constellations or star groups.

  • They refine how a planet expresses itself.

8. Dasha (दशा).

Planetary time periods.

  • They show which planet is currently influencing your life.

9. Transit (Gochar - गोचर).

When planets move in real-time through the zodiac.

  • Shows current cosmic influences.

10. Retrograde (Vakri - वक्री).

When a planet appears to move backward in the sky.

  • Brings delays, inner focus, or karmic revisits.

11. Conjunction (Yuti - युति).

When two or more planets are in the same sign or house.

12. Aspect (Drishti - दृष्टि).

The way a planet "looks" at another part of the chart and influences it.

13. Birth Chart (Janma Kundli - जन्म कुंडली).

A map of the sky at the exact moment of your birth.

14. Rahu and Ketu (राहु और केतु).

Shadow planets—represent karmic desires and lessons.

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