Interpretations related to the twenty seven lunar mansions in Vedic astrology.
Sun in Pushya means the Sun was placed between 3 degrees 20 minutes and 16 degrees 40 minutes of Cancer at your birth, in the eighth nakshatra, ruled by Saturn and presided over by Brihaspati, the guru of the gods. Cancer belongs to the Moon, which the classical scheme counts as the Sun’s friend, while … Read more
Sun in Punarvasu means the Sun was placed between 20 degrees of Gemini and 3 degrees 20 minutes of Cancer at your birth, in the seventh nakshatra, ruled by Jupiter and presided over by Aditi, the boundless mother. Jupiter counts the Sun as a friend, three quarters sit in Gemini under neutral Mercury and the … Read more
Sun in Ardra means the Sun was placed between 6 degrees 40 minutes and 20 degrees of Gemini at your birth, in the sixth nakshatra, ruled by Rahu and presided over by Rudra, the storm. Gemini belongs to Mercury, which the classical scheme counts as neutral to the Sun, so the sign neither helps nor … Read more
Sun in Mrigashira means the Sun was placed between 23 degrees 20 minutes of Taurus and 6 degrees 40 minutes of Gemini at your birth, in the fifth nakshatra, ruled by Mars and presided over by Soma, the nectar. Mars counts the Sun as a friend throughout, while the signs change under it, from Taurus, … Read more
Sun in Rohini means the Sun was placed between 10 degrees and 23 degrees 20 minutes of Taurus at your birth, in the fourth nakshatra, ruled by the Moon and presided over by Brahma, the creator. Taurus belongs to Venus, which the classical scheme counts as the Sun’s enemy, so the sign works against the … Read more
Sun in Krittika means the Sun was placed between 26 degrees 40 minutes of Aries and 10 degrees of Taurus at your birth, in the third nakshatra, which the Sun itself rules, presided over by Agni, the fire. A planet in its own nakshatra expresses without translation, and the first quarter also sits in Aries … Read more
Sun in Bharani means the Sun was placed between 13 degrees 20 minutes and 26 degrees 40 minutes of Aries at your birth, in the second nakshatra, ruled by Venus and presided over by Yama, lord of dharma and the great restrainer. Aries is the Sun’s sign of exaltation, so the planet is at full … Read more
Sun in Ashwini means the Sun was placed between 0 and 13 degrees 20 minutes of Aries at your birth, in the first nakshatra, ruled by Ketu and presided over by the Ashwini Kumaras, the twin physicians who ride the dawn. Aries is the Sun’s sign of exaltation, and the exact degree of its deepest … Read more
Mars in Revati means Mars was placed in the last 13 degrees 20 minutes of the zodiac, from 16 degrees 40 minutes of Pisces to the wheel’s final point at 30 degrees, in the twenty-seventh and last nakshatra, ruled by Mercury and presided over by Pushan, the shepherd of the gods. Pisces belongs to Jupiter, … Read more
Mars in Uttara Bhadrapada means Mars was placed between 3 degrees 20 minutes and 16 degrees 40 minutes of Pisces at your birth, in the twenty-sixth nakshatra, ruled by Saturn and presided over by Ahirbudhnya, the serpent of the deep. Pisces belongs to Jupiter, which the classical scheme counts as Mars’s friend, and Saturn as … Read more