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Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the fourth house, the Sun when well-placed indicates a sense of authority of the native in the domestic matters. He/she would be consulted by the family members regarding the day-to-day decisions, although the native’s ego and prideful nature can result in arguments and fights sometimes between the members. The native’s mother…
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the third house, if the Sun is not afflicted or aspected by malefics and is able to operate properly, it will give the native strength towards acquiring wealth, developing fame, and successfully operating short journeys as well as an overall positive outlook and constructive thoughts about life. They will also…
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe second house of the ascendant chart (Lagna chart) controls income, speech, communication, relations with family, self-earned wealth, eye sight, and vision. If Sun is placed in the 2nd house, the person will be rich overall and may earn benefits from the government if the effects are beneficial. Since the 2nd house…
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Reading Time: 2 minutesIf the Sun is placed in the ascendant house in its own sign or friendly sign or exaltation sign, it is considered to be an extremely auspicious placement. The Sun is the natural Atmakaraka (significator of the soul), and therefore, its natural place is the 1st house. In the ascendant house or…
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Reading Time: 3 minutesAs you already know there are twelve (12) zodiac signs in astrology, whether that be Vedic astrology or Western astrology. For reference, the table below highlights the 12 zodiac signs along with their ruling planets and exaltation and debilitation planets. The peak exaltation and peak debilitation degrees are mentioned in parentheses. Zodiac…
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Reading Time: 3 minutesIn Vedic astrology, there are primarily two main functions or areas of expertise – natal/birth chart analysis and predictive Vedic astrology. Natal/birth chart analysis, as the name suggests, focuses on reading the ascendant’s chart and identifying the qualities and characteristics of the person and their nature overall as well as life and…
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Reading Time: 4 minutesIn Vedic astrology, for every planet, there exists a certain planetary placement in each zodiac sign in terms of degrees where the planet becomes very powerful – though not as much as exalted, but still quite strong. That placement is referred to as Moolatrikona or Mooltrikona; if we translate this literally, it…
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Reading Time: 3 minutesIn Vedic astrology, the 2nd and 7th houses are referred to as killer houses or houses of death, and the ruling planets of the zodiac signs that belong to those houses are referred to as the killer planets or Maraka Graha. Maraka Sthana (2nd house) > Maraka Sthana (7th house), so the…
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe third group of houses in the ascendant chart is referred to as the Cadent Houses or the Apoklima Bhava of the Lagna Chart. Planets positioned in the 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 12th houses are considered to be Cadent house planets; impact-wise, they have the least impact out of all the three…
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Reading Time: 2 minutesSuccedent houses are the next in line to the Angular houses in terms of power and impact on the person through their ascendant chart. Planets placed in the succedent houses are often next-in-line to the extent of beneficial effects they can confer upon the native. Succedent houses are less powerful than angular…