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The term "Vedic astrology" is itself something of a misnomer, introduced by American astrologers in the 1980s and 1990s. 'Vedic' refers to the Hindu holy texts, known as Veda. However, there is very little, if anything, recognizable as astrology in these texts. A more accurate term would be 'Indian astrology' or 'Hindu astrology.' In the end, however, all of these words are English. In the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit, 'Vedic astrology' is referred to as jyotisha, which means the 'science of light.' Modern speakers of Indian languages pronounce the same word jyotish - hence the name of this article.
Jyotish dates back at least as far as the 3rd millennium BC, and is still commonly used to aid in important decisions in modern India. In Hindu culture, newborns are traditionally named based based on their jyotish charts.
The fundamental difference between the two lies the measurement of the Zodiac. Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac (the stars are considered to be the fixed background against which the motion of the planets is measured), whereas most Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac (the motion of the planets is measured against the position of the Sun on the Spring equinox). The most obvious effect of this difference is that about 80% of planets in a Western chart will move to the previous sign in a Vedic reading of the same chart.
Jyotish has developed separately from Western astrology for thousands of years. Proponents of Vedic astrology claim to have evolved a uniquely rich and powerful system of interpretation and prediction incorporating truly Hindu elements not found elsewhere, such as the system of Moon signs (called nakshatras).
Jyotish is based on what Western astrologers call the whole house system and recognizes nine grahas (heavenly bodies or "planets"):
| Abbreviation | Sanskrit Name | English Name | Represents |
| Sy | Surya | Sun | Soul |
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| Gu | Guru or Brihaspati | Jupiter | the great teacher |
| Sk | Sukra | Venus | wealth, pleasure and reproduction |
| Sa | Sanaiscarya , Shani, or Sani | Saturn | learning the hard way |
| Ra | Rahu | Ascending/North Lunar Node | often described as a demon who does his best to plunge any area of one's life he controls into chaos |
| Ke | Ketu | Descending/South Lunar Node | supernatural influences |
They also recognize twelve zodiac signs, or Rashis:
| Number | Sanskrit Name | English Name |
| 1 | Mesha | Aries |
| 2 | Vrishabha | Taurus |
| 3 | Mithuna | Gemini |
| 4 | Karka | Cancer |
| 5 | Simha | Leo |
| 6 | Kanya | Virgo |
| 7 | Tula | Libra |
| 8 | Vrishchika | Scorpio |
| 9 | Dhanu | Sagittarius |
| 10 | Makara | Capricorn |
| 11 | Kumbha | Aquarius |
| 12 | Meena | Pisces |
One's lagna , or Ascendant, the rashi which is setting on the eastern horizon at the time of one's birth, is the most influential and important one. Of lesser important but still some impact is the Janma Rashi, the rashi in which the moon lay while one was born.
There are two different Jyotish chart notations, which are functionally equivalent but quite different in appearance. The following images show the same birth chart in both notations.
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In the North Indian notation, the house positions are fixed (1st house top middle, with the rest following in counterclockwise order) and the signs of the zodiac are indicated by numbers in the chart (1 for Aries, and so on). |
Conversely, in the South Indian notation, the signs of the zodiac have fixed positions ( Aries always occupies the 2nd box from the left in the top row, with the rest following in clockwise order), and the first house is marked "As" (for ascendant) with the rest following in clockwise order. |
The charts are broken into twelve sections, houses or Bhavas, each of which is related to a rashi in an equal house system .
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