Gautam Patil
Plain Language Descriptions for the Basic Horoscope.
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Below is a basic description of the main components of your chart. Memorizing these points
about your chart will give you the ability to describe it to any astrologer say at a party, or over
the phone. These are the main points that any Vedic Astrologer would need to know before
discussing your chart. The zodiac is a belt of stars that surrounds the equator of the Earth and is
divided into twelve major divisions of space each being 30 degrees of the total 360 degrees of
space surrounding the Earth. At the time you were born, one of these twelve signs was visible
in space on the Eastern Horizon from the place you were born. This "rising sign" sets up the
basic structure of your chart and is very important. It is a physical fact that the exact zodiac sign
specified in your Vedic chart was actually rising on the Eastern Horizon as seen from the city
of your birth. Also, the positions of the planets given in your chart were actually exactly where
the planets were at the time of your birth. Counting the zodiac signs from your rising sign sets
up the houses of the chart. Each sign is ruled by one of the planets, who is then called the lord
of that sign. Since each sign is in their order one of the houses then each planet becomes
therefore lord of a house. Actually, most planets rule two houses each, except the Sun and the
Moon, which rule only one each. Each house stands for different affairs of life, and the lord of
the house carries that aspects of life with it wherever it has gone to in the chart. For example,
the lord of the 9th house carries with it the ability to grant fortunes, so the house it goes to in
any chart is greatly benefited. Therefore, if the lord of the 9th house is in your 2nd house,
which rules your bank balance situation, then it grants an increase in fortune there, meaning it is
a good placement for wealth. Now let's list out your basic placements:
You have Aries rising. This is also called "your Ascendant" or "your rising sign", and in India it
is called your "lagna" pronounced "lug-na". Since the signs always proceed in a set order from
the rising sign, you thus have Taurus in your 2nd house, Gemini in your 3rd house, Cancer in
your 4th house, Leo in your 5th house, Virgo in your 6th house, Libra in your 7th house,
Scorpio in your 8th house, Sagittarius in your 9th house, Capricorn in your 10th house,
Aquarius in your 11th house, and Pisces in your 12th house.
The Sun is in the 11th house, in Aquarius.
The Moon is in the 1st house, in Aries.
Mars is in the 10th house, in Capricorn.
Mercury is in the 12th house, in Pisces.
Jupiter is in the 5th house, in Leo.
Venus is in the 10th house, in Capricorn.
Saturn is in the 10th house, in Capricorn.
Rahu is in the 9th house, in Sagittarius.
Ketu is in the 3rd house, in Gemini.
Mars is lord of the 1st house and is in the 10th.
Venus is lord of the 2nd house and is in the 10th.
Mercury is lord of the 3rd house and is in the 12th.
Moon is lord of the 4th house and is in the 1st.
Sun is lord of the 5th house and is in the 11th.
Mercury is lord of the 6th house and is in the 12th.
Venus is lord of the 7th house and is in the 10th.
Mars is lord of the 8th house and is in the 10th.
Jupiter is lord of the 9th house and is in the 5th.
Saturn is lord of the 10th house and is in the 10th.
Saturn is lord of the 11th house and is in the 10th.
Jupiter is lord of the 12th house and is in the 5th.
