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'Houses', 'Bhavas'
The Birth Chart used in the Hindu Vedic Astrology is shown as above. This is the
most common way of depicting the Kundali especially in the Northern India.
In Southern India the Chart is depicted in a Square format. However I will be using
the above mentioned Chart Format.
In any Chart/ Kundali there are 12 compartments which are called 'Houses',
'Bhav', 'Sthan'. The topmost house is counted as the first house. (Number 1
House in the figure.) Then subsequently all the other houses are counted in anti-
clockwise direction.
Planets, 'Grahas'
There are total 12 planets, 'grahas' considered in astrology.
Ancient Vedic Astrology only 9 planets are considered. The recently discovered 3
planets namely Uranus ('Harshal'), Neptune and Pluto were obviously not
considered. However it is wise to consider all 12 planets.
The 12 Planets are as follows.
Rahu and Ketu are not the actual planets at all. They are actually only intersection
points of the Earth and the Moon. However since these cosmic points have
considerable influence on the nature they are considered as planets in the
astrology.
Signs, Rashis
There are twelve 12 Signs, Rashis as follows.
Meaning
Sign No./ Sanskrit of Lord or
Type Sex Mobility
Name Name Sanskrit Bhavesh
Name
Fire/
1/ Aries Mesha Ram M Movable/Chara Mars
Agni
Earth/
2/ Taurus Vrushaba Bull F Fixed/ Sthir Venus
Bhumi
Common/
3/ Gemini Mithun Couple Air/ Vayu M Mercury
Dwisabhavi
Karka, Water/ Movable/
4/ Cancer Crab F Moon
Kataka Jal Chara
Fire/
5/ Leo Simha Lion M Fixed/ Sthir Sun
Agni
Earth/ Common/
6/ Virgo Kanya Virgin F Mercury
Bhumi Dwisabhavi
Movable/
7/ Libra Tula Balance Air/ Vayu M Venus
Chara
Water/
8/ Scorpio Vrushchika Scorpion F Fixed/ Sthir Mars
Jal
9/ Fire/ Common/
Dhanu Bow M Jupiter
Sagittarius Agni Dwisabhavi
10/ Alligator & Earth Movable/
Makar F Saturn
Capricorn Shark Bhumi Chara
11/
Kumbha Jug Air/ Vayu M Fixed/ Sthir Saturn
Aquarius
Water/ Common/
12/ Pisces Meena Fishes F Jupiter
Jal Dwisabhavi
The Signs or Rashis are imaginary divisions of the Zodiac. 360 degrees of a full
circle are divided in 12 equal parts, each of 30 degrees, called a Rashi or Sign.
As the Earth is revolving around its own axis and takes 24 hours for that, we see
the Signs, Rashis revolving around us.
As you can see that at the time of the birth Leo, Sinha Sign, Rashi was arising at
the eastern horizon and the birth time must have been near about the sunrise as
the Sun is in the first house. A rough idea can be brought out about the time of the
birth by looking at the Sun's position in any chart.
I hope you must have got a fair idea about the Birth Chart or the Janma-Kundali
layout.