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Analysing the natal chart

Analysing the natal chart 

The nakshatras are the key to Jyotish as they combine the solar and the lunar influences. Nakshatras represent the lunar mandala, and rashis, the solar Zodiac. What the combination of these two reveal is the essence of analysis. 

Knowing the nakshatra placements of your Ascendant and grahas is very important in Jyotish. The study of the nakshatra placements are very personal and understanding their points in your natal chart will lead you to a much deeper understanding of your inner motivation and tensions. They are best reached through their symbols: meditate on them and on their meaning. Their study, even in your own chart, is the work of a lifetime; they work on many different levels and their full meaning is only revealed over time. The nakshatras show the complex working of the mind and the underlying emotional energy behind every planet. In natal chart analysis, there is static and dynamic analysis: 

In static analysis, we study the nakshatra to ascertain the quality of the mind, not just from the position of the Moon but also for all the other planets. We want to know gandanta positions, ashtamamsha, vargottama, pushkara. There are certain nakshatras that are difficult by nature, so we need to know how to deal with them if we have planets in them. The Moon nakshatra gives us the auspicious name consonant or vowel. 

The dynamic analysis includes the mahadasha pattern and the transits that we will experience. In Jyotish, one human lifetime falls into a series of phases, the dashas, each one ruled by a particular graha. Calculation of which dashas you will experience in your life (you will not live through them all) and the timing of these life phases, is taken from the exact nakshatra position of the Moon at birth. 

The position of the Moon at birth will indicate how the dasha pattern will unfold the soul purpose and timing of events. 

Taurus-The Bull (Vrishabh Rasi) in Western Astrology

 

Taurus-The Bull (Vrishabh Rasi) in Western Astrology 

Taurus is the second astrological sign in the present zodiac. It spans from 30° to 60° of the zodiac. The bull is its zodiac symbol. This sign belongs to the Earth triplicity. It has a fixed modality with a feminine polarity. It is ruled by Venus and it is the sign where the Moon is exalted. The Sun transits in the sign of Taurus from approximately April 21 until May 20 in Western astrology. People born between these dates, depending on which system of astrology they subscribe to, maybe called Taureans

 

Vrishabh Rasi ( Taurus- The Bill ) in Vedic Astrology

Taurus, the 2nd Sign of the Zodiac, is an Earth Sign. People born under Krittika Nakshatra(2, 3, 4 Pada), Rohini Nakshatra(4 padas), Mrigashira Nakshatra (1, 2 Pada) comes under Vrishabha Rashi. Lord of this Rashi is Venus.It is hard working, rock-solid, stable, and practical. Ruled by Venus, Taurus, however, is also given tremendously to sensual pleasures. So, be it the physical pleasures or material comforts, the Taurus-born love to indulge in excesses. And, they will not hesitate in going an extra mile to find these pleasures. Most Taurus-borns are connoisseurs of good food and good life. Paradoxically, though, Taurus natives are fixed in their approach; they disregard change.

Sign Ruled By: Venus

Element: Earth

Quality: Fixed (= stability)

Symbol: the Bull

The symbol denotes: Stubbornness and tenacity, fierce energy and aggression but also a laid-back, lazy attitude.

Characteristics: Cold, feminine

Noteworthy qualities: Steadfastness, trustworthiness, persistence, composure, self-reliance, constructiveness, practicality, humor, fearlessness and stability.

Undesirable personality traits: Stubbornness, domination, obstruction, dogmatic attitude, conceit, self-centered behavior, laziness, exacting approach.

Birthstone: Diamond, White Sapphire, and White Topaz

Birth Colors: Pink, White

Deepest need Comfort, material ease, wealth.

Quality most needed for balance: Flexibility.

Detriment: Mars

Exaltation: The Moon

Fall: Uranus

Associated Flowers and Plants: Daisies, foxgloves, lilies, poppies, primroses, roses and violets.

 

History of Taurus in Western Astrology

Taurus was the first sign of the zodiac established among the ancient Mesopotamians, who called it as the Bull of Heaven because it was the constellation through which the sun rose on the vernal equinox at that time. Due to the precession of the equinox, it has since passed through the constellation Aries and into the constellation Pisces. Cults centered around Sacred bulls began to form in Assyria, Egypt, and Crete during the Age of Taurus, known as "The Age of Earth, Agriculture, and the Bull"

 

Taurus Details in Western Astrology

Taurus (Latin for "the Bull") is one of the constellations of the zodiac, which means it is crossed by the plane of the ecliptic. Taurus is a large and prominent constellation in the northern hemisphere's winter sky. It is one of the oldest constellations, dating back to at least the Early Bronze Age when it marked the location of the Sun during the spring equinox. Its importance to the agricultural calendar influenced various bull figures in the mythologies of Ancient Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, Babylon, Egypt, Greece, and Rome.

 

A number of features exist that are of interest to astronomers. Taurus hosts two of the nearest open clusters to Earth, The Pleiades and the Hyades, both of which are visible to the naked eye. At first magnitude, the red giant Aldebaran is the brightest star in the constellation. In the northwest part of Taurus is the supernova remnant Messier 1, more commonly known as the Crab Nebula. One of the closest regions of active star formation, the Taurus-Auriga complex, crosses into the northern part of the constellation. The variable star T Tauri is the prototype of a class of pre-main-sequence stars.

 

Characteristics

Taurus is a big and prominent constellation in the northern hemisphere's winter sky, between Aries to the west and Gemini to the east; to the north lies Perseus and Auriga, to the southeast Orion, to the south Eridanus, and to the southwest Cetus. In September and October, Taurus is visible in the evening along the eastern horizon. The most favorable time to observe Taurus in the night sky is during the months of December and January. By March and April, the constellation will appear to the west during the evening twilight.

 

This constellation forms part of the zodiac and hence is intersected by the ecliptic. This circle across the celestial sphere forms the apparent path of the Sun as the Earth completes its annual orbit. As the orbital plane of the Moon and the planets lie near the ecliptic, they can usually be found in the constellation Taurus during some part of each year. The galactic plane of the Milky Way intersects the northeast corner of the constellation and the galactic anti center is located near the border between Taurus and Auriga. Taurus is the only constellation crossed by all three of the galactic equator, celestial equator, and ecliptic. A ring-like galactic structure known as Gould's Belt passes through the constellation.

 

The recommended three-letter abbreviation for the constellation, as adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1922, is "Tau". The official constellation boundaries, as set by Eugène Delporte in 1930, are defined by a polygon of 26 segments. In the equatorial coordinate system, the right ascension coordinates of these borders lie between 03h 23.4m and 05h 53.3m, while the declination coordinates are between 31.10° and −1.35°. Because a small part of the constellation lies to the south of the celestial equator, this can not be a completely circumpolar constellation at any latitude.

 

Taurus Astronomical details

Figure 2 shows the night sky covering the Vrishabha Raashi or the Taurus. It shows Nakshatras, Krittika, Rohini, Mrigashiras. Nakshatra Krittika has already been discussed in Mesha Raashi, where a quarter of Krittika is said to occur. 

 

Rohini Nakshatra is defined traditionally as a mansion of five stars. In the olden days, Europeans called it as Haydes. The following table provides candidates that qualify as Rohini Nakshatra from the brightness point of view, location with reference to moon traverse band, and distance from previous Nakshatra.

Nakshatra	No.	SAO	HD	Bayer	Bright	Arab/Other
Rohini	5	94027	29139	87 a Tau	+0.85	Al Debaran
		93955	28307	77q1Tau	+3.85	-
		93868	27371	54 g Tau	+3.63	-
		93897	27697	61 D Tau	+3.76	-
		93954	28305	75 eTau	+3.53	-

 

Rohini is the brightest of the 27 Stars used for Bharateeya Nakshatra system of names, with a brightness of 0.85. Rohini is identified as the birth star of Sri Krishna. The distance between Krittika and Rohini is about 12.5 degrees (E-W). If a single star has to be identified as representing Rohini Nakshatra, the best candidate is 87aTau/SAO-94027/HD -29139/ Aldebaran.

Mrigashiras is traditionally defined as a mansion of three stars. The following table provides candidates which qualify as Mrigashira Nakshatra from brightness point of view, location with reference to moon traverse band, and distance from previous Nakshatra.

Nakshatra	No.	SAO	HD	Bayer	Bright	Arab/Other
Mrigashiras	3	77168	35479	112 bTau	+1.65	El nath
		77336	37202	123 zTau	+2.98	-
		94628	36389	119CE	+4.38	-

Mrigashiras Nakshatra is associated with the month of Maargashira where, on full moon day, the moon will be near Mrigashira Nakshatra. This approximates to the month of December. The Zodiac name Vrishbha suggests a bull with horns, and Mrigashiras is the head of the bull. With some imagination, in figure 2 one can imagine springing bull. Mrigashiras has been named El Nath by Arabs. If a single star has to be identified as representing Mrigashira Nakshatra, the best candidate is 112b Tau /SAO-77168 /HD -35497/ Elnath.

The distance between Rohini and Mrigashiras is about 50 minutes corresponding to 12.5 degrees (E-W) not too far from 13.33 requirement. All the Vrishbha stars are within the Moon traverse band.

In the Raashi/Nakshatra translation, 1/4 of Krittika is treated as a part of Mesha and 3/4 of Krittika is treated as Vrishbha Raashi. Rohini is considered to be fully in Vrishbha while 1/2 of Mrigashiras is in Vrishabha and the other 1/2 is in Mithuna.

 

Aries/ The Ram ( Mesha Rasi ) Western astrology details

 

Aries/ The Ram ( Mesha Rasi ) Western astrology details 

Aries (♈)  (meaning "ram") is the first astrological sign in the zodiac, spanning the first 30 degrees of celestial longitude (0°≤ λ <30°). Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this sign from approximately March 20 to April 21 each year. This time duration is exactly the first month of the Solar Hijri calendar. The symbol of the ram is based on the Chrysomallus, the flying ram that provided the Golden Fleece.

According to the tropical system of astrology, the Sun enters the sign of Aries when it reaches the March equinox, which time systems and the western calendar are rooted in, so as to occur on average on March 21. Because the Earth takes approximately 365.25 days to go around the Sun, the precise time of the equinox is not the same each year, and generally will occur about six hours later from one year to the next. February 29 of a leap year causes that year's vernal equinox to fall about eighteen hours earlier compared with the previous year. Since 1900 the vernal equinox date has ranged from March 20 at 08h (2000) GMT to March 21 at 19h (1903) GMT. March 19 at 23:20 will occur in 2044 UT1. In contrast, under the sidereal zodiac, the sun currently transits Aries from April 15 to 14 May (approximately).

Aries is the first fire sign in the zodiac, the other fire signs being Leo and Sagittarius. Individuals born between these dates, depending on which system of astrology they subscribe to, may be called Arians or Ariens.

The equivalent in the Hindu solar calendar is Meṣha.

 

Mesha Rasi (Aries/ The Ram ) Vedic Astrology details

Mesha (मेष), is a month in the Indian solar calendar. It corresponds to the zodiacal sign of Aries, and overlaps with about the second half of April and about the first half of May in the Gregorian calendar.

People born in Aswini nakshatra(4) padas, Bharani nakshatra (4)padas, Krittika nakshatra (1st Pada) comes under Mesha Rashi. lord of this Rashi is Mars.

In Vedic texts, the Mesha month is called Madhu Masam, but in these ancient texts, it has no zodiacal associations. The solar month of Mesha overlaps with its lunar month Vaisakha, in Hindu lunisolar calendars. The Mesha is preceded by the solar month of Mīna, and followed by the solar month of Vṛṣabha.

The Mesha month is called Chittirai in the Tamil calendar, and is its first month. The ancient and medieval era Sanskrit texts of India vary in their calculations about the duration of Mesha, just like they do with other months. For example, the Surya Siddhanta calculates the duration of Mesha to be 30 days, 22 hours, 26 minutes, and 48 seconds. In contrast, the Arya Siddhanta calculates the duration of Mesha to be 30 days 22 hours 12 minutes.

Mesha is also an astrological sign in Indian horoscope systems, corresponding to Aries

Sign Ruled By: Mars

Element: Fire

Quality: Cardinal

Symbol: The Ram

The Symbol denotes: Cheerful, carefree, boastful, and confident behavior along with a combative, rash and hasty approach

Characteristics: Masculine, positive, adventurous

Noteworthy qualities: Industriousness, enterprise, courage, dynamism,  ambition, inspiration, leadership, action-orientation, pioneering spirit.

Undesirable personality traits: Audacity, impatience, imprudence, egocentric and selfish approach, hastiness, recklessness.

Birthstone: Red Coral

Birth Colours: All shades of red: scarlet, carmine, red, vermilion

Deepest need: Action

Quality most needed for balance: Caution

Detriment: Venus

Exaltation: The Sun

Fall: Saturn

Associated Flowers and Plants: Geraniums, Honeysuckle, Cacti, Chillies, Ginger, Garlic, Aloe, other shrubs

Best Sign/s for marriage and/or partnerships: Libra and Sagittarius

 

Aries/ The Ram ( Mesha Rasi ) Astronomical details 

Figure 1 shows the picture of Mesha or Aries Group of Stars in the sky. Clearly, the Moon Band does not touch the Mesha Raashi or Aries as presently identified, but is within about 5 degrees of the band. Figure 1 shows four Nakshatras viz., Revati from Meena Raashi, Ashwini, Bharani, and Krittika.

 

Ashwini Nakshatra is defined in Bharatiya Jyotishya as a group of three stars. A study of figure 1 suggests that the best candidates for this group are as shown in the table below based on brightness point of view, location with reference to moon traverse band and distance from previous Nakshatra.

 

Nakshatra	No.	SAO	HD	Bayer	Bright	Arab/Other
Ashwini	3	75151	12929	13 a Aries	+2.01	Hamal
		75102	11636	6 b Aries	+2.63	-
		92680	11502	5g1-Aries	+3.9	-

 

The month of Ashwija (usually October in the Gregorian System) is named after Ashwini and at the full moon of Ashwija Moon is near Ashwini Nakshatra. If a single star has to be identified as representing Ashwini Nakshatra, Best candidate is 13 a Aries / SAO-75151/HD-12929/Hamal.

The Bharani Nakshatra is defined as a group of three stars. Brightest can be identified as HD17573 and SAO75596. The following table provides candidates that qualify as Bharani Nakshatra from the brightness point of view, location with reference to moon traverse band, and distance from previous Nakshatra.

Nakshatra	No.	SAO	HD	Bayer	Bright	Arab/Other
Bharani	3	75596	17573	41-Aries	+3.61	-
		75578	17361	39-Aries	+4.51	-
		75532	16908	35-Aries	+4.65	-

If a single star has to be identified as representing Bharani Nakshatra, the best candidate is 41-Aries/SAO-75596/HD-17573.

Krittika Nakshatra is defined as a set of six stars. Bharateeya tradition has it that Kartikeya is surrounded by five Apsaras. This set of stars is identified by the classical European system as Plaeidis. Brightest amongst them is called Alcyone by Arabs. The following table provides the candidates of stars for Krittika Nakshatra or Lunar mansion from brightness point of view, location with reference to moon traverse band and distance from previous Nakshatra.

Nakshatra	No.	SAO	HD	Bayer	Bright	Arab/Other
Krittika	6	76199	23630	25 h Aries	+2.87	Alcyone
		76228	23850	27	+3.63	-
		76131	23302	17	+3.70	-
		76155	23408	20	+3.88	-
		76229	23862	28BU	+5.09	-
		76140	23338	19	+4.3	-

If a single star has to be identified as representing Krittika Nakshatra, best candidate is 25hAries/SAO-76199/HD-23630/ AlCyone.

Krittika is also the name of the Chandramana month Kartika. On the full moon day of Kartika, the moon is near Krittika Nakshatra. In the Raashi/Nakshatra translation, both the Ashwini/Bharani belong to Mesha Raashi. The Krittika is considered as 1/4 a part of Mesha (Aries) and 3/4 a part of Vrishbha (Taurus).

Arundhati Nakshatra (though not a part of the 27 day pointing stars) is near the Krittitka. It is said to be the eighth star in the cluster Krittika(Ref-2).

The Ashwini/Bharani Nakshatras stars are separated by 50 minutes of time or about 12.5 degrees (E-W), while Bharani and Krittika are separated by about 55 minutes corresponding to about 13.75 degrees (E-W). Both these gaps are near the ideal 13.33 degrees E-W gap between stars.