The differences between Vedic Astrology and Western Astrology has been explained in detail on our astrological beliefs page, while the Vedic planetary system and a short description of some of the characteristics associated with Vedic planets is described on our Vedic Planets page.

The colour coded table below shows some of the characteristics of the nine Vedic planets, their relationship, zodiacs and reference to Western zodiacs. The links lead to a more detailed explanation. In Vedic astrology, each planet, except the Sun, the Moon, 'Rahu' and 'Ketu' rule over two zodiacs.

Number	Zodiacs		Corresponding Planet	Friendly Zodiacs	Enemy Zodiacs	Correspond to Names being with. (Name Derived Zodiac)	Corresponding Colours
	Vedic Astrology Name	Western Astrology Name
1	Mesh	Aries	Mars	Cancer, Leo, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Pisces	Virgo, Gemini, Capricorn, Sagittarius.	chu, che, cho, i	Orange, Saffron, Light Red.
2	Vrish	Taurus	Venus	Libra, Virgo, Gemini, Capricorn, Aquarius.	Cancer, Leo, Sagittarius, Pisces	o, i, u, a, b, v	White, Cream.
3	Mithun	Gemini	Mercury	Leo, Libra, Virgo, Capricorn, Aquarius.	Aries, Cancer, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Pisces	k, gan, chha	Green
4	Kark	Cancer	Moon	Leo, Aries, Scorpio,Sagittarius., Pisces.	Taurus, Libra	h, da, de	White
5	Simh or Singh	Leo	Sun	Gemini, Virgo, Cancer, Sagittarius, Pisces.	Taurus, Virgo, Gemini, Capricorn, Aquarius	m, t	Red, Maroon.
6	Kanya	Virgo	Mercury	Leo, Libra, Gemini, Capricorn, Aquarius.	Aries, Cancer, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Pisces	to, p, sh	Green.
7	Tula	Libra	Venus	Taurus, Virgo, Gemini, Capricorn, Aquarius.	Cancer, Leo, Sagittarius, Pisces	r, th	White, Cream.
8	Vrischikh	Scorpio	Mars	Leo, Aries, Cancer, Sagittarius, Pisces.	Virgo, Gemini, Capricorn, Sagittarius.	tho, n, y	Orange, Saffron, Light Red.
9	Dhanu	Sagittarius	Jupiter	Leo, Aries, Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.	Taurus, Libra, Virgo, Gemini, Aquarius	bh, dh, f, ph, ji, jee	Yellow.
10	Makar	Capricorn	Saturn	Taurus, Libra, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius.	Scorpio, Aries, Leo.	ju, je, g, gi, gee	Dark Blue, Purple, Black.
11	Kumbh	Aquarius	Saturn	Taurus, Libra, Virgo, Gemini, Capricorn, Sagittarius.	Scorpio, Aries, Leo.	gu, ge, go, s	Dark Blue, Purple, Black.
12	Meen	Pisces	Jupiter	Leo, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Aries	Taurus, Libra, Virgo, Gemini, Aquarius	du, di, dee, do, cha, chi	Yellow.