The differences between Vedic Astrology and Western Astrology has been explained in detail in our astrological beliefs section, 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, barring the Sun, the Moon, 'Rahu' and 'Ketu' rule over two zodiacs.
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1. Mesh / Aries
- Corresponding Planet : Mars
- Complementary Zodiacs : Cancer, Leo, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Pisces
- Conflicting Zodiacs : Virgo, Gemini, Capricorn, Sagittarius.
- Corresponds to Names begining with (Name Derived Zodiac) : chu, che, cho, i
- Corresponding Colours : Orange, Saffron.
2. Vrish /
Taurus
- Corresponding Planet : Venus
- Complementary Zodiacs : Libra, Virgo, Gemini, Capricorn, Aquarius.
- Conflicting Zodiacs : Cancer, Leo, Sagittarius, Pisces.
- Corresponds to Names begining with (Name Derived Zodiac) : o, i, u, a, b, v
- Corresponding Colours : White.
3. Mithun \ Gemini
- Corresponding Planet : Mercury
- Complementary Zodiacs : Leo, Libra, Virgo, Capricorn, Aquarius.
- Conflicting Zodiacs : Aries, Cancer, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Pisces.
- Corresponds to Names begining with (Name Derived Zodiac) : k, gan, chha
- Corresponding Colours : Green.
4. Kark \ Cancer
- Corresponding Planet : Moon
- Complementary Zodiacs : Leo, Aries, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Pisces.
- Conflicting Zodiacs : Taurus, Libra.
- Corresponds to Names begining with (Name Derived Zodiac) : h, da, de
- Corresponding Colours : White, Beige.
5. Simh or Singh \ Leo
- Corresponding Planet : Sun
- Complementary Zodiacs : Gemini, Virgo, Cancer, Sagittarius, Pisces.
- Conflicting Zodiacs : Taurus, Virgo, Gemini, Capricorn, Aquarius.
- Corresponds to Names begining with (Name Derived Zodiac) : m, t
- Corresponding Colours : Red, Maroon.
