![]() ![]() The good news is that we have a formula to calculate planetary positions from one system to the other.ĭegree (longitude of a planet) calculated by the tropical (Western) system = Degree (longitude of a planet) calculated by the sidereal (Vedic) system + 23 degrees. This results in a difference in the position of planets in the zodiac, and hence different birth charts. ![]() This system of calculation is called the sidereal system.īut, because the Earth’s equator moves by 51” every year – there is a difference in the zodiac calculated by the two systems. Whereas Vedic astrologers define the zodiac based on fixed constellations. So when Sun crosses the equator going north – it becomes Aries, and when it crosses the equator going south – it becomes Libra, and so on. Westerners define the zodiac based on the Sun’s movement (called elliptical) around Earth’s equator. We’ve heard and read about different zodiac signs but how exactly are they defined. The zodiac - here lies the main difference ![]()
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