Saturday, August 25, 2012

Saturn and Mars together in Libra

Mars and Saturn are in a conjunction (alignment) in the sky – they were at the same degree of Libra on August 15th 2012.  Traditional and Vedic astrology consider both Mars and Saturn to be “malefic” – they are seen as promoting danger (Mars) and generally bad things (Saturn).  So when the two come together, this can be perceived as a dangerous time where generally bad things can happen.
When Saturn and Mars are together in Libra, the sign of relationships with no benefic aspects, this can cause stress to build up, even in good relationships. A little relief will come by the end of September. However we are also experiencing a Kala Sarpa Yoga, where all the planets are between Rahu and Ketu, until early October. This will also cause stress and ripe karmas to manifest.
Mars and Saturn getting together in the same house and in conjunction in August 2012 can cause much concern to the strength and stability of certain astrological signs particularly the ones running their Saturn choti panoti, dhaiyya, sade sati etc
Mars denotes action and will be a go-getter. Saturn is structure and your authority combined with a finality as a result of patience shown. So here we are talking of two “Working” planets- one is brash, the other stable, one is aggressive, the other is stern and contained, one is zippy-zippy zoom, the other is turning the throttle slow.
So Mars-Saturn means that you can create real and lasting accomplishments provided you show up with clarity, precision, timing, stability and most importantly with Saturn being in happy house of Libra, he is going to over rule any childish prank you are up to. Be methodical and the result is sure to flow in.
Take the time to get clear about what you want to put forth, how you want to present it, and the results that you are seeking. Your efforts will be rewarded and as Mercury goes Direct, you may receive new insights and information that will further enhance your creation.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

ADHIKA MASA - An Extra Month in 2012

There are two basic sources for calendars in the world namely Lunar Calendar and Solar Calendar. First let us know what Lunar and Solar Calendars are. A lunar calendar (Chandramana) is a calendar that is based on transit of Moon into the each Nakshatra (star) starting from Ashwini (Beta Arietis) to Revathi (Zeta Piscum). While Solar calendar (Souramana) is a calendar that is based on transit of Sun into the each Rashi (Zodiac) starting from Mesha (Aries) to Mina (Pisces).
Ancient seers found that Sun remains in a zodiac sign for approximately one month, the Moon travels through all twelve zodiac signs in about Twenty Seven and half days. As a result, on average, once about every two and half years, the entry of the Moon in the same zodiac sign occurs twice while the Sun remains in the same sign. In other words, when the Sun is traveling through the same zodiac sign, the month during which two new moons occur, happens once about every two and half years. This would result in sliding of a lunar month in relation to solar year. Such progressive slump of lunar months leads to disparity in seasons which depend on solar calendar. In order to synchronize the lunar months with solar calendar and to keep in pace with the seasons ancient seers formulated a concept or technique of adding an intercalary month for the lunar calendar.
Even this happens in Gregorian calendar also normally a month has only one new moon (Amavasya) and one full moon (Pournami). Sometime in a month two new moons occurred (it is very rare and called Blumoon). We can see that there are two full moons this month August 1st we had one and coming 31st there is another. In the same lines once in a while may be in 3 years, there will be no transit of Sun to any zodiac between two new moons such a month is termed Adhika Masa.

When was it suitable to add an extra month????

Adhika Masa, an extra month in the Hindu Lunar Calendar is also called Mala Masa. Adhika Masa happens to be from August 18 to September 16. Intercalation is the insertion of a leap day, week or month into some calendar years to make the calendar follow the seasons or moon phase. If there is Sun’s transit between two new moons (Amavasya) then it is a normal month, if there no Sun’s transit between new moons, it is considered Adhika Masa which happened this time. Sun transit to Simha Rashi (Leo) took place on August 17th and stays in that zodiac till September 16th there is no new moon (Amavasya) between those dates hence this entire Badrapada Masa is Adhika Badrapada Masa. According to lunar calendar from September 16th onwards it is Nija Badrapada, while to solar calendar from September 16th onwards it is Kanya (Virgo) Masa.

Friday, August 17, 2012

Astrology Symbols

Astrology Symbols - Glyph - Dates


There are 12 Zodiac Signs and there is a symbol,  glyph and date for each Sign, as well as the correct order they are listed in below.


There are 10 Planets in astrology. For simplicity refer to the Sun and Moon as planets but actually they are called luminaries. Now put to memory each planet's Astrology glyph.
The yearly cycle is likened to a circle and just like the circle it has 360 degrees. There are 12 Zodiac signs and each sign is precisely 30 degrees of arc. Below is a picture of the natural astrology chart.



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