310terms spanning Vedic, Western, Numerology & Universal traditions — indexed A–Z.
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/ak-SID-en-tal DIG-nih-tee/
Accidental dignity is strength arising from a planet's position and circumstances in the chart its h…
/AIR signs/
The air triplicity Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius is hot and moist, masculine in nature; these signs go…
/a-maa-tya-kaa-ra-ka/
अमात्यकारक
Amatyakaraka (अमात्यकारक) means "minister significator" in Jaimini astrology, the planet with the se…
/ah-nah-RET-ik deh-GREE/
The anaretic degree is 29° of any zodiac sign the last degree before the planet crosses into the nex…
Angel numbers are sequences of repeating or patterned digits such as 111, 222, 333, 444 that appear …
/ANG-gyoo-lar HOUSE/
The angular houses the 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th correspond to the four angles of the chart and are th…
/an-tar-da-sha/
अन्तर्दशा
Antardasha (अन्तर्दशा) is the sub-period within a Mahadasha also called Bhukti
/a-nu-raa-dhaa/
अनुराधा Mitra
Anuradha (अनुराधा) means "following Radha" or "subsequent success
/ah-PLY-ing AS-pect/
An applying aspect is one where the faster-moving planet is moving toward the exact degree of the as…
/ah-KWAIR-ee-us/
कुम्भ (Kumbha)
Aquarius, the Water-Bearer, is fixed air ruled by Saturn (traditionally) and Uranus (modern) governi…
/aar-draa/
आर्द्रा Rudra
Ardra (आर्द्रा) means "the moist one" like the air before a storm
/AIR-eez/
मेष (Mesha)
Aries, the Ram, is the first sign of the zodiac cardinal fire, ruled by Mars governing the head, ini…
/aa-roo-dha lag-na/
आरूढ लग्न
Arudha Lagna (आरूढ लग्न), also called AL, is the point in the chart that shows how the world perceiv…
The Ascendant, or horoscope, is that degree of the ecliptic rising above the eastern horizon at the …
/aash-le-shaa/
आश्लेषा Naga (Sarpa)
Ashlesha (आश्लेषा) means "the clinging one" or "the embracer" the serpent's coil
/ash-ta-ka-var-ga/
अष्टकवर्ग
Ashtakavarga (अष्टकवर्ग) assigns benefic points (0-8) to each of the twelve signs based on the posit…
/ash-tot-ta-ri dah-sha/
अष्टोत्तरी दशा
Ashtottari Dasha (अष्टोत्तरी दशा) is an 108-year planetary period system a secondary Dasha used alon…
/ash-wi-nee/
अश्विनी Ashvini Kumaras
Ashwini (अश्विनी) means "born of the horse" or "horse woman
/as-troh-kar-TOG-rah-fee/
Astrocartography maps the lines on the Earth's surface where each natal planet would be rising, sett…
/as-troh-LOJ-ih-kul AYJ of ah-KWAIR-ee-us/
The Age of Aquarius is the Great Year period when the vernal equinox precesses into the constellatio…
/aat-ma-kaa-ra-ka/
आत्मकारक
Atmakaraka (आत्मकारक) means "soul indicator
/a-ya-nam-sha/
अयनांश
"The difference between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs the Ayanamsa must be deducted from the tro…
/baa-dha-ka/
बाधक
Badhaka (बाधक) means "one who obstructs
The Balance number reveals how you handle emotional upheaval and conflict
/shubha/
शुभ
Benefic planets are those that naturally produce positive, helpful, and expansive results
/bhad-ra yo-ga/
भद्र योग
Bhadra Yoga forms when Mercury (Budha) occupies its own sign (Gemini or Virgo) or exaltation (Virgo …
/bhag-yaank/
भाग्यांक
Bhagyank (भाग्यांक) is the Destiny or Fate Number in Vedic Numerology, derived from the total of the…
/bha-ra-nee/
भरणी Yama
Bharani (भरणी) means "the bearer" one who carries or sustains
/bhaa-va/
भाव
Bhava (भाव) means "house" the twelve divisions of your birth chart, each governing a specific area o…
/bhuk-ti/
भुक्ति
Bhukti (भुक्ति) and Antardasha are used interchangeably in most Vedic astrology contexts both refer …
कुंडली
The nativity or birth chart is a map of the heavens at the precise moment and location of birth, fro…
Birth date numerology uses the full date of birth day, month, and year to calculate core numbers inc…
The Birthday number is simply the day of the month you were born reduced only if it is a two-digit n…
Lilith, as the lunar apogee, represents the raw, untamed feminine the energy that refuses subjugatio…
/bri-hat paa-raa-sha-ra ho-raa shaas-tra/
बृहत्पाराशरहोराशास्त्र
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (BPHS) the "Great Treatise on Natal Astrology by Parashara" is the fou…
/bu-dha/
बुध
Budha (बुध), Mercury, is the Graha of intellect, communication, analysis, and commerce
/bu-dhaa-di-tya yo-ga/
बुधादित्य योग
Budhaditya Yoga forms when Mercury (Budha) conjoins the Sun (Aditya/Surya) in the same house
/KAY-dent HOUSE/
The cadent houses the 3rd, 6th, 9th, and 12th precede the angular houses, representing the dissoluti…
/KAM-pah-nus/
The Campanus system divides the prime vertical the great circle passing through the zenith, east, an…
/KAN-ser/
कर्क (Karka)
Cancer, the Crab, is cardinal water ruled by the Moon governing the stomach, breasts, and the princi…
/KAP-rih-korn/
मकर (Makara)
Capricorn, the Sea-Goat, is cardinal earth ruled by Saturn governing the knees and skeleton, and the…
/KAR-dih-nul signs/
The cardinal signs Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn initiate each season and correspond to the eq…
/ka-ZEE-mee/
Cazimi (from Arabic qalb al-shams, heart of the Sun) occurs when a planet is within 17 minutes of ar…
The celestial sphere is an imaginary sphere of arbitrarily large radius centred on Earth, onto which…
/SEER-eez/
Ceres, the largest asteroid and a dwarf planet, governs nurturing, food, grief, and the cycles of lo…
/kal-DEE-an/
Chaldean numerology is one of the oldest numerological systems, originating from ancient Chaldea (mo…
Challenge numbers reveal the recurring weak spots and difficulties that appear during each Pinnacle …
/chan-dra/
चन्द्र
Chandra (चन्द्र), the Moon, is the Manas the mind
/chart ROO-ler/
The chart ruler is the planet that rules the sign on the Ascendant it governs the native's overall l…
/ky-ron/
Chiron, discovered in 1977, occupies an erratic orbit between Saturn and Uranus
/KY-ron reh-TURN/
The Chiron return occurs around age 49–51, when Chiron returns to its natal position a period of dee…
/chi-traa/
चित्रा Tvashtar (Vishvakarma)
Chitra (चित्रा) means "the bright one" or "the brilliant" a jewel, a picture, a shining thing
/as-ta/
अस्त
Combustion (asta) occurs when a planet comes within a certain number of degrees of the Sun and is sa…
The composite chart, formed by the midpoints of two natal charts, describes the relationship itself …
Compound numbers in numerology are two-digit numbers that possess their own distinct vibration befor…
/bhag-yaank/
भाग्यांक
The Conductor Number known as Bhagyank in Vedic Numerology is derived from the total of all birth da…
/kon-JUNK-shun/
The conjunction occurs when two planets occupy the same degree of the zodiac; it is a powerful blend…
/KON-tra PAIR-ah-lel/
Two planets in contra-parallel share the same degree of declination but lie on opposite sides of the…
/KRIT-ih-kul deh-GREEZ/
Critical degrees are specific zodiac degrees of heightened intensity including the 0° and 29° of eac…
/KUSP/
A cusp is the boundary degree between one house and the next, or between one zodiac sign and the nex…
/dah-sha/
दशा
Dasha (दशा) means "planetary period" a specific window of time ruled by a particular planet
/dah-sha sun-dhi/
दशा संधि
Dasha Sandhi (दशा संधि) means "junction of periods" the transition zone between the ending Mahadasha…
/da-sha-mam-sha/
दशमांश
Dashamsha (D-10) is the divisional chart for career, profession, and worldly achievement it zooms in…
/nee-cha/
नीच
Debilitation (नीच, neecha) is the state of a planet in the sign exactly opposite its exaltation the …
/DEK-ah-nayt/
The decanate divides each zodiac sign into three 10° segments the first, second, and third decanates…
/deh-SEN-dant/
The Descendant is the point of the ecliptic setting below the horizon at the moment of birth the cus…
The Destiny number sometimes called the Expression number comes from your full birth name
/DET-rih-ment/
A planet is in detriment when it occupies the sign opposite its domicile the sign whose nature is mo…
/dha-na yo-ga/
धन योग
Dhana Yoga (धन योग) is any planetary combination that generates significant wealth accumulation
/dha-nish-thaa/
धनिष्ठा Ashta Vasus
Dhanishtha (धनिष्ठा) means "the wealthiest" or "most swift" richness in resources and in movement
/dhar-ma/
धर्म
Dharma (धर्म) means cosmic law, right action, and duty according to one's nature
/dig-ba-la/
दिग्बल
Digbala (दिग्बल) means "directional strength" each planet gains maximum Bala (strength) when placed …
/dis-POZ-ih-tor/
The dispositor of a planet is the ruler of the sign that planet occupies it receives the planet's en…
/DOM-ih-syle/
A planet is in domicile when it occupies the sign it rules the sign whose nature is most closely ali…
/drek-kaa-na/
द्रेक्काण
The Drekkana (D-3) chart governs the 3rd house themes: siblings, courage, communication, short trave…
/drish-ti/
दृष्टि
Drishti (दृष्टि) means "sight" or "aspect" a planet's ability to influence houses and planets across…
/moo-laank/
मूलांक
The Driver Number known as Moolank in Vedic Numerology is calculated from the day of birth alone and…
/dush-tha-na/
दुःस्थान
Dusthana (दुःस्थान) means "bad place" the 6th, 8th, and 12th houses carry difficult, hidden, or diss…
/ERTH signs/
The earth triplicity Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn is cold and dry, feminine in nature; these signs g…
/gra-han/
ग्रहण
An eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth align along the plane of the ecliptic near a lunar n…
/ih-KLIP-tik/
The ecliptic is the apparent annual path of the Sun through the sky the great circle on the celestia…
An ecliptic degree is a unit of angular measure along the ecliptic the Sun's apparent annual path th…
/eh-LEK-shun-al/
Electional astrology selects the most auspicious moment to begin an important undertaking a wedding,…
/tat-tva/
तत्त्व
The four classical elements Fire, Earth, Air, and Water are fundamental qualities that group the twe…
/eh-FEM-er-iss/
An ephemeris is a table showing the daily positions of the celestial bodies for a given period essen…
/EE-kwul house SIS-tem/
The equal house system divides the chart into twelve houses of exactly 30° each, beginning at the As…
/ev-oh-LOO-shun-air-ee as-TROL-oh-jee/
Evolutionary astrology reads the natal chart as a map of the soul's evolutionary journey using Pluto…
/uch-cha/
उच्च
Exaltation (उच्च, uccha) is a state of heightened planetary strength
The Expression number (same as Destiny number in many systems) is drawn from your full birth name us…
/FAWL/
A planet is in fall when it occupies the sign opposite its exaltation a condition of weakness where …
/FY-nul dis-POZ-ih-tor/
The final dispositor is the planet at the end of the dispositor chain the planet in its own sign to …
/FY-er signs/
The fire triplicity Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius is hot and dry, governed by masculine active qualiti…
/FIKSD signs/
The fixed signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius occupy the middle of each season, when that seaso…
Fixed stars are stars outside the solar system that appear stationary relative to one another (as di…
/FIKSD starz/
The fixed stars are distant stars of significant magnitude whose conjunction with natal planets or a…
/poor-ni-maa/
पूर्णिमा
The Full Moon (पूर्णिमा, Purnima) occurs when the Moon is directly opposite the Sun in the zodiac, r…
/ga-ja-ke-sa-ree yo-ga/
गजकेसरी योग
Gajakesari Yoga (गजकेसरी योग) forms when Jupiter occupies a Kendra house (1st, 4th, 7th, or 10th) fr…
/gun-daan-ta/
गण्डान्त
Gandanta (गण्डान्त) means "knot at the end" the deeply sensitive degree zone at the junctions betwee…
/JEM-ih-nye/
मिथुन (Mithuna)
Gemini, the Twins, is mutable air ruled by Mercury governing the arms, hands, lungs, and the faculty…
/jee-oh-SEN-trik/
Geocentric astrology uses an Earth-centred perspective, measuring planetary positions as seen from E…
/go-char/
गोचर
Gochar (गोचर) means "movement of planets" transit astrology in the Vedic system
/gra-ha/
ग्रह
Graha (ग्रह) means "that which seizes" planets that grip and shape your destiny
/gra-ha drish-ti/
ग्रह दृष्टि
Graha Drishti (ग्रह दृष्टि) is the planetary aspect the direct influence a planet exerts on specific…
/grand KROSS/
The grand cross four planets forming two oppositions and four squares in a cross shape is the most d…
/grand TRYNE/
The grand trine three planets forming an equilateral triangle of mutual trines in the same element c…
/goo-roo/
गुरु
Guru (गुरु), Jupiter, is the greatest benefic in Vedic astrology
/hun-sa yo-ga/
हंस योग
Hamsa Yoga forms when Jupiter (Guru) is in its own sign (Sagittarius or Pisces) or exaltation (Cance…
/har-MON-ik chart/
Harmonic charts are derived by multiplying each natal planet's longitude by a harmonic number reveal…
/has-ta/
हस्त Savitar (Surya)
Hasta (हस्त) means "the hand
The Heart's Desire (also called Soul Urge) is the vowel-derived number of your full birth name
/hel-eh-NIS-tik as-TROL-oh-jee/
Hellenistic astrology is the astrological tradition of the Greco-Roman world, flourishing from rough…
/ho-raa chaart/
होरा चार्ट
The Hora chart (D-2) is the divisional chart for wealth and material resources
/HOR-air-ee/
Horary astrology is the art of answering specific questions by casting a chart for the moment the qu…
/jan-ma-kun-dali/
जन्मकुण्डली
The word horoscope derives from the Greek horoskopos 'hour observer'
/EE-mum CHAY-lee/
The Imum Coeli is the lowest point of the ecliptic, directly opposite the Medium Coeli the nadir of …
/IN-gress/
An ingress is the moment when a planet enters a new zodiac sign
/in-ter-SEP-ted sign/
An intercepted sign is one that falls entirely within a single house without touching either cusp it…
/jai-mi-ni jyo-tish/
जैमिनि ज्योतिष
Jaimini astrology is a distinct school of Vedic astrology attributed to the sage Jaimini, preserved …
/jan-ma nak-sha-tra/
जन्म नक्षत्र
Janma Nakshatra (जन्म नक्षत्र) is your birth star the Nakshatra the Moon occupied at your exact birt…
/JOO-noh/
Juno governs committed partnership, marriage contracts, and the principle of equality within relatio…
/jyesh-thaa/
ज्येष्ठा Indra
Jyeshtha (ज्येष्ठा) means "the eldest" or "the chief" seniority, pre-eminence, first among equals
/jyo-tish/
ज्योतिष
Jyotish (ज्योतिष) literally means "science of light
/kab-AH-lah/
Kabbalah numerology is rooted in the Jewish mystical tradition and uses a system called Gematria, wh…
/kaa-la-chak-ra dah-sha/
कालचक्र दशा
Kalachakra Dasha (कालचक्र दशा) "wheel of time period" is a sophisticated sign-based Dasha system att…
/kaal-sar-pa yo-ga/
कालसर्प योग
Kalsarpa Yoga (कालसर्प योग) forms when all seven classical planets (Sun through Saturn) fall between…
/kaa-ra-kaam-sha/
कारकांश
Karakamsha (कारकांश) is the Navamsha sign occupied by the Atmakaraka planet and when projected back …
/kar-ma/
कर्म
Karma (action) binds the soul through the three-fold law: Sanchita (accumulated), Prarabdha (activat…
Karmic Debt numbers are specific two-digit numbers 13, 14, 16, and 19 that reduce to 4, 5, 7, and 1 …
The term 'karmic number' covers two related but distinct concepts: Karmic Debt numbers (13, 14, 16, …
/ke-ma-dru-ma yo-ga/
केमद्रुम योग
Kemadruma Yoga forms when the Moon has no planets in the 2nd or 12th house from it (excluding Rahu a…
/ken-dra/
केन्द्र
Kendra (केन्द्र) houses the 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th are the most powerful positions in any chart
/kay-too/
केतु
Ketu (केतु) is the south lunar node always directly opposite Rahu in your chart
/KYTE/
The Kite configuration is a grand trine with a fourth planet that opposes one of the three trine-poi…
/COKE house SIS-tem/
The Koch house system (also called Birthplace system) was developed by Walter Koch in the 1960s and …
/krish-na pak-sha/
कृष्ण पक्ष
Krishna Paksha (कृष्ण पक्ष) is the dark fortnight the two-week period from full moon (Purnima) to ne…
/krit-ti-kaa/
कृत्तिका Agni
Krittika (कृत्तिका) means "the cutter" from the verb root meaning to cut or pierce
/kun-da-lee/
कुंडली
Kundali (कुंडली) is the Vedic birth chart the map of planetary positions at your birth moment, drawn…
/lag-na/
लग्न
Lagna (लग्न) is the rising sign the zodiac sign crossing the eastern horizon at your exact birth mom…
/LEE-oh/
सिंह (Simha)
Leo, the Lion, is fixed fire ruled by the Sun governing the heart, spine, and the principle of creat…
/LEE-bra/
तुला (Tula)
Libra, the Scales, is cardinal air ruled by Venus governing the kidneys and the principle of balance…
The Life Path number is the most important number in your numerology chart
/loh-shoo/
The Lo Shu Grid (洛書) is an ancient Chinese magic square in which the numbers 1 through 9 are arrange…
/LOO-mih-nair-ee/
The luminaries are the Sun and Moon the two brightest bodies in the sky and the most fundamental pai…
/chan-dra gra-han/
चंद्र ग्रहण
A lunar eclipse (चंद्र ग्रहण, Chandra Grahan) occurs at Full Moon when Earth passes between the Sun …
/raa-hu ke-tu/
राहु केतु
The lunar nodes are the two points where the Moon's orbital path crosses the ecliptic
/LOO-nar reh-TURN/
The lunar return is a chart cast for the moment the transiting Moon returns to the exact degree and …
/ma-ghaa/
मघा Pitrs (Ancestors)
Magha (मघा) means "the mighty" or "the gift
/ma-haa-da-shaa/
महादशा
Mahadasha (महादशा) is the major planetary period in the Vimshottari Dasha system
/maa-lav-ya yo-ga/
मालव्य योग
Malavya Yoga forms when Venus (Shukra) is in its own sign (Taurus or Libra) or exaltation (Pisces 27…
/paa-pa/
पाप
Malefic planets are those that naturally produce difficult, challenging, or contracting results
/mun-gal/
मंगल
Mangal (मंगल), Mars, is the warrior Graha drive, assertion, physical energy, and the capacity to act…
/maa-rak/
मारक
Marak (मारक) means "death-inflictor" planets that rule the 2nd and 7th houses from the Lagna
Master Number 11 is the first and most foundational of the three master numbers (11, 22, 33)
Master Number 22 is the most powerful number in numerology the Master Builder
Master Number 33 is the rarest and highest of the master numbers
The Maturity number reveals your ultimate life goal the truest version of yourself that crystallises…
/MED-ih-kul/
Medical astrology correlates the planets, signs, and houses with the human body and its health each …
When Mercury appears to move backward in the heavens, matters of writing, contracts, and commerce ar…
/MID-heh-ven/
The Midheaven (Medium Coeli) is the highest point of the ecliptic above the horizon at birth the cus…
Missing numbers are digits from 1 to 9 that do not appear anywhere in your birth date
The three modalities Cardinal, Fixed, and Mutable group the twelve zodiac signs into three quadrupli…
/mok-sha/
मोक्ष
Moksha (मोक्ष) is liberation freedom from the cycle of birth and rebirth
/moo-laank/
मूलांक
Moolank (मूलांक) is the Driver Number in Vedic Numerology, derived from the day of birth reduced to …
/mool-tri-ko-na/
मूलत्रिकोण
Mooltrikona (मूलत्रिकोण) means "root trine" a specific degree range within a planet's own sign where…
/chan-dra raa-shi/
चंद्र राशि
Your Moon sign is the zodiac sign the Moon occupied at your birth
/mri-ga-shi-raa/
मृगशिरा Soma (Chandra)
Mrigashira (मृगशिरा) means "deer's head" evoking gentle curiosity and an eternal search
/mu-hoor-ta/
मुहूर्त
Muhurta (मुहूर्त) is electional astrology the art of choosing the optimal moment to begin an importa…
/moo-la/
मूल Nirriti (Alakshmi)
Mula (मूल) means "the root" origin, foundation, that which underlies everything
/MUN-dane/
Mundane astrology applies astrological principles to nations, world events, and collective phenomena…
/MYOO-tuh-bul signs/
The mutable signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces fall at the end of each season, embodying t…
/MYOO-choo-ul reh-SEP-shun/
Mutual reception occurs when two planets each occupy the sign of the other's rulership they support …
/MIS-tik REK-tan-gul/
The mystic rectangle consists of two oppositions whose endpoints are connected by sextiles and trine…
/nak-sha-tra/
नक्षत्र
Your Nakshatra (नक्षत्र) is the lunar mansion the Moon occupied at your birth
/nak-sha-tra paa-da/
नक्षत्र पाद
Nakshatra Pada (नक्षत्र पाद) means "quarter of a Nakshatra" each of the 27 Nakshatras divides into 4…
/nam-aank/
नामांक
Namank (नामांक) is the Name Number in Vedic Numerology, calculated from the full name as used in dai…
/nam-ank/
नामांक
Name numerology uses the numerical values assigned to the letters of a person's name to calculate co…
/naa-raa-ya-na dah-sha/
नारायण दशा
Narayana Dasha is the most important sign-based (Rashi) Dasha in Jaimini astrology
Natal astrology is the branch of astrology concerned with interpreting the positions of the planets …
/NAY-tal chart/
The horoscope is a figure of the heavens at the moment of birth, showing the positions of the planet…
/na-va-gra-ha/
नवग्रह
Navagraha (नवग्रह) means "nine planets" the seven classical planets plus Rahu and Ketu (the lunar no…
/na-vam-sha/
नवांश
Navamsha (नवांश) is the D9 the ninth divisional (Varga) chart
/nee-cha/
नीच
Neecha (नीच) means debilitation the sign exactly opposite a planet's exaltation, where it is at its …
/nee-cha bhun-ga raa-ja yo-ga/
नीचभंग राजयोग
Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga (नीचभंग राजयोग) means "cancellation of debility producing royal combination
/NEP-tyoon/
Neptune dissolves boundaries and governs the realm of dreams, illusions, spirituality, and the ocean…
/a-maa-va-syaa/
अमावस्या
The New Moon (अमावस्या, Amavasya) occurs when the Sun and Moon align in the same zodiac sign and deg…
/ni-ra-ya-na/
निरयण
"The Nirayana sphere is fixed to the stars and does not move with the solstice points
राहु
The North Node marks the point where the soul crosses from its past into its evolutionary future the…
Number reduction is the process of adding the digits of any number together until a single digit or …
In numerology, each number carries a specific vibration or energetic quality that influences people,…
A numerology chart is the complete map of your numerical vibrations, derived from both your birth da…
/op-oh-ZI-shun/
The opposition two planets 180° apart is an aspect of full awareness and tension: the two planets fa…
/ORB/
The orb is the permissible distance in degrees from exact aspect within which the aspect is still co…
/PAL-us/
Pallas Athene governs wisdom, strategy, pattern recognition, and creative intelligence the capacity …
/pan-cha ma-ha-pu-ru-sha yo-ga/
पञ्च महापुरुष योग
Pancha Mahapurusha Yoga (पञ्च महापुरुष योग) the "five great person combinations" are the most celebr…
/pan-chan-ga/
पञ्चाङ्ग
Panchanga (पञ्चाङ्ग) means "five limbs" a Vedic almanac that defines the quality of each day through…
/PAIR-ah-lel/
Two planets are parallel when they occupy the same degree of declination either both north or both s…
/pa-ri-var-ta-na yo-ga/
परिवर्तन योग
Parivartana Yoga (परिवर्तन योग) is an exchange of signs between two planets each sits in the other's…
/part of FOR-chun/
The Lot of Fortune is derived from the Ascendant plus the Moon minus the Sun by day, or the Ascendan…
/PAR-tyle/
A partile aspect is one where the two planets occupy the same degree number in their respective sign…
/PAIR-eh-grin/
A planet is peregrine when it has no essential dignity in its current sign no domicile, exaltation, …
The Personal Month number zooms into the smaller cycle operating within your Personal Year
The Personal Year number runs in 9-year cycles and describes the dominant energy and theme of any gi…
The Personality number comes from the consonants of your full birth name
Pinnacle numbers describe four distinct phases of your life, each with a dominant vibration that col…
/PIE-seez/
मीन (Meena)
Pisces, the Fish, is mutable water ruled by Jupiter (traditionally) and Neptune (modern) governing t…
/PLAS-ih-dus/
Placidus is the most commonly used house system in modern Western astrology, developed in the 17th c…
A planetary return occurs when a transiting planet returns to the exact zodiac degree it occupied at…
/PLOO-toh/
Pluto takes approximately 248 years to orbit the Sun and spends 12–31 years in each sign (due to its…
/POR-fih-ree/
The Porphyry house system, attributed to the 3rd-century Neoplatonist philosopher Porphyry, divides …
The Power number is derived by adding the Life Path and Expression numbers together and reducing to …
/prash-na/
प्रश्न
Prashna (प्रश्न) means "question" horary astrology in the Vedic tradition
/preh-SESH-un of the EE-kwih-nok-sez/
Precession of the equinoxes is the slow westward shift of the equinox points along the ecliptic appr…
Predictive astrology uses techniques such as transits, progressions, solar returns, and planetary pe…
/PRY-mair-ee dih-REK-shunz/
Primary directions are the oldest and most mathematically sophisticated predictive technique in West…
/pro-FEK-shun/
Annual profections advance the chart one sign per year from the Ascendant, activating a new house an…
/pro-GREST chart/
The progressed chart is the natal chart advanced by secondary progression each day after birth repre…
/sy-koh-LOJ-ih-kul as-TROL-oh-jee/
Psychological astrology applies the insights of depth psychology particularly Jungian analysis to ch…
/pu-nar-va-su/
पुनर्वसु Aditi
Punarvasu (पुनर्वसु) means "the return of light" or "becoming good again" puna (again) + vasu (ray o…
/poor-vaa-shaa-dhaa/
पूर्वाषाढा Apas (Water deity)
Purva Ashadha (पूर्वाषाढा) means "the former unconquered" or "early victory
/poor-va bhaad-ra-pa-daa/
पूर्वभाद्रपदा Aja Ekapada
Purva Bhadrapada (पूर्वभाद्रपदा) means "the former auspicious foot" the first of the two lucky feet
/poor-va faal-gu-nee/
पूर्व फाल्गुनी Bhaga
Purva Phalguni (पूर्व फाल्गुनी) means "the former reddish one" evoking the flushed beauty of sensual…
/push-ka-ra na-vam-sha/
पुष्कर नवांश
Pushkara Navamsha (पुष्कर नवांश) refers to specific degree positions in the Navamsha (D-9) chart tha…
/push-ya/
पुष्य Brihaspati
Pushya (पुष्य) means "to nourish" or "to flourish
/pith-ag-OR-ee-an/
Pythagorean numerology assigns numbers 1 through 9 sequentially to the letters of the Latin alphabet
/KWIN-kunks/
The quincunx (150°) is an aspect of inherent incompatibility and adjustment the two signs share no e…
/KWIN-tyle/
The quintile (72°) and biquintile (144°) belong to the fifth harmonic the harmonic of creative intel…
/rah-hoo/
राहु
Rahu (राहु) is the north lunar node the point where the Moon crosses the ecliptic moving northward
/raa-ja yo-ga/
राज योग
Raja Yoga (राज योग) is Vedic astrology's primary combination for authority, status, and success
/rah-shi/
राशि
Rashi (राशि) is the Vedic zodiac sign a 30-degree arc of the sidereal ecliptic
/rah-shi drish-ti/
राशि दृष्टि
Rashi Drishti (राशि दृष्टि) is the sign-based aspect system from Jaimini astrology
/REE-jee-oh-mon-TAH-nus/
Regiomontanus was developed by the German astronomer-mathematician Johann Müller (1436–1476)
Repeating numbers are numerical patterns such as 11:11, 333, or 4444 that appear with unusual freque…
/vak-ree (Vedic)/
वक्री
A planet in retrogression (Vakra) is said to be powerful, giving results with unusual intensity, oft…
/re-va-tee/
रेवती Pushan
Revati (रेवती) means "the wealthy" or "the prosperous" abundant in every sense
The rising sign colors the body, appearance, and manner of the native, shaping how they are perceive…
/ro-hi-nee/
रोहिणी Brahma / Prajapati
Rohini (रोहिणी) means "the red one" or "the growing one" evoking ripeness, fertility, and bloom
The root number is the single digit (1–9) that results from reducing any larger number through digit…
/ru-cha-ka yo-ga/
रुचक योग
Ruchaka Yoga forms when Mars (Mangal) occupies its own sign (Aries or Scorpio) or exaltation (Capric…
/swaa-mi-tva/
स्वामित्व
Planetary rulership (domicile) assigns each planet a sign or two signs over which it has natural aut…
/SAY-bee-un SIM-bols/
The Sabian Symbols are a system of 360 symbolic images one for each degree of the zodiac produced in…
/saa-dhe saa-tee/
साढ़े साती
Sade Sati (साढ़े साती) is Saturn's 7
/saj-ih-TAIR-ee-us/
धनु (Dhanu)
Sagittarius, the Archer, is mutable fire ruled by Jupiter governing the hips and thighs, and the pri…
/sap-ta-mam-sha/
सप्तमांश
Saptamsha (D-7) is the divisional chart for children and creative progeny
Saturn completes his orbit in approximately 29
/SKOR-pee-oh/
वृश्चिक (Vrishchika)
Scorpio, the Scorpion, is fixed water ruled by Mars (traditionally) and Pluto (modern) governing the…
/SEK-un-dair-ee pro-GRESH-uns/
Secondary progressions advance the natal chart by the rule of a day for a year one day of real plane…
/SEM-ee-skwair/
The semisquare (45°) is a minor hard aspect, half a square it produces friction and irritation less …
/SEP-ah-ray-ting AS-pect/
A separating aspect is one where the faster-moving planet has already passed the point of exact aspe…
/SES-kwee-skwair/
The sesquisquare (135°) one and a half squares is a minor hard aspect producing persistent agitation…
/SEKS-tyle/
The sextile 60° between two planets is a minor harmonious aspect indicating opportunity, ease of com…
/shad-ba-la/
षड्बल
Shadbala (षड्बल) means "six-fold strength" a precise mathematical system to measure how powerful eac…
/sha-ni/
शनि
Shani (शनि), Saturn, is the great Karmic teacher slow, demanding, and ultimately just
/sha-sha yo-ga/
शश योग
Shasha Yoga forms when Saturn (Shani) is in its own sign (Capricorn or Aquarius) or exaltation (Libr…
/shash-tyam-sha/
षष्ट्यंश
Shashtyamsha (D-60) divides each sign into 60 equal parts of 0°30' each making it the most sensitive…
/sha-ta-bhi-shaa/
शतभिषा Varuna
Shatabhisha (शतभिषा) means "a hundred healers" or "a hundred physicians
/shra-va-na/
श्रवण Vishnu
Shravana (श्रवण) means "hearing" or "listening
/shuk-la pak-sha/
शुक्ल पक्ष
Shukla Paksha (शुक्ल पक्ष) is the bright fortnight the two-week period from new moon (Amavasya) to f…
/shoo-kra/
शुक्र
Shukra (शुक्र), Venus, governs love, beauty, pleasure, luxury, and material comforts
/SOH-lar ark dih-REK-shunz/
Solar arc directions advance every planet in the natal chart by the same arc as the progressed Sun a…
/soor-ya gra-han/
सूर्य ग्रहण
A solar eclipse (सूर्य ग्रहण, Surya Grahan) occurs at New Moon when the Moon passes between Earth an…
The solar return is the chart cast for the moment the Sun returns to its exact natal degree each yea…
The Soul Urge number also called the Heart's Desire is calculated from the vowels (A, E, I, O, U) of…
केतु
The South Node represents accumulated past experience the soul's comfort zone, its familiar reposito…
/SKWAIR/
The square 90° between two planets is a hard aspect representing friction, challenge, and the creati…
/STEL-ee-um/
A stellium is a cluster of three or more planets in the same sign or house (most astrologers require…
/suk-SEE-dent HOUSE/
The succedent houses the 2nd, 5th, 8th, and 11th succeed the angular houses and represent consolidat…
/soor-ya raa-shi/
सूर्य राशि
The Sun, as the soul of the cosmic person, occupies a sign that defines the native's core identity, …
/soor-ya/
सूर्य
Surya (सूर्य), the Sun, is the Atmakaraka the indicator of the soul
/swa-kshe-tra/
स्वक्षेत्र
Swakshetra (स्वक्षेत्र) means "own field" a planet placed in the sign it rules
/swaa-tee/
स्वाती Vayu
Swati (स्वाती) means "the sword" or "the independent one
/sin-as-tree/
The comparison of two nativities by laying one chart upon the other reveals the nature of the relati…
/TEE skwair/
The T-square consists of three planets: two in opposition (180°) with a third squaring both (90° to …
/TAW-rus/
वृषभ (Vrishabha)
Taurus, the Bull, is fixed earth ruled by Venus governing the neck, voice, possessions, and the endu…
/da-shaa-dhi-pa-ti/
दशाधिपति
A time lord (chronocrator in Greek, dashanath in Sanskrit) is a planet designated as the ruler of a …
/ti-thi/
तिथि
"A Tithi is the time taken for the Moon to move 12 degrees ahead of the Sun
/trah-DISH-un-al as-TROL-oh-jee/
Traditional Western astrology is the body of astrological practice from roughly 200 BCE to 1700 CE s…
/TRAN-zit/
Transits are the ongoing movements of the planets through the zodiac, measured against the natal cha…
/tri-ko-na/
त्रिकोण
Trikona (त्रिकोण) means "triangle" the 1st, 5th, and 9th houses form an equilateral triangle in the …
/trim-sham-sha/
त्रिंशांश
Trimsamsha (D-30) is a divisional chart for misfortune, disease, accidents, and moral challenges
/TRYNE/
The trine 120° between two planets is the most harmonious of aspects, connecting planets in the same…
/trih-PLIS-ih-tee/
Each of the four elements fire, earth, air, and water contains three signs; the element is called a …
/TROP-ih-kul ZOH-dee-ak/
The tropical zodiac begins at the vernal equinox where the Sun crosses the celestial equator going n…
/uch-cha/
उच्च
Uccha (उच्च) means exaltation a specific sign and degree where each planet operates at maximum stren…
/un-AS-pek-ted PLAN-et/
An unaspected planet forms no major aspects to other planets in the natal chart it operates with a k…
/UN-der the BEEMZ/
A planet is under the beams when it is within 17° of the Sun but more than 8°30' away closer than th…
The Universal Year Number is the collective numerological energy affecting everyone during a given c…
/u-pa-cha-ya bhaa-va/
उपचय भाव
Upachaya (उपचय) means "growth" the 3rd, 6th, 10th, and 11th houses improve over time
/u-pa-pa-da lag-na/
उपपद लग्न
Upapada Lagna (उपपद लग्न), abbreviated UL, is the Arudha of the 12th house calculated the same way a…
/YOOR-ah-nus/
Uranus takes 84 years to circle the zodiac, spending about 7 years in each sign
/ut-ta-raa-shaa-dhaa/
उत्तराषाढा Vishvadevas
Uttara Ashadha (उत्तराषाढा) means "the latter unconquered" final, decisive, lasting victory
/ut-ta-ra bhaad-ra-pa-daa/
उत्तरभाद्रपदा Ahir Budhnya
Uttara Bhadrapada (उत्तरभाद्रपदा) means "the latter auspicious foot
/ut-ta-ra faal-gu-nee/
उत्तर फाल्गुनी Aryaman
Uttara Phalguni (उत्तर फाल्गुनी) means "the latter reddish one" the mature, responsible twin of Purv…
/vak-ri/
वक्री
Vakri (वक्री) means retrograde an apparent backward motion of a planet as seen from Earth
/var-ga/
वर्ग
Varga (वर्ग) means "division" each Rashi sign is subdivided into smaller arcs, creating a separate c…
/var-got-ta-ma/
वर्गोत्तम
Vargottama (वर्गोत्तम) means "best of the division" a planet in the same sign in both the Rashi char…
/ank jyo-tish/
अंक ज्योतिष
Vedic Numerology (Ank Jyotish) assigns each number 1–9 to a planet: 1 to the Sun, 2 to the Moon, 3 t…
/VER-tex/
The Vertex is the westernmost intersection of the prime vertical with the ecliptic a point associate…
/VES-tuh/
Vesta governs focused devotion, the sacred flame of commitment to a higher purpose, and the principl…
/vim-sho-ta-ree da-shaa/
विंशोत्तरी दशा
Vimshottari Dasha (विंशोत्तरी दशा) is Vedic astrology's primary timing system, mapping 120 years of …
/vi-pree-ta raa-ja yo-ga/
विपरीत राजयोग
Vipreeta Raja Yoga (विपरीत राजयोग) literally means "reverse royal combination" a paradoxical yoga wh…
/VER-go/
कन्या (Kanya)
Virgo, the Virgin, is mutable earth ruled by Mercury governing the intestines and the principle of d…
/vi-shaa-khaa/
विशाखा Indra-Agni
Vishakha (विशाखा) means "the forked one" or "having branches" a tree with spreading branches, or a r…
The Moon is void of course (VOC) from the moment it completes its last major aspect to another plane…
/WAH-ter signs/
The water triplicity Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces is cold and moist, feminine in nature; these signs …
/HOLE sign HOW-zes/
In the whole sign house system, the entire sign rising at birth becomes the first house; each subseq…
/YODE/
The Yod two planets in sextile with a third quincunx to both is called the Finger of God or Finger o…
/yog kaa-rak/
योगकारक
Yog Karak (योगकारक) Yoga Karaka is a planet that simultaneously rules a Kendra house (1, 4, 7, or 10…
/yo-ga/
योग
In Jyotish, Yoga (योग) means "combination" a specific planetary configuration that produces a define…
/yo-gi-ni dah-sha/
योगिनी दशा
Yogini Dasha is a compact 36-year cycle dividing time among eight Yoginis divine female energies, ea…