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Planets in Western and Vedic astrology

Astrology apps and columns talk about planets in signs every day. Today's Horoscope publishes a browseable grid: ten Western planets (Sun through Pluto) and nine Vedic grahas (Surya through Ketu), each with twelve sign or rashi links. That is 228 combination pages plus nineteen planet hub pages.

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Western planets

Western tropical astrology tracks the Sun, Moon, and planets through twelve signs. Each planet hub links to sign-by-sign notes on tone, rulership, and transit seasons.

SunIdentity, vitality, and conscious will in the tropical chart
MoonMood, memory, and bodily rhythm in the tropical chart
MercurySpeech, learning, and daily logistics
VenusAttraction, art, and shared pleasure
MarsDrive, courage, and friction
JupiterGrowth, faith, and wide horizons
SaturnLimits, craft, and long timelines
UranusSurprise, innovation, and rupture (modern ruler of Aquarius)
NeptuneDream, symbol, and diffusion (modern ruler of Pisces)
PlutoDepth, power, and renewal (modern ruler of Scorpio)

Western planet hub

Vedic planets

Jyotish uses grahas from Surya through Ketu. Each hub links to rashi pages that describe how classical writers phrase that graha through Mesha, Vrishabha, and the rest of the wheel.

Sun (Surya)Soul light, authority, and dharma in Jyotish
Moon (Chandra)Mind, nourishment, and public mood in Jyotish
Mars (Mangala)Energy, courage, and disciplined force
Mercury (Budha)Speech, commerce, and clever analysis
Jupiter (Guru / Brihaspati)Wisdom, teachers, and generous expansion
Venus (Shukra)Harmony, craft, and shared enjoyment
Saturn (Shani)Patience, karma, and structural duty
RahuObsession, hunger, and eclipse shadow (no rashi lord)
KetuRelease, detachment, and eclipse shadow (no rashi lord)

Vedic planet hub

Western planets

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