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The tables people keep reaching for, in one place: Western and Vedic side by side, your sign in both, and the basics of tarot and the Moon.

Western vs. Vedic at a glance · Your Sun sign in both systems · The twelve signs at a glance · The four tarot suits at a glance · The eight moon phases · The 27 Nakshatras · Vimshottari Dasha order

Western vs. Vedic at a glance

Two traditions, one sky. The planets are in the same place in both; what changes is where each tradition starts counting, and what it does with the result.

	Western	Vedic (Jyotish)
Zodiac	Tropical, anchored to the seasons	Sidereal, anchored to the stars
Where Aries begins	At the spring equinox	At a fixed point among the stars, about 24° behind the Western start
Your sign	The one you know	Usually one sign earlier
What the chart centers on	Sun sign, Moon sign, and Rising sign	Moon sign (Rashi), Rising sign (Lagna), and Nakshatra
Planets used	Sun through Pluto	Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, plus the lunar nodes Rahu and Ketu
Houses	Several systems in use (this site uses Whole Sign)	Whole Sign, counted from the Lagna
Timing	Transits and progressions	Dashas (planetary periods) and transits
Moon detail	Phase and sign	27 Nakshatras and 30 lunar days (tithis)
A planet appearing to move backward	Retrograde	Vakri
Tone of the reading	Often psychological, centered on one lifetime	Rooted in karma carried across lifetimes

Your Sun sign in both systems

Find your Western Sun sign and the birth dates on the left, then read across to your Vedic Sun sign. The Vedic dates can shift by a day from year to year, so a birthday near a boundary is worth checking with the Birth Chart tool.

Western sign	Western dates	Vedic sign	Born between
Aries	Mar 21 – Apr 19	Pisces (Meena) Aries (Mesha)	Mar 21 – Apr 13 Apr 14 – Apr 19
Taurus	Apr 20 – May 20	Aries (Mesha) Taurus (Vrishabha)	Apr 20 – May 14 May 15 – May 20
Gemini	May 21 – Jun 20	Taurus (Vrishabha) Gemini (Mithuna)	May 21 – Jun 14 Jun 15 – Jun 20
Cancer	Jun 21 – Jul 22	Gemini (Mithuna) Cancer (Karka)	Jun 21 – Jul 16 Jul 17 – Jul 22
Leo	Jul 23 – Aug 22	Cancer (Karka) Leo (Simha)	Jul 23 – Aug 16 Aug 17 – Aug 22
Virgo	Aug 23 – Sep 22	Leo (Simha) Virgo (Kanya)	Aug 23 – Sep 16 Sep 17 – Sep 22
Libra	Sep 23 – Oct 22	Virgo (Kanya) Libra (Tula)	Sep 23 – Oct 17 Oct 18 – Oct 22
Scorpio	Oct 23 – Nov 21	Libra (Tula) Scorpio (Vrishchika)	Oct 23 – Nov 15 Nov 16 – Nov 21
Sagittarius	Nov 22 – Dec 21	Scorpio (Vrishchika) Sagittarius (Dhanu)	Nov 22 – Dec 15 Dec 16 – Dec 21
Capricorn	Dec 22 – Jan 19	Sagittarius (Dhanu) Capricorn (Makara)	Dec 22 – Jan 13 Jan 14 – Jan 19
Aquarius	Jan 20 – Feb 18	Capricorn (Makara) Aquarius (Kumbha)	Jan 20 – Feb 12 Feb 13 – Feb 18
Pisces	Feb 19 – Mar 20	Aquarius (Kumbha) Pisces (Meena)	Feb 19 – Mar 13 Mar 14 – Mar 20

The twelve signs at a glance

Element and modality are the same in both systems. Rulers differ: Western astrology adds Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto as modern rulers, while Vedic astrology uses only the classical seven.

Sign	Element	Modality	Western ruler	Vedic name	Vedic ruler
Aries	Fire	Cardinal	Mars	Mesha	Mangal (Mars)
Taurus	Earth	Fixed	Venus	Vrishabha	Shukra (Venus)
Gemini	Air	Mutable	Mercury	Mithuna	Budha (Mercury)
Cancer	Water	Cardinal	Moon	Karka	Chandra (Moon)
Leo	Fire	Fixed	Sun	Simha	Surya (Sun)
Virgo	Earth	Mutable	Mercury	Kanya	Budha (Mercury)
Libra	Air	Cardinal	Venus	Tula	Shukra (Venus)
Scorpio	Water	Fixed	Mars (modern: Pluto)	Vrishchika	Mangal (Mars)
Sagittarius	Fire	Mutable	Jupiter	Dhanu	Guru (Jupiter)
Capricorn	Earth	Cardinal	Saturn	Makara	Shani (Saturn)
Aquarius	Air	Fixed	Saturn (modern: Uranus)	Kumbha	Shani (Saturn)
Pisces	Water	Mutable	Jupiter (modern: Neptune)	Meena	Guru (Jupiter)

The four tarot suits at a glance

Each suit has an element, a theme, and three zodiac signs that share that element.

Suit	Element	Theme	Signs that share the element
Wands	Fire	Passion, action, creativity, drive	Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Cups	Water	Feelings, relationships, intuition	Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Swords	Air	Thought, truth, communication, conflict	Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Pentacles	Earth	Work, money, the body, the practical world	Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

The eight moon phases

About 29.5 days from one New Moon to the next. Tap a phase name for its ritual, candle, and crystal.

Phase	What it feels like
New Moon	The sky's blank page: a quiet reset before the cycle begins again.
Waxing Crescent	A thin curve of light, the first small proof that something is moving.
First Quarter	Half lit, and the first real test of whatever you started.
Waxing Gibbous	Nearly full: a time for patience, adjusting, and refining.
Full Moon	The brightest night of the cycle, for clarity and letting go.
Waning Gibbous	The light begins to fade: a time to reflect on what the full moon showed you.
Last Quarter	Half lit again, a turning point for releasing what has run its course.
Waning Crescent	The last thin light before the dark: rest, close out, and surrender.

The 27 Nakshatras

The Moon's 27 lunar constellations, each ruled by one of the nine grahas. The ruler sets which Dasha you begin life in (see the next chart).

#	Nakshatra	Ruler	Keywords
1	Ashwini	Ketu	swift starts, healing instinct
2	Bharani	Venus	intensity, creation, hard transitions
3	Krittika	Sun	sharp focus, purification
4	Rohini	Moon	growth, sensuality, magnetism
5	Mrigashira	Mars	searching, curiosity, gentle restlessness
6	Ardra	Rahu	storms that clear the air, transformation through difficulty
7	Punarvasu	Jupiter	renewal, restoration, second chances
8	Pushya	Saturn	caretaking, steadiness, quiet abundance
9	Ashlesha	Mercury	intuition, hypnotic charm, depth
10	Magha	Ketu	ancestry, authority, legacy
11	Purva Phalguni	Venus	pleasure, rest, creative ease
12	Uttara Phalguni	Sun	partnership, generosity, contracts
13	Hasta	Moon	skill, craft, cleverness
14	Chitra	Mars	charisma, design, presentation
15	Swati	Rahu	independence, movement, self-direction
16	Vishakha	Jupiter	determined pursuit, ambition split between paths
17	Anuradha	Saturn	devotion, friendship, disciplined success
18	Jyeshtha	Mercury	seniority, protection, the weight of responsibility
19	Mula	Ketu	getting to the bottom of things, uprooting what no longer serves
20	Purva Ashadha	Venus	early victory, conviction, persuasion
21	Uttara Ashadha	Sun	lasting achievement, integrity, endurance
22	Shravana	Moon	learning by listening, connection, reputation
23	Dhanishta	Mars	rhythm, ambition, wealth through effort
24	Shatabhisha	Rahu	solitude, healing, the unconventional
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Jupiter	intensity, transformation, spiritual fire
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Saturn	depth, quiet wisdom, still waters
27	Revati	Mercury	completion, compassion, gentle endings

Vimshottari Dasha order

The Vedic system divides a 120-year cycle into nine planetary periods, always in this order. Where you begin depends on your birth Nakshatra's ruler.

Order	Planet	Vedic name	Years
1	Ketu	Ketu	7
2	Venus	Shukra	20
3	Sun	Surya	6
4	Moon	Chandra	10
5	Mars	Mangal	7
6	Rahu	Rahu	18
7	Jupiter	Guru	16
8	Saturn	Shani	19
9	Mercury	Budha	17
	Total		120

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