zodiac
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Once every 12 years, Jupiter exalted in Cancer

Namaskaram, I hope you have all been well. Jupiter has entered Sidereal Cancer on October 18th and will remain there until December 6th. Today, I will be sharing about Jupiter, before writing about his condition in his sign of exaltation, Cancer. In astrology — be it Western or Vedic — Jupiter is considered a benefic Continue reading
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Saturn Return FAQ

What is Saturn return? Saturn return refers to the period of time when the position of Saturn in the sky returns back to the same sign where Saturn was when you were born. For example, back in March 1996, Saturn was in the sign of sidereal Pisces. Come April 2025, Saturn in the sky will Continue reading
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Mars enters Cancer – 20 Oct 2024

Mars will enter sidereal Cancer on 20 Oct 2024. Mars is one of the slower moving planet, and take on average 2 months to move through one zodiac sign. This time though, Mars will stay in the sign of sidereal Cancer for about 5 months in total, as this transit coincides with its retrogression. This Continue reading
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Tropical vs Sidereal Zodiac

Some of you who have read my posts may have noticed the use of the word “sidereal” when I mention zodiac signs, and may perhaps be wondering what does “sidereal” mean, and why do I need to mention it. Why didn’t just say “Venus entering Virgo” but instead I wrote “Venus entering sidereal Virgo”? Well, Continue reading
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Venus enters sidereal Virgo

Venus enters sidereal Virgo tomorrow, and will remain there until 18 Sep 2024, when it will enter Libra. Venus is said to be debilitated in the sign of Virgo. One simple way to look at the concept of “debilitation” is that the planet involved does not have the strength and resources to do its job well. It Continue reading
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Zodiac Signs – Why 12, and not 13?

This was one of the big questions that I had when I started learning astrology. Why 12 zodiac signs, but not 11 or 13? There are information on the internet saying that there is a “new” zodiac sign, making it a total of 13 signs instead of 12, which was rather puzzling. And some took Continue reading
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What is astrology?

Astrology is the interpretation of the positions and movements of planets in the sky to derive information about a person’s life and/or events. Through the ages, astrologers before us have studied and put together the movements of the planets along with the events that take place on Earth. After a sufficient amount of “data-collection”, they Continue reading