In the Western astrology one sign can cover up to three houses.ģ. In the Vedic astrology each house takes a whole sign even if the Ascendant sign falls on the first degree. Thereby the first difference between a Vedic and Western chart is that the planets and Lagna are shifted back by approximately 23 degrees 52 minutes depending on the date of birth.Ģ. The coincidence of two Zodiacs falls on spring equinox of 285 AD. The Indian astrology considers this very slight shift which is 23 degrees for 2000 years. This Sun’s shift back against the stars is called precession or ayanamsha. The Sun returns to the same point every year with a little displacement, which is approximately 50 1 / 3 arc-second. The Universe expands constantly, stars move little by little, they do not stand still. Vedic astrologers take into account the sidereal (fixed) horoscope. Modern western astrologers use the tropical abstract Zodiac, suggesting that the Sun comes to the same point on the vernal equinox.
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