Do you Really Know Your Sun Sign? Tropical vs Sidereal Sun Signs. Western vs Vedic Sun Signs.

Hey guys! Hope you all are in good health and spirits. 

Today's post is one of the most basic yet very important. BASIC because we will be talking about Sun signs which many of you are already aware of while IMPORTANT because this is not going to be what you actually know about your Sun sign.

Very often we excitingly jump on to Astro sections of newspapers and horoscope articles in a magazine or social sites to know about our daily, weekly, and monthly horoscopes. But there are also many times that you end up realizing that the stuff mentioned about your sun or zodiac signs is not what you actually are and doesn't gel with your personality traits, approach towards life, and the way you deal with day to day situations. And then comes the situation where person either stops believing in sun signs or rather convince oneself to believe in it psychologically that "it has to be true as this is my sun sign". So why comes this difference in what you actually are and what your "existing sun sign" is telling you?

This is solely because you guys are referring to your WESTERN SUN SIGN and not the VEDIC SUN SIGN. Yes, the sun signs or zodiacal signs we talk about in general are all basically WESTERN SUN SIGNS or the Sun Signs based on Western Astrology. While the Sun signs that are based on Vedic Astrology are known as VEDIC SUN SIGNS which many of you are unaware of and that's what makes the entire difference in one's understanding and clarity of sun signs in general.

So let us briefly understand what these two concepts of Sun Signs are in general. Here, I am not going to jot down the entire differences between the Vedic and Western Astrology (for that kindly refer : https://www.thehailphoenix.com/2019/07/difference-between-vedic-and-western.html) but to make you guys understand that what is the actual difference between the type of Sun Signs mentioned above.

WESTERN SUN SIGNS (BASED ON WESTERN OR TROPICAL ASROLOGY)

This concept of astrology is based on the Earth and the seasons experienced on it. According to this, there is a fixed reference point on the Vulnar Equinox or the March Equinox in the northern hemisphere. And when the Earth revolves around the Sun, it does in such a fashion that the Sun enters the first degree of the first sign of the Zodiacal belt i.e. the Aries at the same fixed reference point i.e. on 21st March every year. Hence, it uses the first day of the spring season as the beginning of the zodiac i.e. when the sun enters the sign Aries.

And since the cycle of seasons has not changed and is constant despite the change in the original positions of the constellations over the period of time, hence Tropical or Western astrology uses the calender dates for determining the Sun signs. For Example: 21st March to 19th April is always Aries sun sign and is fixed.

 

VEDIC SUN SIGNS (BASED ON VEDIC OR SIDEREAL ASTROLOGY)

Vedic or Sidereal Astrology is purely based on the 'stars' and 'constellations'. It takes into the account the actual movement of planets against the fixed backdrop of stars and constellations. Now we all know that the earth revolves around the sun in fixed elliptical path and completes one such revolution in approximately 365 days. Also it rotates around its axis which marks the completion of one full day of 24 hours.

The Earth changes its tilt around the axis and kind of wobbles in its movement. Hence, there is a precession of the equinoxes which causes the actual position of stars to appear as if moving backwards over a period of time. Due to this particular phenomenon, the constellations have changed their position from the original one over the period of time. Hence, the Sun enters the first sign of the Zodiacal belt i.e. the Aries a little earlier than the fixed reference point i.e. the Vulnar Equinox used in Western Astrology (mentioned above in the blog). Therefore, currently there is a difference of 23 degrees between both the systems of Astrology (Vedic sun signs are currently 23 degrees behind the Western sun signs). Thus, you need to subtract 23 degrees from the planetary degree of the Sun in the Western Natal chart to actually derive to your Vedic Sun Sign. 

WESTERN SUN SIGNS                                                                                                

ARIES- 21ST MARCH TO 19TH APRIL                     

TAURUS- 20TH APRIL TO 20TH MAY

GEMINI- 21ST MAY TO 20TH JUNE

CANCER- 21ST JUNE TO 22ND JULY

LEO- 23RD JULY TO 22ND AUGUST

VIRGO- 23RD AUGUST TO 22ND SEPTEMBER

LIBRA- 23RD SEPTEMBER TO 22ND OCTOBER

SCORPIO- 23RD OCTOBER TO 21ST NOVEMBER

SAGITTARIUS- 22ND NOVEMBER TO 21ST DECEMBER

CAPRICORN- 22ND DECEMBER TO 19TH JANUARY

AQUARIUS- 20TH JANUARY TO 18TH FEBRUARY

PISCES- 19TH FEBRUARY TO 20TH MARCH

VEDIC SUN SIGNS

ARIES- 14TH APRIL TO 14TH MAY

TAURUS- 15TH MAY TO 14TH JUNE               

GEMINI- 15TH JUNE TO 17TH JULY

CANCER- 18TH JULY TO 15TH AUGUST

LEO- 16TH AUGUST TO 16TH SEPTEMBER

VIRGO- 17TH SEPTEMBER TO 17TH OCTOBER

LIBRA- 18TH OCTOBER TO 16TH NOVEMBER

SCORPIO- 17TH NOVEMBER TO 15TH DECEMBER            

SAGITTARIUS- 16TH DECEMBER TO 15TH JANUARY

CAPRICORN- 16TH JANUARY TO 12TH FEBRUARY

AQUARIUS- 13TH FEBRUARY TO 14TH MARCH

PISCES- 15TH MARCH TO 13TH APRIL

So, next time when you find out your zodiac doesn't suit your personality, consider VEDIC SUN SIGN and decide for yourself which one is for you!

UNTIL NEXT TIME...

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