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Mesh Rashifal for Thursday 14 August 2025: Aries Moon Sign

Thursday 14 August 2025

The Stars of Mesh, with the Moon and Planets on 14 Aug

MeenMeshVrishabhRevatiAshwiniBharaniKrittikaEclipticEastWestRevati: ζ PisciumAshwini: SheratanBharani: 35 ArietisHamalAlgolMenkar

At 12:00 PM, the Moon is at 1°43′ in Mesh, in Ashwini nakshatra, pada 1, 2.5° from the star Alpherg (η Piscium).

Mesh as the 1st House: Where All Nine Grahas Are on 14 Aug

1Mo 1°23Ju 20°Ve 22°4Su 27°Me 10°5Ke 24°6Ma 10°7891011Ra 24°12Sa 6°R

Every house is counted from Mesh, so this chart is Mesh's gochar on that day. Positions at 12:00 PM, sidereal (Lahiri). The number in each house is its rashi: 1 for Mesh to 12 for Meen. R after a graha: retrograde.

Mesh on 14 Aug: the Moon is in your 1st (self and body) from 9:06 AM (Supports); 3 of the 9 planets support, 6 need attention.

Red Fort, Delhi, India · IST (Asia/Kolkata) ·

  • Moon
  • Planet
  • Rahu and Ketu: the Moon's nodes, points without a body
  • Yogatara: the star that marks a nakshatra
  • Star figure lines, drawn by us
  • Ecliptic: the Sun's path
  • Rashi edge
  • Nakshatra edge
  • Brighter stars are drawn larger

The real stars of Mesh's 30° of sky, at their catalogue positions. Only the Moon and the planets move. As seen facing south from India: east is on the left, and the Moon moves from right to left.

The nakshatras on this map and their yogataras
  • Revati 346°40′ to 360°00′ Yogatara: Revati (ζ Piscium). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955, Pingree and Morrissey 1989 and Colebrooke 1807.
  • Ashwini 0°00′ to 13°20′ Yogatara: Sheratan (β Arietis). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955 and Pingree and Morrissey 1989. Colebrooke 1807 reads it as α Arietis.
  • Bharani 13°20′ to 26°40′ Yogatara: 35 Arietis. Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860 and Pingree and Morrissey 1989. Calendar Reform Committee 1955 reads it as 41 Arietis.
  • Krittika 26°40′ to 40°00′ Yogatara: Alcyone (η Tauri) · outside this map. Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955, Pingree and Morrissey 1989 and Colebrooke 1807.

Star positions are worked out for the hour from the catalogue (proper motion, parallax and aberration), in the same sidereal frame as the planets, with Lahiri ayanamsa. For the 36 stars compared, Swiss Ephemeris's own star file agrees within 2.4 arc-seconds. The Moon and planets are placed as seen from the Earth's centre; from your own place the Moon can look up to about 1° away from its spot here. The figure lines are our own; each yogatara is given by at least two of the sources listed above.

Star positions: Yale Bright Star Catalogue, 5th ed. (Hoffleit & Warren, 1991; NASA HEASARC, public domain). Star names: IAU Working Group on Star Names (CC BY 4.0). Moon and planets: NASA JPL DE440s.

Aaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign · Thursday 14 August 2025

Mesh Rashifal for 14 Aug: Work, Love and Health

Aaj ka Mesh rashifal, read from your Moon sign. Mesh (मेष) is the 1st rashi, 0° to 30° of the sidereal zodiac, ruled by Mars, and it holds all four padas of Ashwini, all four padas of Bharani and Krittika pada 1. In English it is called Aries, but here it means the sign the Moon was in at your birth, not your birthday sign. Every line below names its graha, the house that graha holds from Mesh and the classical verse behind it.

3 of the 9 planets support · 6 need attention

The day's main graha: the Moon (in the supports list).

The Moon in Mesh, your 1st (self and body), until Saturday 16 Aug, 11:44 AM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: comfort and good food.

Saturn in Meen, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 3 Jun 2027, 5:28 AM: classically not a favourable house, but with Jupiter and Venus in your 3rd the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), so the texts count it supportive; classical reading: low spirits.

Rahu in Kumbh, your 11th (gains and friends), until 25 Nov 2026, 5:46 PM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: good fortune and gains.

The Sun in Kark, your 4th (mother, home and happiness), until Sunday 17 Aug, 1:53 AM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: health and home comforts.

Mars in Kanya, your 6th (health, work and competition), until 13 Sep, 9:23 PM: classically a favourable house, but Mars is in Kanya, whose lord Mercury is not its natural friend, so its support is muted; classical reading: disputes settling, good health and gains.

Mercury in Kark, your 4th, until 30 Aug, 4:46 PM: classically a favourable house, but Jupiter and Venus in your 3rd hold it back (vedha), and Mercury is in Kark, whose lord the Moon is not its natural friend, so its support is held back; classical reading: gains and a growing family.

Jupiter in Mithun, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 18 Oct, 7:49 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: delays in work.

Venus in Mithun, your 3rd, until 21 Aug, 1:20 AM: classically a favourable house, but the Moon in your 1st holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: prosperity and standing.

Ketu in Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until 25 Nov 2026, 5:46 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: low spirits.

The day changes at 9:06 AM, when the Moon moves into Mesh; both parts are shown.

Work, Love and Health

Work and Money?

Work and Money: Rahu and Saturn support; Mars, Jupiter and Venus need attention.

Rahu in Kumbh, your 11th (gains and friends), until 25 Nov 2026, 5:46 PM: classically favourable for gains.

Saturn in Meen, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 3 Jun 2027, 5:28 AM: classically not a favourable house, but with Jupiter and Venus in your 3rd the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), so the texts count it supportive; the texts name no separate result of it for work and money.

Mars in Kanya, your 6th (health, work and competition), until 13 Sep, 9:23 PM: classically favourable for gains, with disputes settling, but Mars is in Kanya, whose lord Mercury is not its natural friend, so its support is muted.

Jupiter in Mithun, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 18 Oct, 7:49 PM: classically not favourable for work.

Venus in Mithun, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 21 Aug, 1:20 AM: classically favourable for prosperity and standing, but the Moon in your 1st holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back.

Love and Family?

Love and Family: the Sun and Mercury need attention.

The Sun in Kark, your 4th (mother, home and happiness), until Sunday 17 Aug, 1:53 AM: classically not favourable for home comforts.

Mercury in Kark, your 4th (mother, home and happiness), until 30 Aug, 4:46 PM: classically favourable for a growing family, but Jupiter and Venus in your 3rd hold it back (vedha), and Mercury is in Kark, whose lord the Moon is not its natural friend, so its support is held back.

Health?

Health: the Moon supports; Mars needs attention.

The Moon in Mesh, your 1st (self and body), until Saturday 16 Aug, 11:44 AM: classically favourable for comfort and good food.

Mars in Kanya, your 6th (health, work and competition), until 13 Sep, 9:23 PM: classically favourable for good health, but Mars is in Kanya, whose lord Mercury is not its natural friend, so its support is muted.

Moon Strength for Mesh on 14 Aug

Chandrabala, Chandrashtama and Tarabala

Until 9:06 AM (since Tuesday 12 Aug, 6:11 AM): the Moon in Meen, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha); no Chandrabala from this house.

  • Chandrabala Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4

From 9:06 AM until Saturday 16 Aug, 11:44 AM: the Moon in Mesh, your 1st (self and body); Chandrabala present.

Until 9:06 AM the Moon shares Meen with Saturn.

Next Chandrashtama for Mesh: from 30 Aug, 7:53 AM to 1 Sep, 7:55 PM.

Tarabala for the nakshatras of Mesh

Ashwini (padas 1–4): Atimitra Tara until 9:06 AM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Ashwini (padas 1–4): Janma Tara from 9:06 AM: not chosen for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–13).

Bharani (padas 1–4): Mitra Tara until 9:06 AM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Bharani (padas 1–4): Atimitra Tara from 9:06 AM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Krittika (pada 1): Vadha Tara until 9:06 AM: in round 3 of nine, counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.13); in the common panchang table it is not chosen for new work.

Krittika (pada 1): Mitra Tara from 9:06 AM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Your Supportive Hours in Delhi

2 windows, from the panchang, inside this rashi's good Chandrabala

From 11:59 AM to 2:04 PM: Abhijit Muhurta and a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 7:01 PM to 8:22 PM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

What are supportive hours?

The panchang's windows for new work in Delhi (for reference)

from 4:24 AM to 5:07 AM · from 7:29 AM to 8:21 AM · from 11:59 AM to 2:04 PM · from 7:01 PM to 8:22 PM

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Every time on this page is in IST (Asia/Kolkata). The reading is the same for everyone in this time zone; only the supportive hours follow Delhi's sunrise.

Aaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign

Sade Sati and Shani Dhaiya for Mesh: Exact Dates

Sade Sati is Saturn's passage through the 12th, 1st and 2nd signs from the Moon sign, about seven and a half years. Dhaiya is Saturn's passage through the 4th or 8th sign from the Moon sign, about two and a half years.

Sade Sati, first phase for Mesh: Saturn is in Meen, your 12th, from 29 Mar 2025 to 3 Jun 2027. The whole Sade Sati runs from 29 Mar 2025 to 31 May 2032. Traditionally this passage rewards steady effort, discipline and looking after health.

  • Sade Sati Phaladeepika 26.22–23 · Brihat Samhita 104.39–45

Within this stay, Saturn's effect is classically felt most in the last third of Meen: from 2 Jul 2026 to 20 Aug 2026 and from 11 Mar 2027 to 3 Jun 2027.

  • Felt most Phaladeepika 26.25 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.19

Saturn is one of nine: the verdict for Saturn in your 12th and the other eight grahas are in the table below.

The next dhaiya (4th house) for Mesh runs from 13 Jul 2034 to 27 Aug 2036.

Counted from the Moon sign, as Phaladeepika 26.22–23 and Brihat Samhita 104 do. Each span runs from Saturn's first entry to its final exit, with every pause shown. Classically it is a time for steady effort and patience, not a fixed outcome.

Aaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign

Why: Each Graha's House from Mesh

Each graha, with its rule · from 9:06 AM

  1. Sun? Kark · 4th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    The Sun in Kark, your 4th (mother, home and happiness), until Sunday 17 Aug, 1:53 AM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: health and home comforts.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: Sunday 17 Aug, 1:53 AM

  2. Moon? Mesh · 1st house Supports?

    The Moon in Mesh, your 1st (self and body), until Saturday 16 Aug, 11:44 AM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: comfort and good food.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: Saturday 16 Aug, 11:44 AM

  3. Mars? Kanya · 6th house Needs attention: Kanya, an unfriendly sign?

    Mars in Kanya, your 6th (health, work and competition), until 13 Sep, 9:23 PM: classically a favourable house, but Mars is in Kanya, whose lord Mercury is not its natural friend, so its support is muted; classical reading: disputes settling, good health and gains.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 13 Sep, 9:23 PM

  4. Mercury? Kark · 4th house Needs attention: vedha: Jupiter and Venus in your 3rd; Kark, an unfriendly sign?

    Mercury in Kark, your 4th (mother, home and happiness), until 30 Aug, 4:46 PM: classically a favourable house, but Jupiter and Venus in your 3rd hold it back (vedha), and Mercury is in Kark, whose lord the Moon is not its natural friend, so its support is held back; classical reading: gains and a growing family.

    Classical: favourable by most texts · In this sign until: 30 Aug, 4:46 PM

  5. Jupiter? Mithun · 3rd house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Jupiter in Mithun, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 18 Oct, 7:49 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: delays in work.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 18 Oct, 7:49 PM

  6. Venus? Mithun · 3rd house Needs attention: vedha: the Moon in your 1st?

    Venus in Mithun, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 21 Aug, 1:20 AM: classically a favourable house, but the Moon in your 1st holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: prosperity and standing.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 21 Aug, 1:20 AM

  7. Saturn? Meen · 12th house Supports: reverse vedha: Jupiter and Venus in your 3rd?

    Saturn in Meen, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 3 Jun 2027, 5:28 AM: classically not a favourable house, but with Jupiter and Venus in your 3rd the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), so the texts count it supportive; classical reading: low spirits.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 3 Jun 2027, 5:28 AM

  8. Rahu? Kumbh · 11th house Supports?

    Rahu in Kumbh, your 11th (gains and friends), until 25 Nov 2026, 5:46 PM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: good fortune and gains.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 25 Nov 2026, 5:46 PM

  9. Ketu? Singh · 5th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Ketu in Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until 25 Nov 2026, 5:46 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: low spirits.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 25 Nov 2026, 5:46 PM

The other part of the day: until 9:06 AM
  1. Moon? Meen · 12th house Needs attention: house not favourable; reverse vedha: Mars in your 6th; the Moon with Saturn?

    The Moon in Meen, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 9:06 AM: classically not a favourable house, but with Mars in your 6th the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), and it shares Meen with Saturn, so its support is muted; classical reading: spending and rest.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 9:06 AM

  2. Venus? Mithun · 3rd house Supports?

    Venus in Mithun, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 21 Aug, 1:20 AM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: prosperity and standing.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 21 Aug, 1:20 AM

For Mesh, of the 4 slow planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu), 2 support and 2 need attention.

Aaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign

Mesh in the Next 30 Days

The next 30 days, each with the house it brings

Sunday 17 Aug, 1:53 AM: the Sun moves into Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence). Classically not a favourable house, but Singh is its own sign, where the texts say it does not work against you; classical reading: health and rest.

21 Aug, 1:20 AM: Venus moves into Kark, your 4th (mother, home and happiness). Classically a favourable house, but Venus is in Kark, whose lord the Moon is not its natural friend, so its support is muted; classical reading: friends and happiness.

29 Aug, 3:51 PM: Mercury comes close to the Sun (combust) in Kark, your 4th.

30 Aug, 4:46 PM: Mercury moves into Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence). Classically not a favourable house; classical reading: friction at home.

Mesh Rashifal 2027: the whole year, month by month

Aaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign

Mesh Rashifal for the Next Day, 15 Aug

Tomorrow (Friday 15 August): the Moon is in Mesh, your 1st (self and body) all day: classically a favourable house; classical reading: comfort and good food.

Open the full rashifal for 15 Aug

Aaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign

About Mesh Rashi: Lord Mars, Nakshatras and Name Letters

Lord
MarsBrihat Jataka 1.6; Saravali 3.11; Phaladeepika 1.6
Symbol
A ramBrihat Jataka 1.5; Saravali 3.3–4
Kind
Chara (movable)Brihat Jataka 1.11; Saravali 3.20–21; Phaladeepika 1.9
Odd or even
Odd sign; male (purusha)Brihat Jataka 1.11; Saravali 3.20–21; Phaladeepika 1.9
Direction
EastBrihat Jataka 1.11; Saravali 3.22; Phaladeepika 1.9
Rising
Prishthodaya: rises back firstBrihat Jataka 1.10; Saravali 3.24; Jataka Parijata 1.14
Strong
By nightBrihat Jataka 1.10; Saravali 3.24; Phaladeepika 1.8
Kalapurusha limb
The headBrihat Jataka 1.4; Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 4.4; Saravali 3.5–6; Phaladeepika 1.4
Span (sidereal)
0° to 30°Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
Nakshatra padas
Ashwini 1–4; Bharani 1–4; Krittika 1Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
Name letters (naam akshar)
Chu Che Cho La Li Lu Le Lo AThe avakahada table, checked against two published tables
Exalted, debilitated, moolatrikona
The Sun is exalted (uchcha) in Mesh and Saturn debilitated (neecha); Mesh is also Mars's moolatrikona sign.Brihat Jataka 1.13–14; Saravali 3.34–36; Phaladeepika 1.6–7

A name rashi is the janma rashi only when the name was chosen from the birth nakshatra's syllable. Each fact is given in at least two classical texts, and where the texts differ both readings are shown. Left out: the element (tattva), which only one of the texts we read gives (Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 4); and any colour, number or stone for a rashi, which none of them ties to good fortune.

Texts read for this page
  • Brihat Jataka of Varahamihira: Sanskrit with English by M. D. Neely; English by V. Subrahmanya Sastri
  • Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra: English by R. Santhanam, with the Sanskrit text
  • Saravali of Kalyana Varma: English by R. Santhanam
  • Phaladeepika of Mantreswara: English by V. Subrahmanya Sastri
  • Jataka Parijata of Vaidyanatha: English by V. Subrahmanya Sastri
  • Hora Sara of Prithuyasas: English by R. Santhanam

Questions

Mesh Rashi Questions

Who is the lord (swami) of Mesh rashi?

Mars, the lord of Mesh, is in Kanya on 14 Aug, the 6th house from Mesh, until 13 Sep, 9:23 PM. Mars rules Mesh in every classical text we read: Brihat Jataka 1.6, Saravali 3.11 and Phaladeepika 1.6. Mars also rules Vrishchik.

Which name letters (naam akshar) belong to Mesh rashi?

On 14 Aug, the Moon is in Mesh, from 9:06 AM to Saturday 16 Aug, 11:44 AM: a child born in those hours has Mesh as janma rashi. Mesh's nine name syllables, one for each nakshatra pada, are Chu, Che, Cho, La (Ashwini 1–4); Li, Lu, Le, Lo (Bharani 1–4); A (Krittika 1). A name starting with one of them gives Mesh as the name rashi, which matches the janma rashi only when the name was chosen from the birth nakshatra.

Which nakshatras are in Mesh rashi?

On 14 Aug, the Moon is in Ashwini, one of Mesh's nakshatras, and in its pada 1 until 2:44 PM. Mesh covers 0° to 30° of the sidereal zodiac: all four padas of Ashwini, all four padas of Bharani and Krittika pada 1, nine nakshatra padas in all, as every rashi has (Brihat Jataka 1.4, Hora Sara 1.13). If your rashi is Mesh, your birth nakshatra is one of these.

What are Mesh rashi people like?

They are described as courageous and self-respecting, with a quick, restless energy that likes to keep moving; friendly and well liked, light eaters, with round eyes. These are the points that at least two of Brihat Jataka 17.1, Saravali 23.1 and Hora Sara 29.1 share. Brihat Jataka 17.13 adds that this picture holds in full only when the Moon, Mesh and its lord Mars are all strong in the birth chart, and Hora Sara 29.13 that a graha joining or aspecting the Moon changes it, so your own kundli says more than the rashi alone.

When do Sade Sati and Shani dhaiya start and end for Mesh rashi?

Sade Sati is running for Mesh on 14 Aug, in its first phase: Saturn is in Meen, the 12th house from Mesh. It began on 29 Mar and ends with Saturn's final exit on 31 May 2032. The next dhaiya (4th house) for Mesh runs from 13 Jul 2034 to 27 Aug 2036. Each span runs from Saturn's first entry to its final exit, with every pause shown, and is counted from the Moon sign as Phaladeepika 26.22–23 and Brihat Samhita 104 count it. Classically Sade Sati and dhaiya ask for steady effort and patience; neither is a fixed outcome.

When does the time change for Mesh rashi?

Jupiter moves into Kark on 18 Oct, 7:49 PM, the 4th house from Mesh; Rahu moves into Makar and Ketu into Kark on 25 Nov 2026, 5:46 PM, the 10th and 4th houses from Mesh (true node; by the mean node many almanacs print, on 5 Dec 2026); Saturn moves into Mesh itself on 3 Jun 2027, 5:28 AM. Saturn, Jupiter and Rahu–Ketu stay in a sign for many months, so their changes set the background for Mesh, and each change above names the house it brings. The daily reading on this page weighs all nine grahas together, and no rashi has a good or a poor time as a whole.

What is Mesh rashi in English?

On 14 Aug, at 4:33 PM, the Sun is in Leo 21°55′ by the tropical zodiac that birthday signs use, but in Kark 27°42′ by the sidereal zodiac of Vedic astrology. Mesh is called Aries in English, yet a rashi is the Moon's sign at birth in the sidereal zodiac, not the birthday sign, so someone whose birthday makes them Aries need not have Mesh rashi.

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Words used on this page

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Sun
One of the nine grahas: the soul, standing and authority.
Moon
One of the nine grahas: the mind; it leads the day's reading.
Mars
One of the nine grahas: energy, courage and effort.
Mercury
One of the nine grahas: speech, learning and trade.
Jupiter
One of the nine grahas: wisdom, children and growth.
Venus
One of the nine grahas: comfort, relationships and the arts.
Saturn
One of the nine grahas: duty, patience and steady work.
Rahu
One of the nine grahas: the Moon's north node, a shadow graha.
Ketu
One of the nine grahas: the Moon's south node, always opposite Rahu.
Gochar (transit)
The movement of the grahas through the signs, read from your Moon sign (Phaladeepika 26.1).
House (bhava)
The count of signs from your Moon sign; the Moon sign itself is the 1st.
Vedha (obstruction)
A favourable transit is held back while another graha sits in its paired house (Phaladeepika 26.3–8).
Reverse vedha (vama vedha)
A transit that asks for patience is counted supportive while another graha sits in its paired favourable house (Muhurta Chintamani 4.4; Narada Samhita 12.8).
The Moon's company
The grahas in the Moon's sign; the Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu or Ketu there mute a supportive Moon (Muhurta Chintamani 4.7; Brihat Samhita 104.56).
Chandrabala
The Moon's strength for you, counted from your Moon sign: houses 1, 3, 6, 7, 10 and 11 are good.
Tarabala
The strength of the day's nakshatra for you, counted from your birth nakshatra in rounds of nine.
Sade Sati
Saturn's passage through the 12th, 1st and 2nd from your Moon sign, about seven and a half years; the name is common these days and many panchangs give it; the houses are in Phaladeepika 26.22–23.
Retrograde (vakri)
Seen from Earth the graha appears to move backwards; shown as a fact only, as the texts differ on its meaning in transit.
Felt most
The third of a sign in which a graha's transit is classically felt most: the Sun and Mars the first, Jupiter and Venus the middle, the Moon and Saturn the last (Phaladeepika 26.25; Muhurta Chintamani 4.19).
Mean-node reckoning
Rahu and Ketu by their average motion, which many almanacs print; its dates can differ from the true node by days.
Texts differ
The classical texts read this placement differently; we follow most of them and name the text that differs.
Panchang windows in your Chandrabala
Abhijit, Amrit Kalam, Brahma Muhurta, Vijaya or a Labh, Shubh or Amrit choghadiya, clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Dur Muhurtam, Varjyam and Bhadra, inside the hours when the Moon is in the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th or 11th from your Moon sign.
Own sign (swarashi)
A sign the graha rules (BPHS ch. 3).
Unfriendly sign
A sign whose lord the graha naturally counts as hostile (BPHS ch. 3).
Work and Money
Our grouping: read from the 10th, 6th, 3rd, 11th, 2nd and 12th houses from your Moon sign, whose meanings name this area (BPHS ch. 11).
Love and Family
Our grouping: read from the 7th, 4th and 2nd houses from your Moon sign, whose meanings name this area (BPHS ch. 11).
Health
Our grouping: read from the 1st and 6th houses from your Moon sign, whose meanings name this area (BPHS ch. 11).
What supports
A graha in a house the texts count favourable, with nothing holding it back, or counted supportive by reverse vedha (Muhurta Chintamani 4.4).
Points that call for patience
Every other graha, each with the fact that puts it there: a house the texts do not count favourable, vedha, a debilitation or unfriendly sign, combustion, its own or exaltation sign in an unfavourable house, the Moon's company, or Chandrashtama.
House meaning
What each house stands for (Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11): 1 self and body, 2 family, wealth and speech, 3 courage and siblings, 4 mother, home and happiness, 5 children, education and intelligence, 6 health, work and competition, 7 marriage and partnership, 8 research and hidden matters, 9 fortune, dharma and father, 10 career and karma, 11 gains and friends, 12 expenses, foreign lands and moksha.

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