Lamp of the Path of Astrology

While all the planets are traveling through their own specific paths of motion, we who observe them from the Earth see them in different positions based on the time and place of our observation.

We can understand the positions of the planets at any given time by calculating their "degrees." If a circle is divided into four, there will be four equal angles as shown below. Each of those angles will be 90 degrees. If each of those angles is further divided into three, there will be three angles of 30 degrees each. Each such division of 30 degrees is called a Rashi A Rashi is a sign of the zodiac, spanning 30 degrees of the 360-degree celestial circle.. What is called a "degree" in English is referred to as a Bhaga The Sanskrit-derived term for a degree of arc. in the science of astrology. One Rashi consists of 30 Bhagas. Regarding the degrees or Bhagas of each Rashi and their names...