Bhava (house)
One of the 12 houses of a chart. Each house stands for areas of life and holds one sign.
- Vedic astrology
- हिंदी: भाव
What is the rule behind Bhava?
The Lagna's sign is the 1st house. The next signs, in zodiac order, are the 2nd to 12th houses (whole-sign houses).
Source: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Bhava vivechana
Where can you learn about Bhava?
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Related terms
- Lagna (ascendant)The sign rising on the eastern horizon at birth. It becomes the 1st house.
- GrahaOne of the nine bodies used in Jyotish: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu.
- Rashi (sign)One of the 12 equal 30° parts of the zodiac, from Aries (1) to Pisces (12).
- Sidereal zodiac (nirayana)A zodiac measured against the fixed stars, as Jyotish uses. Western astrology mostly uses the tropical zodiac instead.
- Kundali (birth chart)A map of where the Sun, Moon and planets stood in the sky at the moment and place of birth.
- AyanamshaThe gap, in degrees, between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs.
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What does Bhava mean in Vedic astrology?
One of the 12 houses of a chart. Each house stands for areas of life and holds one sign. The Lagna's sign is the 1st house. The next signs, in zodiac order, are the 2nd to 12th houses (whole-sign houses).
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