Graha
One of the nine bodies used in Jyotish: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu.
- Vedic astrology
- हिंदी: ग्रह
What is the rule behind Graha?
Jyotish uses nine grahas: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu.
Source: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Graha guna svarupa
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Related terms
- Rahu and KetuThe two points where the Moon's path crosses the Sun's path. They are always exactly opposite each other.
- Rashi (sign)One of the 12 equal 30° parts of the zodiac, from Aries (1) to Pisces (12).
- Bhava (house)One of the 12 houses of a chart. Each house stands for areas of life and holds one sign.
- Kundali (birth chart)A map of where the Sun, Moon and planets stood in the sky at the moment and place of birth.
- Lagna (ascendant)The sign rising on the eastern horizon at birth. It becomes the 1st house.
- JyotishVedic astrology, the Indian study of the sky and how charts are read. The word means "science of light".
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What does Graha mean in Vedic astrology?
One of the nine bodies used in Jyotish: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. Jyotish uses nine grahas: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu.
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