Exaltation (uchcha)
Each of the seven grahas has one sign where it is strongest, and one degree where it peaks.
- 5-minute lesson
- Basic course: Jyotish Shishya
- Vedic astrology
- Where a graha shines
- A way to remember
A first look at the lesson
Each of the seven grahas from the Sun to Saturn has one sign where it is at its strongest: its exaltation (uchcha). Inside that sign, one degree is the peak.
Sun Aries 10° · Moon Taurus 3° · Mars Capricorn 28° · Mercury Virgo 15° · Jupiter Cancer 5° · Venus Pisces 27° · Saturn Libra 20°
The whole sign counts as exalted; the degree is where it is strongest of all. Rahu and Ketu are left out here, because the traditions disagree about them.
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More lessons on this subject
- Debilitation (neecha)Across the wheel from its exaltation, in the 7th sign, a graha is at its weakest.
- Own sign and moolatrikonaA graha is at home in the signs it rules, and at its office in its moolatrikona.
- Friends, enemies and neutralsThe seven grahas fall into two sides; each counts some grahas friends, some neutral and some enemies.
- How strong is a graha in its sign?Seven steps of strength, from exalted to debilitated, and how to find a graha's step.
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