Learn Astro Basic

The Solar year has twelve months called :

Chittarai	Adi	Alpisi	Thai
Vykasi	Avani	Karthikai	Masi
Ani	Perattasi	Margali	Panguni

These months are calculated according to the entry of the Sun into each Sign from Aries

Name of Planet	Time taken to move in a Sign or Rashi
Sun	Surya	About 1 month
Moon	Chandra	2-1/4 days
Mars	Mangal Or Kuja	45 days
Mercury	Budha	About a month
Jupiter	Guru	A year
Venus	Shukra	A month
Saturn	Sani	2-1/4 years
Dragon's Head	Rahu	1-1/2 years
Dragon's Tail	Ketu	1-1/2 years

The Zodiac is an imaginary belt stretching about 9° north and 9° south of the eclipse within which the planets and the Moon remain in the course of their movement. In case of the Moon, the deviation from the ecliptic is about + 5°. This belt is divided into 12 equal parts each of 30° and each part is called a sign. According to the western system of Astrology, the first sign, i.e., Aries starts from the point of intersection of the ecliptic and the equator. There are 12 signs., in both the systems, the first being Aries, followed by Taurus. The twelfth sign of the Zodiac is Pisces.

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