Sidereal and Vedic Astrology
Since the mid-1990s, the so-called "Vedic astrology" has experienced a remarkable boom in America and, with some delay, also in Europe. Indian Gurus and their western followers not only imported the Hindu sidereal Zodiac to the west, but also other techniques of Hindu astrology and even spiritual concepts of the Vedic culture. Excerpt from the third, extended edition of Dieter Koch's book: "Kritik der astrologischen Vernunft" (Critique of Astrological Reason).
India developed and carefully preserved an excellent system of astrology. In the 70s it gained popularity in America and eventually throughout the world as "Vedic Astrology," perhaps riding the coat-tails of a larger explosion of interest in Indian culture and spirituality ushered in by ISKCON (the "Hare Krishnas") and similar groups like TM ("Transcendental Meditation")...12.04.2016Ayanamshas in Sidereal Astrology
By contrast, sidereal astrology uses a sidereal zodiac whose initial point is defined relative to the fixed stars.Topics in the Astro Shop
Current Planets
28-Apr-2025, 06:10
UT/GMT
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| Sun | 8 | 12'46" | 14n15 | ||
| Moon | 14 | 33'12" | 19n51 | ||
| Mercury | 11 | 55' 2" | 2n05 | ||
| Venus | 28 | 42'18" | 0n55 | ||
| Mars | 4 | 20'50" | 21n10 | ||
| Jupiter | 20 | 49'26" | 22n53 | ||
| Saturn | 27 | 34' 2" | 2s48 | ||
| Uranus | 26 | 9'46" | 19n05 | ||
| Neptune | 1 | 0'36" | 0s46 | ||
| Pluto | 3 | 48'32" | 22s44 | ||
| TrueNode | 26 | 45'50"r | 1s17 | ||
| Chiron | 23 | 54'46" | 9n59 | ||
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