The Differences Between Western and Vedic Astrology by LearnAstrologyFree

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The Differences Between Western and Vedic Astrology
Component Western Vedic
Fundamental differences
Zodiac Tropical (Seasonal) Sidereal (Constellational)
House System Ascendant on First House cusp,one of many house systems selected Whole Signs (Ascendant in the 1st)two major house systems used
Planets Visible plus Uranus, Neptune, Pluto Visible only
Planets in signs Central to chart interpretation Used differently, especially to assess planetary strength
Sign rulerships Aquarius to Uranus, Pisces to Neptune, Scorpio to Pluto Traditional (Aquarius to Saturn, Pisces to Jupiter, Scorpio to Mars)
Aspects conjunction, sextile, square, trine & opposition with <10 degree orbs; aspects only to planets & angles conjunction & opposition by whole sign, with Mars, Jupiter & Saturn having special whole sign aspects
Differences in Approaches and Methodology
Assessing Strength and Weakness
Retrogradation weakness strength
planet in sign opposite to ruled weak, called debilitated not used
Combust rarely used important weakness
strong-weak Moon by phase unused Dark Moon/ waning is weak,Bright Moon strong/waxing strong
planetary war unused major weakness
vargottama unused significant strength
dig bala unused major strength
dispositorship sometimes used of major importance
mutual reception used by some astrologers a major yoga used in delineation
exalted by sign strong strong unless sign ruler weak
fallen by sign weak weak unless sign ruler strong +
benefic/malefic planets not used per se(although Saturn is seen as highly impactful) Sun, Mars, Saturn & Nodes maleficVenus, Jupiter benefic & usually Moon and Mercury too
House Meanings and Rulership
good/bad houses largely ignored crucial to chart interpretation
house classifications angular, succedent, cadentfire, air, water, earth Western types + maraka, upachaya, good/bad, kendra/trikona & more
rulership of houses used occasionally by some Western astrologers deeply central to chart analysis, e.g. the formation of planetary yogas
Additional Methods of Analysis
Aspect Patterns Grand Trine, T-Square, Grand Cross, Yod, and others used not used
Chart shape Marc Edmund Jones patterns an extensive set of yogas
Lunar phases 8 lunar phases 16 Tithis
methods of prediction transits (especially by outer planets), progressions, directions Vimshottari dasas, secondarily transits by Jupiter & Saturn
lunar mansionsaka Nakshatras rarely used central to dasa calculation & elections, of major importance
harmonic/Varga Charts seldom used used extensively in both natal and predictive work
assessing compatibility interaspects between charts, cross-house placement, composite charts Kuta analysis &Navamsha assessment
added chart points the comet Chiron, the four major asteroids, and possibly others. usually no extra points, but some add upagrahas and sahams.

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