Monday, August 27, 2018

Natural Traits of Gemini Ascendant!

Gemini is the 3rd sign of the zodiac and occupies the distance from 60 degrees to 90 degrees in the zodiac comprising of 360 degrees.

Type: Dual
Element: Air
Nakshatras: Mrigaseera 0 to 6.40 (3&4), Arudra 6.40 to 20 (1-4) and Punarvasu 20 to 30 (1-3)

General Characteristics:
Geminis are the most confused, indecisive and eccentric natives you can ever find. Mind is never steady and always wandering across all directions. They lack concentration big time and always in deep thought. Plenty of things keep running in their mind and they always like to do something or other. The mind works very fast and they have great memory power as well as intuitive abilities. They are good at thinking out of the box and at the same time are prone to being misunderstood a lot.

It's best to leave a Gemini native all by himself and not pigeonhole them as seldom do they follow the conventional notion of doing things. They are just not cut out for following a set procedure and can't adopt to a particular routine. They can be utterly dis organised and haywire. They perform best when they are given lots of freedom.

Gemini being the natural communicative sign, they are good conversationalists. Speed is a highlight for them and they mostly tend to talk very fast. They are naturally nervous and the mind can by itself cause depravity. But having said this, they also tend to be supremely talented in various arts/skill forms. One more thing about them, they are best at taking jokes onto themselves.

They epitomise dual mindedness in many ways. Despite all the inherent limitations, I happen to be a proud Mithuna having both my ascendant and moon in Gemini  😂. Popular Gemini Ascendants happen to be Microsoft's Bill Gates and the legendary maverick scientist Albert Einstein.

Note : These are just natural characteristics about Gemini Ascendant. It should be remembered that it is more in line with the Lagna placement and not that of the moon. It could however be subject to change based on planetary placements.

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Basic Concepts on Solar and Lunar Eclipse!

Here are a few basic concepts about Eclipse:
  • When Sun and Moon are close to each other (same house), it's called Amma Vasya (New Moon).
  • When Sun and Moon are 180 degrees apart (7th house from each other) , it's called Poornima (Full Moon).
  • A solar eclipse occurs only on Amma Vasya and Lunar eclipse takes place only on Poornima and depends on the intersection of Rahu and Ketu.
  • If either of Rahu/Ketu is associated with Sun/Moon an eclipse is created.
Lunar Eclipse (27th July 2018):
Sun is in Cancer (Kataga) and Moon has moved to Capricorn (Makara) which is 180 degrees apart. Rahu is posited in Cancer with the Sun and Ketu is right now in Capricorn along with the moon giving rise to a perfect Lunar Eclipse.

Solar Eclipse (11th Aug 2018):
Sun is in Cancer (Kataga) and Moon is also now in Cancer (Kataga) and they are conjunct with each other. Rahu is posited in Cancer along with the Sun & Moon and Ketu is 180 degrees apart in Capricorn giving rise to a perfect Solar Eclipse.

                                                                  Lunar Eclipse
                                                                 Solar Eclipse

Just to get the drift, concentrate only on Sun, Moon, Rahu and Ketu. The Lunar eclipse takes place in the signs of Cancer and Capricorn (Sun & Rahu in Cancer and Moon & Ketu in Capricorn) whereas the Solar eclipse also takes place in the signs of Cancer and Capricorn (Sun, Moon & Rahu in Cancer and Ketu in Capricorn)

Notes:
1) Rahu (Dragon Head) / Ketu (Dragon Tail) are always 180 degrees apart and transits a sign approx every 1 and half years. 
2) Sun transits a sign approx every one month (30 days)
3) Moon transits a sign approx every 2 and a quarter days (54 hours)

Hence, there is always the possibility of a Lunar & Solar eclipse taking place within a short time frame. Moon, who is posited along with Ketu in Capricorn and is directly opposite to Sun & Rahu in Cancer  forming a Lunar Eclipse on 27th July 2018 will quickly traverse to Cancer in roughly another 14-15 days (Approx 2.25 days * 6 signs from Capricorn to Cancer) to join Sun and Rahu and be opposite to Ketu in Capricorn giving way to form a Solar Eclipse on 11th August 2018.

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

The curious case of Tuesday and Mars!

Day: Tuesday
Planet lording Tuesday: Mars
Mars ruled stars: Mrigaseerisha, Chitra, Dhanishta
Exaltation Sign of Mars: Capricorn (Makara)

An interesting astrological as well as numerology significance about DMK head Kalaignar Karunanidhi is that it's quite ironic that he was born on 3rd June 1924 in Mrigaseerisha Nakshatra (star ruled by Mars) on a Tuesday (day ruled by Mars) and incidentally also died on 7th August 2018 on his Janma Nakshatra Mrigaseerisha star ruled by Mars and again on the day of Tuesday which is governed by Mars.

And to add, his Mars was exalted (ie in most powerful state) in Capricorn when he attained birth and it also happened to be exalted when he breathed his last. Life indeed comes a full circle and his is truly a case of பலமான செவ்வாய்!.