Ayanamsa
The correction between the tropical zodiac of Western astrology and the sidereal zodiac Vedic astrology uses — currently about 24 degrees.
Western astrology fixes the zodiac to the seasons; Vedic astrology fixes it to the stars. The gap between the two, the ayanamsa, has grown to roughly 24 degrees and is why a Western Leo is usually a Vedic Karka (Cancer). The Lahiri ayanamsa is the standard in India.
This is the single most common reason someone's "sign" from a magazine disagrees with the rashi a calculator gives them.
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What does Ayanamsa mean?
The correction between the tropical zodiac of Western astrology and the sidereal zodiac Vedic astrology uses — currently about 24 degrees.
Why does Ayanamsa come up in matchmaking?
This is the single most common reason someone's "sign" from a magazine disagrees with the rashi a calculator gives them.
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