Enter your birthday to see your Western and Vedic Sun signs side by side. Most people get a surprise.
Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac, which is fixed to the seasons: Aries always starts at the spring equinox. Vedic (Jyotish) astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, which follows the constellations as they really appear in the sky.
The Earth slowly wobbles on its axis, so the two zodiacs drift apart by about one degree every 72 years. Today they are around 24 degrees apart. That's why about three people in four have a Vedic Sun sign one sign earlier than their Western one.
| Sign | Western (tropical) dates | Vedic (sidereal) dates |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 21 Mar – 19 Apr | 14 Apr – 14 May |
| Taurus | 20 Apr – 20 May | 15 May – 14 Jun |
| Gemini | 21 May – 20 Jun | 15 Jun – 16 Jul |
| Cancer | 21 Jun – 22 Jul | 17 Jul – 16 Aug |
| Leo | 23 Jul – 22 Aug | 17 Aug – 16 Sep |
| Virgo | 23 Aug – 22 Sep | 17 Sep – 16 Oct |
| Libra | 23 Sep – 22 Oct | 17 Oct – 16 Nov |
| Scorpio | 23 Oct – 21 Nov | 17 Nov – 15 Dec |
| Sagittarius | 22 Nov – 21 Dec | 16 Dec – 13 Jan |
| Capricorn | 22 Dec – 19 Jan | 14 Jan – 12 Feb |
| Aquarius | 20 Jan – 18 Feb | 13 Feb – 13 Mar |
| Pisces | 19 Feb – 20 Mar | 14 Mar – 13 Apr |
Vedic dates move by about a day every 70 years, so dates near the edges can vary by a day.
Neither is "wrong". They measure the zodiac from different starting points: Western from the seasons, Vedic from the stars. Many people find it interesting to read both.
Because the sidereal zodiac is about 24 degrees behind the tropical one, so the Sun reaches each Vedic sign roughly three to four weeks later in the year.
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