04-17-2004, 01:06 PM
The following is from lesson 3 of the same link above; I post it here since it gives both the English and Sanskrit versions of the names of the naksharas and Raashis.
The real path of the earth around the Sun is called the Ecliptic.
9 degrees to either side of the Ecliptic is a belt of the Heavens known as the Zodiac. (Dante called it the Oblique Line that beareth all planets).
First 30 degrees of the Zodiac constitute the sign of Aries. The next 30 degrees Taurus and so on. The Zodiac counted from the first degree of Aries to the 360th degree of Pisces is called the Tropical Zodiac.
The Limbs of the Tropical Zodiac: Sign Degrees
Aries 00 - 30
Taurus 30 - 60
Gemini 60 - 90
Cancer 90 - 120
Leo 120 - 150
Virgo 150 - 180
Libra 180 - 210
Scorpio 210 - 240
Sagittarius 240 - 270
Capricorn 270 - 300
Aquarius 300 - 330
Pisces 330 - 360
These 12 signs are the limbs of the Cosmic Man or Time Eternal (Kalapurusha- The Almighty Self as Time).
Aries is His head, Taurus His face, Gemini His neck, Cancer His heart, Leo the place beneath, Virgo His belly, Libra His generative organs, Scorpio the place beneath, Sagittarius His upper thigh, Capricorn his lower thigh, Aquarius His leg and Pisces His feet!
The Zodiac is tenanted by 27 constellations each of them spread over an arc of 13 degrees 20 minutes. The Zodiac counted from the first degree of Beta Arietis ( Aswini) to the 360th degree of Zeta Piscium ( Revathi) is known as the Sidereal Zodiac.
Western Astrology is based on the Tropical Zodiac and the Vedic on the Sidereal.
The Limbs of the Sidereal Zodiac Name of Constellation Deg Min Deg Min
1. Beta Arietis (Aswini) 00 00 13 20
2. 41 Arietis (Bharani) 13 20 26 40
3. Eta Tauri (Karthika) 26 40 40 00
4. Alpha Tauri (Rohini ) 40 00 53 20
5. Lamda Orionis (Mrigasira) 53 20 66 40
6. Alpha Orionis (Aridra) 66 40 80 00
7. Beta Geminorum (Punarvasu) 80 00 93 20
8. Delta Cancri (Pushya) 93 20 106 40
9. Alpha Cancri (Aslesha) 106 40 120 00
10. Alpha Leonis (Magha) 120 00 133 20
11. Delta Leonis (Pubba) 133 20 146 40
12. Beta Leonis (Uttara) 146 40 160 00
13. Delta Corvi (Hasta) 160 00 173 20
14. Alpha Virginis (Chitra) 173 20 186 40
15. Alpha Bootis (Chothi) 186 40 200 00
16. Beta Librae (Vishakam) 200 00 213 20
17. Delta Scorpi (Anuradha) 213 20 226 40
18. Alpha Scorpi (Jyeshta) 226 40 240 00
19. Lamda Scorpi (Moola) 240 00 253 20
20. Delta Sagittari (Poorvashad) 253 20 266 40
21. Delta Sagittari (Uthrashad) 266 40 280 00
22. Alpha Aquilae (Sravana) 280 00 293 20
23. Alpha Delphini (Dhanishta) 293 20 306 40
24. Lamda Aquari (Satabhisha) 306 40 320 00
25. Alpha Pegasi (Poorvabhadra) 320 00 333 20
26. Alpha Andromeda (Uttrarabhadra) 333 20 346 40
27. Zeta Piscium (Revathi) 346 40 360 00
The real path of the earth around the Sun is called the Ecliptic.
9 degrees to either side of the Ecliptic is a belt of the Heavens known as the Zodiac. (Dante called it the Oblique Line that beareth all planets).
First 30 degrees of the Zodiac constitute the sign of Aries. The next 30 degrees Taurus and so on. The Zodiac counted from the first degree of Aries to the 360th degree of Pisces is called the Tropical Zodiac.
The Limbs of the Tropical Zodiac: Sign Degrees
Aries 00 - 30
Taurus 30 - 60
Gemini 60 - 90
Cancer 90 - 120
Leo 120 - 150
Virgo 150 - 180
Libra 180 - 210
Scorpio 210 - 240
Sagittarius 240 - 270
Capricorn 270 - 300
Aquarius 300 - 330
Pisces 330 - 360
These 12 signs are the limbs of the Cosmic Man or Time Eternal (Kalapurusha- The Almighty Self as Time).
Aries is His head, Taurus His face, Gemini His neck, Cancer His heart, Leo the place beneath, Virgo His belly, Libra His generative organs, Scorpio the place beneath, Sagittarius His upper thigh, Capricorn his lower thigh, Aquarius His leg and Pisces His feet!
The Zodiac is tenanted by 27 constellations each of them spread over an arc of 13 degrees 20 minutes. The Zodiac counted from the first degree of Beta Arietis ( Aswini) to the 360th degree of Zeta Piscium ( Revathi) is known as the Sidereal Zodiac.
Western Astrology is based on the Tropical Zodiac and the Vedic on the Sidereal.
The Limbs of the Sidereal Zodiac Name of Constellation Deg Min Deg Min
1. Beta Arietis (Aswini) 00 00 13 20
2. 41 Arietis (Bharani) 13 20 26 40
3. Eta Tauri (Karthika) 26 40 40 00
4. Alpha Tauri (Rohini ) 40 00 53 20
5. Lamda Orionis (Mrigasira) 53 20 66 40
6. Alpha Orionis (Aridra) 66 40 80 00
7. Beta Geminorum (Punarvasu) 80 00 93 20
8. Delta Cancri (Pushya) 93 20 106 40
9. Alpha Cancri (Aslesha) 106 40 120 00
10. Alpha Leonis (Magha) 120 00 133 20
11. Delta Leonis (Pubba) 133 20 146 40
12. Beta Leonis (Uttara) 146 40 160 00
13. Delta Corvi (Hasta) 160 00 173 20
14. Alpha Virginis (Chitra) 173 20 186 40
15. Alpha Bootis (Chothi) 186 40 200 00
16. Beta Librae (Vishakam) 200 00 213 20
17. Delta Scorpi (Anuradha) 213 20 226 40
18. Alpha Scorpi (Jyeshta) 226 40 240 00
19. Lamda Scorpi (Moola) 240 00 253 20
20. Delta Sagittari (Poorvashad) 253 20 266 40
21. Delta Sagittari (Uthrashad) 266 40 280 00
22. Alpha Aquilae (Sravana) 280 00 293 20
23. Alpha Delphini (Dhanishta) 293 20 306 40
24. Lamda Aquari (Satabhisha) 306 40 320 00
25. Alpha Pegasi (Poorvabhadra) 320 00 333 20
26. Alpha Andromeda (Uttrarabhadra) 333 20 346 40
27. Zeta Piscium (Revathi) 346 40 360 00