Sun Sign Calculatorसूर्य राशि — वैदिक और पाश्चात्य

Your Sun sign is the sign the Sun was in at your birth. Western horoscopes use the tropical zodiac, tied to the seasons; Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, tied to the stars. The two are now about 24° apart, so most people's Vedic Sun sign is one sign behind the Western. This calculator gives both, with the sankrantis of your birth year.

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How the Sun sign is foundसूर्य राशि कैसे निकलती है

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    The Sun's position at your birth is computed from the Swiss Ephemeris.

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    The Western sign is read from that position as it is (tropical); the Vedic sign after taking off the Lahiri ayanamsa (sidereal).

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    The Sun spends about a month in each sign. Its entry into a sign is a sankranti — Makara Sankranti is its entry into Capricorn in mid-January.

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    The sankranti times are reckoned as Drik Panchang prints them, to the minute.

What the Sun sign is used forसूर्य राशि का उपयोग

  • The Sun is the karaka of the soul, the father, authority and vitality; its sign colours these.
  • The solar months of the Hindu calendar (used in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Bengal and Odisha) follow the Sun's signs.
  • Sankrantis are festival days — Makara Sankranti, Mesha Sankranti (the solar new year) and the rest.
  • For the daily rashifal, Vedic astrology uses the Moon sign, not the Sun sign.

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From your birth details

Moon Sign (Rashi) · चंद्र राशि जानेंYour Vedic rashi from the Moon at birth, and when the Moon entered and left it.Ascendant (Lagna) · लग्न जानेंThe sign rising at your birth, its degree, and when that lagna rose and set.Nakshatra Finder · जन्म नक्षत्र जानेंYour birth nakshatra and pada, its name letter, gana, yoni and nadi.Lucky Gemstone · भाग्य रत्न जानेंYour life stone from the Lagna lord, and the stones of the 5th and 9th lords.

Dosha checks

Mangal Dosha Check · मांगलिक दोष जाँचIs Mars in house 1, 2, 4, 7, 8 or 12 — and is it cancelled?Sade Sati Check · साढ़े साती जाँचWhen Shani's Sade Sati and dhaiya start and end for your Moon sign.Kaal Sarp Dosh Check · काल सर्प दोष जाँचAre all seven grahas hemmed between Rahu and Ketu? Which of the 12 kinds?

From your name

Name Numerology · नाम अंक ज्योतिषYour name number, moolank and bhagyank — and whether they agree.Naam Rashi · नाम राशि जानेंThe rashi and nakshatra of a name's first syllable — no birth time needed.

Time and calendar tools

Ayanamsa Calculator · अयनांश कैलकुलेटरLahiri, Raman, KP and three more ayanamsas on any date.Ghati Converter · घटी-पल कैलकुलेटरGhati, pal and vipal to hours and back, and the ishtakaal from sunrise.Chinese Zodiac · चीनी राशि जानेंYour Chinese animal and element, counted from the Chinese New Year.

Questions · प्रश्न

Why is my Vedic Sun sign different from my Western one?

The Western zodiac starts at the spring equinox; the Vedic one is fixed to the stars. Because of the precession of the equinoxes they are now about 24° apart, so the Vedic sign is usually one sign earlier.

वैदिक और पाश्चात्य सूर्य राशि अलग क्यों है?

पाश्चात्य राशिचक्र वसंत विषुव से आरम्भ होता है, वैदिक तारों से बँधा है। अयन-चलन के कारण दोनों में अब लगभग 24° का अंतर है, इसलिए वैदिक राशि प्रायः एक राशि पहले होती है।

Do I need my birth time?

Only if you were born near a sankranti. The Sun changes sign once a month; the page warns you if your birth was within a day of the change.

What is a sankranti?

The moment the Sun enters a new sidereal sign. There are twelve in a year; the page lists all of them for your birth year.

When does the Sun enter each Vedic sign?

In 2026: Makara (Capricorn) 14 January, Kumbha 13 February, Meena 15 March, Mesha 14 April, Vrishabha 15 May, Mithuna 15 June, Karka 16 July, Simha 17 August, Kanya 17 September, Tula 17 October, Vrishchika 16 November and Dhanu 16 December. The day can move by one between years; the calculator gives the exact moment for your birth year.