It is not the question of which system is superior.Both have distinctive features ...rather they can be treated like two different schools of thought and both deserve deep study and after all...all roads leads to Rome.
The first major difference between the two systems is that each use a different Zodiac system.The Vedic method uses the Sidereal Zodiac System and the Western method chooses the Tropical Zodiac System.
The earth’s equator shifts backward through the signs of the zodiac at the rate of about 51″ of longitude per year. This is called “precession of the equinoxes.” Because of this phenomenon, the theoretical Aries of the western zodiac drifts further and further from the Aries used by Vedic astrologers — at the rate of about 1 degree every 72 years.The tropical (Western), and the Vedic Aries were on the same zodiacal plane around 285 AD !!!. Because of the precession of the equinoxes, at present, there is approximately a 23 degree difference. Thus all of the planets in a Vedic horoscope, including the rising sign, will be about 23 zodiacal degrees earlier than they would be in a Western chart.
The Western system of prediction is based on Sun Signs whereas the Vedic system is based on the Moon Sigm i.e the position of the Moon in one's Natal Chart. For example a person who is born say on 9th November will be a Scorpio Sun Sign as per Western Astrology but can be a completely different Moon sign as per Vedic Astrology !!!. It is very important not to confuse between these two.
Another major difference is that besides the 12 signs, Vedic Astrology breaks down the 360 degree circle into 27 constellations called nakshatras, which cover a span of 13 degrees 20 minutes. This more detailed analysis is used for electional astrology to select the most propitious time to start any activity, such as a new business, constructing a home etc., or performing ceremonies such as marriage, coronations or initiations. There is no equivalent in Western astrology.
Vedic astrology acknowledges only nine planets - Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the two nodes of the Moon called Rahu and Ketu. These nodes, recognised by astronomers, are points on the ecliptic path of the Sun which the Moon cuts every month as it circles the Earth every 29.5 days.
The outer planets - Uranus, Neptune and Pluto - as well as the asteroids are not used in Vedic Astrology as they are considered to be too distant from the Earth and small to have an influence on human affairs.
However these days some Neo Vedic astrologers are experimenting with Uranus,Neptune & Pluto and also the asteroid Chiron . My own personal views I have said in one of my earlier posts which can be accessed at http://mechiein.blogspot.com/2011/06/some-misconceptions-about-lunar-nodes.html
In certain other aspects they also differ from each other.In Western astrology the square opposition aspects are bad and trine and sextile aspects are good.In the Vedic system good and bad aspects are dependant on the nature of the planets involved in the aspects.Astavarga, Shadbala & divisional charts are not found in the Western system.
The first major difference between the two systems is that each use a different Zodiac system.The Vedic method uses the Sidereal Zodiac System and the Western method chooses the Tropical Zodiac System.
The earth’s equator shifts backward through the signs of the zodiac at the rate of about 51″ of longitude per year. This is called “precession of the equinoxes.” Because of this phenomenon, the theoretical Aries of the western zodiac drifts further and further from the Aries used by Vedic astrologers — at the rate of about 1 degree every 72 years.The tropical (Western), and the Vedic Aries were on the same zodiacal plane around 285 AD !!!. Because of the precession of the equinoxes, at present, there is approximately a 23 degree difference. Thus all of the planets in a Vedic horoscope, including the rising sign, will be about 23 zodiacal degrees earlier than they would be in a Western chart.
The Western system of prediction is based on Sun Signs whereas the Vedic system is based on the Moon Sigm i.e the position of the Moon in one's Natal Chart. For example a person who is born say on 9th November will be a Scorpio Sun Sign as per Western Astrology but can be a completely different Moon sign as per Vedic Astrology !!!. It is very important not to confuse between these two.
Another major difference is that besides the 12 signs, Vedic Astrology breaks down the 360 degree circle into 27 constellations called nakshatras, which cover a span of 13 degrees 20 minutes. This more detailed analysis is used for electional astrology to select the most propitious time to start any activity, such as a new business, constructing a home etc., or performing ceremonies such as marriage, coronations or initiations. There is no equivalent in Western astrology.
Vedic astrology acknowledges only nine planets - Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the two nodes of the Moon called Rahu and Ketu. These nodes, recognised by astronomers, are points on the ecliptic path of the Sun which the Moon cuts every month as it circles the Earth every 29.5 days.
The outer planets - Uranus, Neptune and Pluto - as well as the asteroids are not used in Vedic Astrology as they are considered to be too distant from the Earth and small to have an influence on human affairs.
However these days some Neo Vedic astrologers are experimenting with Uranus,Neptune & Pluto and also the asteroid Chiron . My own personal views I have said in one of my earlier posts which can be accessed at http://mechiein.blogspot.com/2011/06/some-misconceptions-about-lunar-nodes.html
In certain other aspects they also differ from each other.In Western astrology the square opposition aspects are bad and trine and sextile aspects are good.In the Vedic system good and bad aspects are dependant on the nature of the planets involved in the aspects.Astavarga, Shadbala & divisional charts are not found in the Western system.
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