Learn Vedic Astrology - Lesson 2

Friendship and Enmities of Planets

Allotment of Zodiac Houses for Planets

The problem is to allot twelve houses, without partitioning a single one to seven planets, Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. If these twelve houses which are to be allotted to seven planets each planet will get 1.71% house.

The solution given in Hindu astrology is: the Sun owns only one house or rashi, Leo or Simha and the Moon owns only one rashi, Cancer or Karka. Solution Now there are ten houses and five planets awaiting allotment. The easy solution that emerges out now is allot two houses to each of the five
planets.

The Scheme of Allotment thus arrived at is:

Mars is allotted Mesha (Aries) & Vrishchika (Scorpio), two each.
Venus is allotted Vrishabha (Taurus) & Tula (Libra), two each.
Mercury is allotted Mithuna (Gemini) & Kanya (Virgo), two each.
Jupiter is allotted Dhanu (Sagittarius) & Meena (Pisces), two each.
Saturn is allotted Makara (Capricorn) & Kumbha (Aquarius), two each.
There is a very easy way to remember it. Divide these twelve rashis into two
divisions six belonging to the Moon and six belonging to the Sun.
The rashi number of the Moon is four (Karka) proceed in backward direction from
here 4, 3, 2, 1, 12 and 11. The rashi number of the Sun is five (Simha) and proceed
in forward direction from here 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

The Lunar Half 4 3 2 1 12 11
The Solar Half 5 6 7 8 9 10

Now Re-arrange It Thus:

Lunar Half : Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
Solar Half : Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn

To sum up Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn move in a backward direction
from Karka. Repeat it from Simha in forward direction.