This table: Shows the movement of the Sun (Surya or Ravi) through the Signs of the Zodiac, known in Sanskrit as the Rashis or Rasis, which means "Signs".
Sign
Height
Strong During
Rise By
Mobility
Direction-Element-Caste-4 types repeat
Aries
Short
Night
Hind
Movable
East-Fire-Kshatriya
Taurus
Short
Night
Hind
Fixed
South-Earth-Vaishya
Gemini
Medium
Night
Head
Mixed
West-Air-Shudra
Cancer
Medium
Night
Hind
Movable
North-Water-Brahmin
Leo
Tall
Day
Head
Fixed
East-Fire-Kshatriya
Virgo
Tall
Day
Head
Mixed
South-Earth-Vaishya
Libra
Tall
Day
Head
Movable
West-Air-Shudra
Scorpio
Tall
Day
Head
Fixed
North-Water-Brahmin
Sagittarius
Medium
Night
Hind
Mixed
East-Fire-Kshatriya
Capricorn
Medium
Night
Hind
Movable
South-Earth-Vaishya
Aquarius
Short
Day
Head
Fixed
West-Air-Shudra
Pisces
Short
Day
Both
Mixed
North-Water-Brahmin
Links to the Jyotish Tables of information or vedic astrology calculations Planets of Jyotish basic info
Planets cont., Misc. categories
Signs or Rashis- basic data
Signs cont., rise, height, mobility
Houses of a jyotish chart
Special signs for the planets
Natural Frienships
Calculating temporary relationships
Nakshatras, Guna, Gana, Demigod
Nakshatras Span in Zodiac, Body Part
Nakshatra Caste Namkaran syllables
Varga Charts of Jyotish Applications
Dates Sun Changes Signs
Drekkana Body Parts
Lengths of Vimshottari Dashas
Tithis General Applications
Names of the Months
Om Tat Sat
"The Glyphs of the Signs", Copyright 1999 by Das Goravani, All Rights Reserved, No Copying, No Reposting, Linking to this site in encouraged.
Explanation
The Signs or Rashis, of Jyotish, or Vedic Astrology, and some basic things about them. The book "Light on Life" by Hart De Fouw and Robert Svaboda published by Penquin is a good book as for the explanations of how to use the above parameters alloted to the signs. That book is recommended widely also.