![]() ![]() ![]() This corresponds to a separation of about 1,700 years, when the spring equinox was approximately at the center of the constellation Aries, and the two zodiacs coincided. The difference between the Western and the Vedic zodiacs is currently around 24 degrees. Traditional Hindu astrology is based on the sidereal or visible zodiacs, accounting for the shift of the equinoxes by a correction called ayanamsa. Sidereal zodiacs are based on the physical positions of the constellations. In tropical zodiacs the beginning of the twelve signs is determined by the sun’s apparent orbit around the earth. Both devide the ecliptic into twelve signs named after constellations. They are also used as terms for two systems of ecliptic coordinates used in astrology. Tropical and sidereal are astrological terms used to describe two different definitions of the year. The main difference between them is that Western astrology uses the tropical while Vedic astrology applies the sidereal astrology. Western and Vedic (or Hindu) astrology use the same Zodiacs. Vedic astrology (in sanskrit it is called Jyotish) is an old philosophy, a sub-branch of the Veda, the most ancient and sacred writings of Hinduism. The main difference between Vedic and Western astrology
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