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Vedic Sun sign calculator
Your Vedic Sun sign is measured against the stars, so it usually falls one sign earlier than your Western one. Enter your birth details to see both.
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Why the Vedic Sun sign is different
Western astrology starts the zodiac at the spring equinox, so Aries begins on about 21 March every year. Jyotish starts the zodiac at a fixed point among the stars. Because the Earth's axis slowly wobbles (precession), the equinox drifts back through the stars by about 1° every 72 years. The gap between the two zodiacs, the ayanamsa, is now about 24°.
So the Sun enters sidereal Aries around 14 April (the date of Mesha Sankranti and of many South and East Asian new years), Taurus around 15 May, and so on. If you were born in the first three weeks or so of a Western sign, your Vedic Sun sign is the one before.
Sun sign dates in Jyotish
| Sign | Sun enters (about) |
|---|---|
| Aries (Mesha) | 14 April |
| Taurus (Vrishabha) | 15 May |
| Gemini (Mithuna) | 15 June |
| Cancer (Karka) | 16 July |
| Leo (Simha) | 17 August |
| Virgo (Kanya) | 17 September |
| Libra (Tula) | 17 October |
| Scorpio (Vrishchika) | 16 November |
| Sagittarius (Dhanu) | 16 December |
| Capricorn (Makara) | 14 January |
| Aquarius (Kumbha) | 13 February |
| Pisces (Meena) | 15 March |
Dates for 2026 in India; they shift by about a day across years and time zones.