Skybond uses True Chitra Paksha, which aligns the sidereal zodiac using the star Spica as its reference.
A different ayanamsa convention can move a position near a sign or nakshatra (lunar mansion) boundary.
Lessons that use this term
- What is Vedic astrology (Jyotish)? A beginner's guide
- Vedic vs Western astrology: sidereal and tropical zodiac differences
- Sun sign vs moon sign vs ascendant in Vedic astrology
- What is a birth chart (kundali) in Vedic astrology?
- Nine planets (navagraha) in Vedic astrology: a beginner's guide
- 12 zodiac signs (rashis) in Vedic astrology
- 12 houses in Vedic astrology (bhavas) explained
- House lords in Vedic astrology: how lordship works
- Functional benefic and malefic planets for each ascendant
- How Skybond reads a Vedic chart: method and conventions
- 12 ascendants (lagnas) in Vedic astrology
- Aries ascendant (Mesha lagna) in Vedic astrology: traits and planets
- Taurus ascendant (Vrishabha lagna) in Vedic astrology: traits and planets
- Gemini ascendant (Mithuna lagna) in Vedic astrology: traits and planets
- Cancer ascendant (Karka lagna) in Vedic astrology: traits and planets
- Leo ascendant (Simha lagna) in Vedic astrology: traits and planets
- Virgo ascendant (Kanya lagna) in Vedic astrology: traits and planets
- Libra ascendant (Tula lagna) in Vedic astrology: traits and planets
- Scorpio ascendant (Vrischika lagna) in Vedic astrology: traits and planets
- Sagittarius ascendant (Dhanu lagna) in Vedic astrology: traits and planets
- Capricorn ascendant (Makara lagna) in Vedic astrology: traits and planets
- Aquarius ascendant (Kumbha lagna) in Vedic astrology: traits and planets
- Pisces ascendant (Meena lagna) in Vedic astrology: traits and planets
- What is ayanamsa? Lahiri and Chitra Paksha explained
- Why is my sign different in Vedic astrology?
- Why birth time matters in astrology (and what if you don't know it)
- Fate, free will and karma in Vedic astrology
- Classical texts of Vedic astrology: BPHS, Phaladeepika, Saravali
- How to read a North Indian birth chart
- How to read a South Indian birth chart
- What is lagna (ascendant) in Vedic astrology?
- What is moon sign (rashi) in Vedic astrology?
- Chandra lagna and Surya lagna: reading from the Moon and Sun
- Whole sign houses vs other house systems in Vedic astrology
- How to read the planet table in a Vedic chart
- Sun (Surya) in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- Moon (Chandra) in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- Mars (Mangala) in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- Mercury (Budha) in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- Jupiter (Guru) in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- Venus (Shukra) in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- Saturn (Shani) in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- Rahu (north node) in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- Ketu (south node) in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- Natural benefic and malefic planets in Vedic astrology
- Planetary dignity in Vedic astrology: strong and weak planets
- Aries (Mesha) sign in Vedic astrology: traits and lord
- Taurus (Vrishabha) sign in Vedic astrology: traits and lord
- Gemini (Mithuna) sign in Vedic astrology: traits and lord
- Cancer (Karka) sign in Vedic astrology: traits and lord
- Leo (Simha) sign in Vedic astrology: traits and lord
- Virgo (Kanya) sign in Vedic astrology: traits and lord
- Libra (Tula) sign in Vedic astrology: traits and lord
- Scorpio (Vrishchika) sign in Vedic astrology: traits and lord
- Sagittarius (Dhanu) sign in Vedic astrology: traits and lord
- Capricorn (Makara) sign in Vedic astrology: traits and lord
- Aquarius (Kumbha) sign in Vedic astrology: traits and lord
- Pisces (Meena) sign in Vedic astrology: traits and lord
- Sign lords (rulers) of the 12 signs in Vedic astrology
- Vedic sun sign dates: sidereal zodiac sign dates
- 1st house in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- 2nd house in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- 3rd house in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- 4th house in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- 5th house in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- 6th house in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- 7th house in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- 8th house in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- 9th house in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- 10th house in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- 11th house in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- 12th house in Vedic astrology: meaning and significations
- Kendra, trikona, dusthana and upachaya houses explained
- What is a yogakaraka planet? Yogakaraka for each ascendant
- About Skybond: who makes it and what it does
- Editorial standards and corrections
- What is gochar? Planetary transits in Vedic astrology
- Transits from moon sign vs ascendant: which to use
- Vedic astrology basics quiz: practice 0
- Read a sample Vedic chart: practice 1 (foundations)
- Saturn in Pisces (Mar 2025 to Jun 2027)
- Saturn enters Aries (Jun 2027)
- Jupiter in Cancer, exalted (Jun to Oct 2026, again Jan to Jun 2027)
- Jupiter in Leo (Oct 2026 to Jan 2027, again Jun to Nov 2027)
- Rahu in Aquarius, Ketu in Leo (May 2025 to Dec 2026)
- Rahu in Capricorn, Ketu in Cancer (Dec 2026 to mid-2028)
- Doshas in Vedic astrology: what they are and what they are not
- Manglik dosha: calculation, cancellation and myths
- Sade Sati: Saturn's 7.5-year transit explained
- Kaal Sarp dosha: origins and controversy
- Shani dhaiya: Ashtama Shani and Kantaka Shani explained
- Pitra dosha: what the classical texts say
- Nadi dosha and Bhakoot dosha in kundali matching
- How to read a dosha claim calmly
Sources for this entry
- P.V.R. Narasimha Rao, Vedic Astrology: An Integrated Approach
- AstroCentral, Sidereal and Tropical: Why the Systems Differ (26 Jun 2026)
- Skybond chart engine documentation (jyotishganit) (internal documentation)
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