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Exaltation (uchcha) meaning in Vedic astrology

Also called: uchcha, exalted

Definition

Exaltation (uchcha) is the sign where a planet is at its strongest, with one degree inside that sign where the strength runs deepest.

Each planet has an exaltation sign (uchcha), and within it a degree where the exaltation is deepest. The list from BPHS ch. 3: the Sun in Aries (deepest at 10°), the Moon in Taurus (3°), Mars in Capricorn (28°), Mercury in Virgo (15°), Jupiter in Cancer (5°), Venus in Pisces (27°) and Saturn in Libra (20°).

For Rahu and Ketu, the shadow nodes, schools differ: P.V.R. Narasimha Rao gives Gemini and Sagittarius, the BPHS translation Taurus and Scorpio.

In Skybond's sample chart, Venus in Pisces is exalted.

Lessons that use this term

Sources for this entry
  1. P.V.R. Narasimha Rao, Vedic Astrology: An Integrated Approach
  2. Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (R. Santhanam translation)
  3. Skybond sample chart (sidereal, True Chitra Paksha, whole-sign houses, mean node) (Skybond calculation with the Swiss Ephemeris)

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