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Sun (Surya) in Indian astrology
In Indian astrology the Sun stands for the self at its core: confidence, purpose and the wish to be seen for what one is.
- Sanskrit
- Surya (सूर्य)
- Weekday
- Sunday
- Nature
- a mild natural malefic, the source of light
- Rules
- Leo
- Exalted
- Aries (10°)
- Debilitated
- Libra (10°)
- Dasha length
- 6 years of the 120-year Vimshottari cycle
- Signifies
- the soul, vitality, authority, the father and positions of standing
- Rules the stars
- Krittika, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha
A strong Sun is read as clarity and a steady sense of direction. A troubled one is traditionally linked with pride, friction with authority or low vitality. The Sun is never retrograde. A planet that comes within a few degrees of it is called combust and is read as overshadowed.
In the dasha cycle
In the Vimshottari order, Sun is followed by Moon. The period of Sun lasts 6 years when it runs in full. Read more about the system on the dasha page.
See it in your own chart
The terms on this page appear in every birth chart report, explained for your own planets and dates.