Test Answers

Welcome to the test answers. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, there is no evaluation system here. No “rating on a 1 to 10 scale” or “grading on a percentage basis”. If you know the names of 8 planets and don’t know the 9th, you are not going to get 88.88% marks. The knowledge of the sashtras must be full and complete. If I know about 8 planets and don’t know about Saturn, will you come to me for a prediction? If you are reading this page, it means you are educated, intelligent and grown up. So please evaluate yourself, as a primary school teacher used to evaluate a class 1 student!!

1. The 12 zodiac signs are: Mesha, Vrishabha, Mithuna, Karka, Simha, Kanya, Tula, Vrischika, Dhanu, Makara, Kumbha and Meena.

2. Each sign has a span of 30 degrees.

3. The 9 planets are: Soorya, Chandra, Mangala, Budha, Guru, Shukra, Shani, Rahu and Ketu.

4. Saturn is the slowest moving planet which takes about 2-1/2 years to transit one sign and the Moon is the fastest moving planet which takes less than 2-1/2 days to transit one sign.

5. The names of the 27 Nakshatras are: Ashwini, Bharani, Krittika, Rohini, Mrigasira, Arudra, Punarvasu, Pushyami, Ashlesha, Magha, Poorvaphalguni, Uttaraphalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Visakha, Anuradha, Jyestha, Moola, Poorvashadha, Uttarashadha, Shravana, Dhanistha, Shatabhistha, Poorvabhadra, Uttarabhadra and Revati.

6. The zodiac sign in which the planet Moon is situated at the time of your birth becomes your rasi or moon sign.

7. The Nakshatra in which moon is placed at the time of your birth is your Janma Nakshatra or birth star.

8. A Nakshatra is devided in to 4 padas or quarters.

9. The Vedic zodiac cycle has 60 years.

10. The 15 Tithis or unar phases are: Pratipada(Padyami), Dwiteeya, Triteeya, Chaturthi, Panchami, Shasthi, Saptami, Asthami, Navami, Dashami, Ekadasi, Dwadasi, Trayodasi, Chaturdasi and Poornima/Amavasya.

11. Dasas are the ruling periods of the various planets in operation during your life time. The Dasas and their sequence of operation depends on the placement and the degrees of moon in your birth chart. Gochara is the regular motion of planets in the zodiac. Both have an influence on us.

12. The names of the 12 months are Chaitra, Visakha, Jyestha, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadrapada, Ashwija, Kartika, Margasira, Pushya, Magha and Phalguna.