CHARACTERISTICS OF SIGNS

We have seen there are 12 signs. Each sign has different qualities, properties, characteristics, etc. In general, these are given below:

 

Ruling planet

Signs             Ruling Planet

1, 8                  Mars
2, 7                  Venus
3, 6                  Mercury
4                        Moon
5                        Sun
9, 12                 Jupiter
10, 11               Saturn

Constitution ( M F C )

Signs                          Constitution

1, 4, 7, 10                  Moveable
2, 5, 8, 11                  Fixed
3, 6, 9, 12                  Common

Element ( F E A W )

Signs                  Element                  Sign                  Element

1, 5, 9                  Fiery                         3, 7, 11                  Airy
2, 6, 10                Earthy                   4, 8, 12                  Watery

Shape
Signs          Shape

1                  Ram
2                  Bull
3                  Twins
4                  Crab
5                  Lion
6                  Virgin
7                  Balance
8                  Scorpion
9                  The man with arrow and the horse as his hind part
10                 Crocodile
11                 Water Carrier
12                 Fish

Classification

Signs                        Class

1, 3, 5, 7                  Male / Positive
9, 11

2, 4, 6, 8,                  Female / Negative
10, 12

Direction ( E S W N )

Signs                 Direction

1, 5, 9                  East
2, 6, 10                 South
3, 7, 11                 West
4, 8, 12                 North

Caste ( K S V B )
Signs                  Caste                  Signs                  Caste

1, 5, 9                 Kshatri                  2, 6, 10                  Shudra
3, 7, 11               Vaishya                  4, 8, 12             Brahmin

Duration

Signs 1 & 12                  2 & 11                  3 & 10                  4 & 9

             1 - 21                  1 - 36                  1 - 59                   2 - 10

Signs   5 & 8                  6 & 7

            2 - 34                   2 - 21
            Hr-Mts                  Hr-Mts                  Hr-Mts                  Hrs-Mts

Other Characteristics

ARIES	Taurus	Gemini	Cancer	Leo	Virgo
Libra	Scorpio	Sagittarius	Capricorn	Aquarius	Pisces