Vedic astrology works with nine grahas.
The nine
- Sun: self, vitality, authority
- Moon: mind, emotion, home
- Mars: energy, courage, action
- Mercury: speech, learning, trade
- Jupiter: wisdom, growth, guidance
- Venus: love, art, comfort
- Saturn: discipline, time, responsibility
- Rahu and Ketu: ambition and detachment, the lunar nodes
Reading planets
No planet is simply good or bad. Its sign, house and relationship to other planets decide how it behaves in your chart.