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The Sun in Astrology

The Sun in Astrology

In Vedic astrology, the Sun is known as Ravi or Suryadev. It is considered as the Jyotish or the soul of a person. The sun represents the soul and is considered a masculine sign. It rules your chart from the Leo zodiac sign while it moves through Aries and Cancer.

Why the Sun is so important in Astrology?

In Sanskrit, it’s also known as Atmakaraka which means ‘indicator of the soul’. The Sun indicates many aspects in your life including power, status, reputation, fortune, and prosperity among other things.

The sun is the most important of all the celestial bodies as it gives us energy, vitality, power, and sustenance. Thus, through strong sunlight, an individual is motivated towards planning future generations of his/her family, healthy progeny brings prosperity and wealth, bestows good fortune which will ensure wisdom, abstinence of worldly pleasures induces high aspirations, knowledge of medicinal remedies makes him/her omniscient like the gods.


The Sun governs an individual’s relationships with holy places by providing them with spiritual shelter.

Role of Sun in Astrology

A strong, Sun in Lagna keeps such people healthy and happy. These positive effects give such people a lot of energy, making them powerful and determined. They also make the individual feel they can handle any situation through their direct approach to most things. The person is likely to be reliable and responsible.

It makes the native extremely passionate and positive: they live life to the full and find it easy to reach their goals. Sun placed in the Lagna indicates a position of leadership, and natives with this placement make good use of their authority and control people well.

They are optimistic and confident; they don’t get irritated by delays or setbacks. They like taking decisions independently and facing problems head-on, such people ensure that all hurdles get sorted out with astuteness. These individuals analyze all available information, take expert opinions into account before moving ahead with something that helps them achieve success at any cost.

However, the Sun is the weakest in Libra. It can also show negative effects when it comes to the health of the native. Due to this, other planets are often adversely affected. The Sun’s relation with other planets is important and has a significant impact on the personality of one’s life. However, there are instances where a weak Sun results in damaging effects.

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The Sun in Astrology
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