Features of Sign

It is necessary to know the facts about the characteristics of a planet, ascendant and signs to make predictions from the Kundali of an individual. It is also necessary to determine the position of a planet in a birth chart and whether the planet is present in the sign of auspicious planets or is present in the sign of a malefic planets. Along with the characteristics of planets, it is important to know about the characteristics of signs and the position of signs in houses. This also be kept in the mind while analysing a Kundali.

To understand all these facts about signs, we will try to understand the all the features of signs today.

As we all know that there are 12 signs. Let us review the names of 12 signs once again.

Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.

The even and odd signs we obtain after the categorization of 12 signs are as follows:

Odd Signs

Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius and Aquarius sign.

Even signs

Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces.

Even signs are also called female signs and the odd signs are also called male signs. The female signs are considered obedient but sluggish. On the contrary, the male signs are considered to give highest level of auspicious results, the sign of individuals doing courageous deeds and an authoritative sign.

On categorizing signs on the basis of elements we obtain the following results,

Categorization of signs on the basis of elements

Fire Signs

Aries, Leo and Sagittarius signs are fire signs.

Earth Sings

Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn signs are earth signs.

Air Signs

Gemini, Libra and Aquarius signs are air signs.

Water Signs

Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are water signs.

Categorization of signs on the basis of merits gives the following results:

Categorization of Signs on the basis of merits

Movable Signs

Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn are movable signs.

Fixed Signs

Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius are fixed signs.

Dual-natured Signs

This category consists of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces sign.

Categorization of signs in other ways

Shirshodaya Signs

Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio and Aquarius are Shirshodaya signs. The special feature of these signs is that the head region of these sign is lifted first. These signs are known to give good results.

Pristodaya Signs

Aries, Taurus, Cancer, Sagittarius, Capricorn are Pristodaya signs. These signs lift their posterior part first and are less auspicious in comparison to the Shirshodaya signs.

Ubhyodaya signs

Pisces sign is considered a Ubhyodaya sign.

Human signs

The first part of Gemini, Virgo, Libra and Sagittarius i.e 15 degrees of these signs and Aquarius sign is categorized as human sign.

Apart from this, signs are also categorized by various other ways.

Chatushpada Signs

Following signs are known as Chatushpada signs:

The posterior part of Aries, Taurus, Leo and Sagittarius sign and the anterior or front part of Capricorn is placed in this category.

Aquatic Signs

The posterior part of Cancer, Pisces and Capricorn sign are known as aquatic signs.

Insect Signs

Scorpio sign is known as insect sign.

Diurnal Signs

Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Aquarius and Pisces signs give auspicious results at the time of day.

Nocturnal Signs

Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Sagittarius, Capricorn and Aquarius signs give auspicious results at night. That is why, these signs are known as nocturnal signs.

Signs of East Direction

Aries, Leo and Sagittarius signs are signs of east direction.

Signs of South Direction

Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn signs are signs of south direction.

Signs of West Direction

Gemini, Libra and Aquarius signs are called signs of west direction.

Signs of North Direction

Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces sign represent the north direction.

Brahmin Signs

Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces sign are known as Brahmin sign .

Kshatriya Signs

Aries, Leo and Sagittarius sign are called Kshatriya signs.

Vaishayas Signs

Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn sign come in the Vaishya section of signs.

Shudra Signs

Gemini, Libra and Aquarius signs are Shudra signs.

The categorization of signs is done in the following way, to cure diseases according to astrology:

Signs related to Kapha Dosha

Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces sign are responsible for Kapha related diseases.

Signs related to Pita Dosha

Aries, Leo and Sagittarius sign are responsible for Pita related diseases.

Signs related to Vata Dosha

Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn sign are responsible for Vata related diseases.

Signs related to Miscellaneous diseases

Gemini, Libra and Aquarius sign are responsible for miscellaneous diseases.

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