Question 1

What is my Sun sign?

Accepted Answer

Whatever zodiac sign the Sun was transiting when you were born. Born April 5th? Sun was in Aries. Born November 12th? Scorpio. The Sun spends roughly 30 days in each sign, which is why Sun sign astrology is so accessible — you only need your birthday. In Western astrology, the Sun represents your ego structure, your will, your vitality. It's the part of you that wants to be recognized. Not the whole personality — that's a common oversimplification — but the core engine driving your sense of purpose.

Question 2

Why is the Sun sign the most well-known?

Accepted Answer

Because newspaper horoscopes needed a shortcut. In the 1930s, R.H. Naylor started writing Sun sign forecasts for a British tabloid, and the format stuck. It works because everyone knows their birthday. You don't need a birth time, birth city, or an ephemeris. Just your date. That simplicity made Sun sign astrology wildly popular — and also wildly oversimplified. Your Sun sign is one placement out of dozens in your chart. It's important, but treating it as the whole picture is like judging a novel by its title.

Question 3

Is my Sun sign the same in Vedic and Western astrology?

Accepted Answer

Probably not. Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac — anchored to the spring equinox. Vedic jyotish uses the sidereal zodiac — anchored to the fixed stars. The gap between them right now is about 24 degrees and growing. If you're a Western Taurus born in the first three weeks of the sign, your Vedic Sun is likely in Mesha (Aries). Born late in a Western sign? You might stay in the same sign in both systems. The only way to know for sure is to run your chart in both zodiacs. Same sky, different coordinate systems.

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