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Lagna

The lagna, or ascendant, is the point of the zodiac rising in the east at the moment and place of birth.

What the word means

Lagna means that which is attached or joined: the point where sky meets earth.

How it is calculated

Calculated from the exact birth time and location. It moves through a sign in about two hours, which is why birth time matters.

History

Central to horoscopic astrology since its earliest Sanskrit texts.

Energy

Grounding and orienting. It sets which house every sign becomes.

Physical description

The stretch of sky lifting over the eastern horizon as you were born.

Interpretation

Read for the body, vitality and the general direction of a life.

Vedaz's interpretation

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