Vimshottari Dasha Order I

In the Vimshottari system, the next question is why is the order so? [Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury]. At first blush this looks a bit strange, why is Mercury at the end? Why is Rahu between Mars and Jupiter? Why are we starting with Ketu?

To address this, we need to look at the composition of our solar system a bit closer. The observation that is relevant here is that the force of gravity is inversely proportional to the distance.

F = G x (m1 x m2) / d^2

d is the distance between the two bodies.

F is the force

G is the gravitational constant.

M1 and M2 are the Mass of the two bodies.

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Hence the gravitational wells that keep planets (m2) in orbit are placed in a geometric progression from the Sun (m1). The equation we have based on the Astronomical Unit (1 AU = Mean Distance of Earth from Sun) is

Y = 0.4 + 0.3 x 2^n

where Y is the location of the gravity well (in AU) and n is the variable.

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At n = 0 we have Y = 0.7 AU. At this exact location we have the planet, Venus.

At n = 1, we get Y = 1 that is Earth and the Moon. For astrological purposes, Earth and Sun are interchanged as we move from heliocentric to geocentric view related to our position and experience on the planet. Thus, at n = 1, we have Sun and Moon. Sun comes before Moon as it is a faster moving celestial body.

At n = 2, we get Y = 1.6 AU and that is the precise location of Mars.

So now we have a portion of the order: Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars explained.

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