Importance of Birth Details in Astrology

Astrology as a subject aims to study the influence of the celestial bodies on the lives of the individual. For this purpose, a horoscope is drawn- which records the position of these celestial bodies at the moment the individual is born.

The celestial bodies in question are: the Sun, the Moon, the 5 visible planets- Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn; and the 2 invisible planets - Rahu and Ketu.

In order to understand the existence of Rahu-Ketu, the best parallel we can draw is that of our 5 visible sense organs - Eyes, Ear, Nose, Mouth and Skin; and then there is the Sixth Sense - invisible, yet stronger than others at times!

Since these celestial bodies (except Sun) are in continuous motion, their relative position changes not only with respect to each other but also as seen from a point on Earth.

Hence, recording the position of these celestial bodies at the Date, Time and Place of Birth of an individual gives us a UNIQUE horoscope for that individual.

Now having drawn this horoscope, the principles of Astrology help us understand the influence of these celestial bodies on the life events of the individual. And this interpretation can only be accurate if the horoscope is drawn using the accurate birth details.