Planet Sun in Astrology has a special significance in Astrology and in Hinduism. Sun is the main source of energy and light on planet Earth. Astronomically, it is a “Father of Stars” and very nearest to our mother planet “Earth”. It is largest among all planets. It is considered as a Centre of entire solar system. Though it is a Star astronomically but it is considered as Planet in Astrology and an important planet while analyzing the birth chart.

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Hindu Mythology about Planet Sun

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In Hinduism, planet Sun is worshipped as “Sun God”. It provides life, force and energy, most importantly “the pran”, that means it is a planet which represents our “Soul” in Astrology. People pray to the planet Sun thrice a day. It represents our high esteem. People do “Surya Namaskar” in order to regain the vitality and eyesight on Sundays. It is believed, the creator of Universe, Brahma did the survey with his four faces in four direction, causes four seasons and four elements named as Fire, Air, Earth and Water. The day, allocated for Sun Planet, is Sunday. Sunday is kept on the top or at head of the all seven days in a week.

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In Western Astrology, planet Sun is also known by the name “Apollo”. They consider it as a son of “Jupiter” and “Latona”. Apollo is a brother of “Diana” According to Hindu Mythology, the moment when Sun enters into any Zodiac sign, it is considered as auspicious time to perform any religious work. They perform religious function to satisfy their soul as well as offer pray to Sun God. Hindu Calendar or Panchang is also based on movement of Sun in different Zodiac signs. When Sun enters from one sign to another sign, then it is considered as one Solar Month. Hence it takes one year to round the ecliptic. It does not retrograde like other planets.

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Sun represents the Spirit. In Hindu Vedic Astrology, Sun is considered as Soul of “Kaal Purusha”. It is considered that Sun is a ray of hope and hence represents the positiveness and also a ruler or a leader.

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Different Names of Sun: Adhithya, Arka, Aruna, Bhanu, Dhinakara or Dhinakrit, Hell, Pusha, ravi, Surya and Thapana.

Sun is one of the luminaries along with Moon in Universe. These two emit light, which brighten the whole world. Sun governs inspiration and expiration i.e. the life span or duration of life. It gives you the force and self will to make yourself determined and decisive. 

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The Nature Of Planet Sun

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It is a masculine, dry, positive and hot planet. He is “Agni Devta”, name of an Indian Devta. It is fiery in nature. It rules “Eastern Direction and “Grishma Season”, in the months of June and July. The colour of Sun is orange or Kanakambaram. It rules over the metals like copper and Gold.

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Sun, as we know, is a luminous body shining in the sky, giving us the light. The whole world is truly grateful as its heat and light give us life. The energy of the Sun dives the life force on earth. It is a sign of positivity and success. Sun is not a planet scientifically, but according to astrology, any celestial body that directly affects the human body directly is termed a planet.

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Sun planet in Vedic astrology defines the soul of a human being. The channeling of the Sun’s energy defines the life of a person, whether he will shine like a star or burn like ash. Sun is a symbol of courage, confidence and positivity.

It is the biggest known celestial body in our solar system and holds a high significance in Vedic astrology. The Sun, though stationary in its position, moves the other objects around him. The Sun never turns retrograde as everything else around the Sun moves around him. In astrological significance, the Sun takes 12 months to complete its journey and resides about a month in each astrological sign. 

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Sun planet in astrology is considered to be the kind of all the planets. It rules the soul and paternity character of a person. The distance of the Sun and other planets determines the strength of the planets and their effect on the individuals. According to the kundali, Sun also governs the ancestors. This is the reason one tends to be cursed by Pitra dosha in kundali if the Sun is confronted by more than one malefic or inauspicious planet. 

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Planet Sun in Astrology represents the Soul, the Father, Govt, Power, authority, and how you come out and deal with the people. Simply understand a strong Sun gives you life-giving energy, willpower, immunity, the ability to fight with all evils of your life including infighting with the diseases.

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The Characteristics of Planet Sun

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If Sun is placed positively in your Birth Chart, then it will bless you with sterling qualities. It will be very beneficial for you. It provides you real love towards everything and everybody. You will have good intuition power and inspiration. It indicates you self acquisition.

Sun in the planet in astrology is called Ravi or Suryadev. Sun is a masculine character. He is considered to be mild malefic due to the heat it generates. In modern astrology, it rules the Leo zodiac. He is forward and on the rise in Aries while he declines in Libra. In Sanskrit, he is called the Atmakaraka, which means the indicator of soul. Sun is the indicator of paternity characters like ego, honors, status, prosperity, vitality and power. 

Sun shows the strongest force when placed in the 10th house of the birth chart. However, the Sun is strong in other places like 1st, 4th and 7th houses. Sun is extremely beneficial for fire signs like Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. Sun belongs to the Pitta element due to the fiery nature. To keep the Sun happy, one can wear red ruby on their finger. 

Sun gives us vitality, power and immunity from any adverse events. It is directly responsible for the development of the physical characters. Strong Sun provides an individual with qualities like good intellect, prosperity, wealth, good fortune, wisdom, high aspiration and knowledge of medicine. It also governs the spiritual relationship of an individual with temples and other holy places. According to medical astrology, Sun influences the human spine. The Pingala Nadi, which is represented by the Sun, actually originates at the base of the spine on the right side, ascends upwards and terminates in the right nostrils.

Strong Sun: means placement of Sun in favorable sign, which provides good results and strong will power to accomplish any task. You would have cheerful attitude towards life and enjoy the blissful life with good fortune. Sun is the planet which gives power to rise high in life, due to which you get the recognition in the society. It gives magnetic quality and ambition to the person.

Beneficial Sun: provides ambition, boldness, brilliance, capacity to command over, dignity, energy, faith, fame, grace, generosity, health, hope, happiness, joy, kind heart, kingly appearance, loyalty, nobility, royalty, success in worldly affairs, truth, vitality, vigor, virtue and warmth.

Afflicted Sun: makes one arrogant, bluff, egoistic, faithless, insulting, jealous, over ambitious, self centered, angry etc.

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The Role of Sun in Astrology

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Sun is friends with Moon, Mars and Jupiter while enemy to Saturn and Venus. Mercury, however, behaves neutral. Sun is exalted at 10 degrees in Aries and debilitated in Libra by 10 degrees. It generally faces the eastern direction. Lucky colors for a native of the Sun are orange, saffron and light red. Sun is usually associated with Lord Shiva, Rudra, Narayana and Sachidanand. Sun is extremely beneficial and strong for fire signs like Leo, Aries and Sagittarius. It is on the rise in Aries, while Leo is considered to be the basic triangle or Mooltrikona sign. When the Sun is strong, the native achieves success and prosperity. The health is steady and in strong condition throughout life. A strong Sun in Lagna keeps the person energetic and fit. The positive effects of the Sun in Lagna make the people strong and powerful. Such a person knows how to hold his emotion and assess the situation before concluding anything. The individual will be determined and responsible.

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People around them might find this confidence as a sign of ego or arrogance. But this is not true. Due to the effect of the Sun, a person is likely to be placed in the government sector. It helps a person to be principled and disciplined, influential, good organizing skills, analysts, creator and a person who likes to achieve success as he progresses.

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Where does the Sun sit in your birth chart ? Find out now with Free Janampatri Analysis. However, the Sun is the weakest in Libra. It can also show negative effects in combination with other malefic planets positioned in the kundali. A weak Sun in the lagna can be related to the ill health of the native. Due to this, the other planets are also underperforming. The Sun’s relation with other planets is important, and one needs to check whether the Sun is ascending or descending to other planets. Sun influences the overall personality of a person. However, a weak Sun can give bad results. In astrology, Sun is the ruler of the 5th house, the ruler of Leo, or the Simha Rashi. Sun is the centre of the solar system and is also the centre of astrology. Sun is the king of the planets in Vedic astrology. Sun takes 12 months to complete one cycle of the astrological house and, as such, has a transit of 1 month in each house or Rashi. Sun’s direction is the East direction, and the day is Sunday. It is associated with orange. Those who have Sun adversely placed in their astrological chart are prescribed the remedy of wearing light or bright colours, like white, yellow, orange, or pink.

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Sun is associated with metals like gold and copper and stones or gems like a ruby. It has a pungent taste. Sun in astrology has a hot temperament. People with a strong Sun might often lose their calm relatively quickly. When the Sun is exalted, or when it is in its own nakshatra, the cost of gold rises.

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What are the professions generally denoted by planet Sun?

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In general, Sun is the karaka planet for permanent position in life. Sun denotes all government services and such departments. Wherever, there is safety and security in service, Sun would be ruling over it. It also represents the independent business financed by the Father. The stream of profession also depends on the PAC (Position-Aspect-Conjunction) connection with the other influencing planets. In short, we can say that the nature of Planet Sun in profession or career varies with the combination of Sun with the other planets. Here are some professional fields, related to things, listed below for your better understanding:

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Politics: It denotes administrators, Kings, Dictators or anyone who heads on the top or holds authoritative position.

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Products: Products like variety in rice, almonds, chilies, foreign exchange and currency trading, pearls, saffron, herbs etc. are denoted by Sun.

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Market: Government Loans, Gilt Edged securities, Gold, Reserve Bank, Stock Exchange, Government etc. are represented through Sun.

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Plants and Herbs: Thorny trees, grass, orange trees, Lavender, Mary-Gold, medicinal herbs etc. are denoted by planet Sun.

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Places: Forests, mountain, Fortress, Government Buildings etc. are denoted by planet Sun.

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Animals & Birds: Lion, Horse, Boar, Serpent, all singing birds, swan etc. are represented by Sun.

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What Are The Related Dasha And Antardasha Of Sun?

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Like other planets, the Sun has its own Mahadasha that lasts for six years. This is considered as one of the most powerful Vishomttari mahadasha of the Sun. Since the planet’s Sun is the most powerful body in the solar system, it controls all the other planets. This Surya mahadasha can be both malefic and beneficial.
Benefic Mahadasha of Sun will bring wealth, fame, good reputation and life will be like a king. The native will get blessed with a son, and he can enjoy all the family happiness. The native will get power, position, authority and high administrative post.

If the Sun is weak, then the mahadasha will be malefic. This results due to the positioning of the Sun in the 6th, 8th and 12th house in combination with Saturn, Rahu, Ketu and Mars. The native is likely to experience loss of wealth, can be caught in inauspicious deeds. There will be a loss of reputation and rift in the father and Sun relationship. Life will be full of pain.

Antardasha of Sun during its own mahadasha is the first phase of Sun’s Mahadasha. This makes the person attain dominance and authority. This period will take the native towards great heights. The person will also receive gifts and benefits if the Sun is strongly placed. The person will achieve success in his life, but this will also make the native restless.

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Conjunction With Different Planets

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Sun, in conjunction with different planets, will give different results. Let us discuss the three most common Sun conjunctions.

Sun with Mercury is the most common conjunction since Mercury is the closest to the Sun. This forms a Budh Aditya Yoga. The native will learn new skills, and the intellectual power will be on a high. The communication skill of such individuals will be very good, and one can find them in the field of consultancy, management assistance and advisory field. This conjunction will give good results when Sun and Mercury are placed in 2nd, 11th houses or Kendra.
Sun and Jupiter Conjunction is considered an auspicious combination in Vedic astrology. Both the planets are of masculine origin. During this conjunction, a person is more inclined to the spirituality of life. This combination also benefits a person with wealth and gives fame, recognition and name.

Sun-Moon conjunctions are of different varieties due to the differences in their energy. Sun is hot and fiery, while Moon is calm and composed. When their energy combines in the 10th house or in their own signs like Leo, Aries and Cancer, the effect is generally positive. Such a person will be courageous and confident, but at the same time, his speech will be harsh and highly diplomatic.

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Remedies To Enhance A Weak Planet Sun

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So how do you cure a weak Sun in your chart? Here are few remedies.

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1. Wear Red cultured ruby seated on metal on Sunday.

2. Before stepping out of the house, consume a glass of water mixed with sugar.

3. Perform Surya Namaskar every morning for good health and vitality.

4. Offer water to the Sun during Sunrise facing the east side.

5. Sun has a paternity effect, so if anyone wants to reduce the malefic effect of Sun, then he must serve his father, teacher and elder siblings.

6. Recite Gayatri Mantra or Om Suryaya Namaha (108 times) for maximum favorable results.

7. Feed cows with wheat and jaggery.

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However, all these remedies should be done only after consulting an expert astrologer.

The Sun planet represents the primal force of life, and he often makes you aware of that. It represents the spirit of life, creativity, energy vitality. The power of the Sun creates a personality full of warmth, confidence. However, if the Sun is malefic or unfavorable, then these qualities will be reversed, and this can ruin a native’s life.

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Sun – the fierce and forceful planet

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Sun, as we know, is a luminous body shining in the sky, giving us the light. The whole world is truly grateful as its heat and light give us life. The energy of the Sun dives the life force on earth. It is a sign of positivity and success. Sun is not a planet scientifically, but according to astrology, any celestial body that directly affects the human body directly is termed a planet.

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Sun planet in Vedic astrology defines the soul of a human being. The channeling of the Sun’s energy defines the life of a person, whether he will shine like a star or burn like ash. Sun is a symbol of courage, confidence and positivity.

It is the biggest known celestial body in our solar system and holds a high significance in Vedic astrology. The Sun, though stationary in its position, moves the other objects around him. The Sun never turns retrograde as everything else around the Sun moves around him. In astrological significance, the Sun takes 12 months to complete its journey and resides about a month in each astrological sign. 

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Sun planet in astrology is considered to be the kind of all the planets. It rules the soul and paternity character of a person. The distance of the Sun and other planets determines the strength of the planets and their effect on the individuals. According to the kundali, Sun also governs the ancestors. This is the reason one tends to be cursed by Pitra dosha in kundali if the Sun is confronted by more than one malefic or inauspicious planet. 

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