The Celestial Canvas: Tropical vs. Sidereal Zodiacs. At the heart of the distinction between Western and Eastern astrology lies their use of different zodiac systems.

The sidereal zodiac is "based on the fixed positions of stars rather than the tropical zodiac used in Western astrology." Additionally, Won notes that "fundamental principles and basis behind the ...

Just like in Western astrology, Vedic astrology consists of 12 signs. Nevertheless, while the signs may be the same, the dates are a bit (read: majorly) different.

According to White, “Vedic astrology is based on the sidereal zodiac—a system in which positions of planets are calculated based on where they are actually observed in the sky, [while Western ...

Enter, sidereal astrology—the ancient form of reading the constellations that predates even tropical astrology and, therefore, rewrites everything you think you know about the stars.

How Western Astrology Works To understand the confusion around Ophiuchus, it's helpful to know the difference between the Tropical zodiac (aka Western astrology) and the sidereal zodiac. Tropical ...

Sidereal is the system used in Vedic astrology, which is what my grandparents practice, and tropical is the system used in the Western world, the form of astrology typically scrutinized by skeptics.