Sun Transit in Anuradha

Anuradha sits in Scorpio. Its symbol is the lotus, or an archway, and its lord is Saturn. Its deity is Mitra, the Aditya of friendship and the daytime sky and the companion of Varuna. Saturn is the Sun's enemy, and Mars, lord of the sign, is a friend, so the Sun is strong in this sign and the nakshatra asks it to cooperate.

For about two weeks the Sun's significations work through other people: government acts through committees, and authority is exercised by agreement. Anuradha is mridu. It favours devotion, the organising of groups and the keeping of a discipline over time, and Saturn's nakshatra asks the Sun to take second place without any loss of standing.

Virgo, Gemini, Aquarius and Capricorn Moons gain, with the Sun in the third, sixth, tenth and eleventh from the Moon. For Scorpio Moons the Sun is in the first, which Phaladeepika reads as weariness. Sagittarius, Aries and Leo Moons hold the twelfth, eighth and fourth and should take care of expense, health and the home. Read the lagna as well.

Mitra is the friend of all. For this fortnight the Sun is asked to be the same, including toward those beneath it.

Offer water to the rising Sun, recite the Aditya Hridaya on Sunday, and give wheat or copper that day. For Mitra, keep a neglected appointment with a friend. Saturn is served by punctuality, so do the work at the hour promised.