Astrology Glossary

Vipat tara

Vipat tara, the 3rd of the nine taras in Tara Bala, meaning 'danger'. Count from your birth nakshatra (the one your Moon was in) to the nakshatra the Moon is in today: a count that lands on the 3rd, 12th or 21st is unfavourable, classically avoided for anything meant to last. Tara Bala is a muhurta (timing) measure: it asks whether a day favours beginning something, not whether the day is good or bad for you.

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