
Sidereal and Tropical Astrology
In horoscopic astrology, the reading of charts for individual persons, there are two main zodiacs that are used: the tropical and the sidereal. Most Western astrologers use the tropical zodiac, while most Vedic astrologers use the sidereal zodiac. The differences in the systems are not difficult to understand, and this article will explain both of them and give a little background and speculations about what it all means.