9 ग्रह
The nine grahas — Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, and the nodes Rahu and Ketu — are the actors of the chart.
Luminaries and personal planets
The Sun signifies the self and authority; the Moon the mind and nourishment; Mars energy and courage; Mercury speech and analysis; Venus relationship and taste. Their sign, house and dignity colour how each theme expresses.
The teachers
Jupiter expands what it touches — wisdom, children, fortune — while Saturn structures and delays, rewarding patience. Neither is 'good' or 'bad'; each has work to do.
The nodes
Rahu amplifies appetite for the worldly; Ketu detaches. They act through the houses they occupy and the planets they join, and always sit opposite each other.