>Whiteguru: Changing short description from "The 12 division of a zodiacal sign" to "The 12th division of a zodiacal sign" (Shortdesc helper)

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Changing short description from "The 12 division of a zodiacal sign" to "The 12th division of a zodiacal sign" (Shortdesc helper)

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{{Short description|The 12th division of a zodiacal sign}}
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In [[astrology]], a '''dwadasamsa''', which is also called a dwad, duad or dwadachamsha, is 1/12 of a zodiacal sign. The dwadasamsa was developed by [[Hindu]] astrologers who broke the 30 degree sign down into 12 equal parts of 2.5 degrees each. It is based upon the principle of ''the part being a reflection of the whole'', and 12 signs of the zodiac were placed within the confines of one sign. It is believed that these ''signs within a sign'', by virtue of their planetary rulers, account for subtle shadings of expression found in different degrees of that sign. Therefore, in addition to the sign having a primary planetary ruler, it would also have a sub-ruler, based upon which dwadasamsa it is placed in.

For example, if an individual's [[Sun]] is placed in 10 degrees 51 minutes [[Aquarius (constellation)|Aquarius]] then their Sun sign would be ruled by [[Mercury (planet)|Uranus]], but the dwad, being in the range of 10 to 12.5 degrees would be placed within Gemini (the 5th dwad), so the individual's sub-ruler would be Mercury, which rules Gemini.

A listing of the dwads for each sign is found in the diagram below:

{| class="wikitable"
!
! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12
|-
! Ar
| Ar || Ta || Ge || Ca || Le || Vi || Li || Sc || Sa || Cp || Aq || Pi
|-
! Ta
| Ta || Ge || Ca || Le || Vi || Li || Sc || Sa || Cp || Aq || Pi || Ar
|-
! Ge
| Ge || Ca || Le || Vi || Li || Sc || Sa || Cp || Aq || Pi || Ar || Ta
|-
! Ca
| Ca || Le || Vi || Li || Sc || Sa || Cp || Aq || Pi || Ar || Ta || Ge
|-
! Le
| Le || Vi || Li || Sc || Sa || Cp || Aq || Pi || Ar || Ta || Ge || Ca
|-
! Vi
| Vi || Li || Sc || Sa || Cp || Aq || Pi || Ar || Ta || Ge || Ca || Le
|-
! Li
| Li || Sc || Sa || Cp || Aq || Pi || Ar || Ta || Ge || Ca || Le || Vi
|-
! Sc
| Sc || Sa || Cp || Aq || Pi || Ar || Ta || Ge || Ca || Le || Vi || Li
|-
! Sa
| Sa || Cp || Aq || Pi || Ar || Ta || Ge || Ca || Le || Vi || Li || Sc
|-
! Cp
| Cp || Aq || Pi || Ar || Ta || Ge || Ca || Le || Vi || Li || Sc || Sa
|-
! Aq
| Aq || Pi || Ar || Ta || Ge || Ca || Le || Vi || Li || Sc || Sa || Cp
|-
! Pi
| Pi || Ar || Ta || Ge || Ca || Le || Vi || Li || Sc || Sa || Cp || Aq
|}

==Decanates & Duads==
Here, we see two ways of dividing the astrological signs combined, first the ten degrees decans, then the 2.5 degree duads:

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Hindu astrology}}

[[Category:Technical factors of Hindu astrology]]
[[Category:Technical factors of Western astrology]]
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>Whiteguru: Changing short description from "The 12 division of a zodiacal sign" to "The 12th division of a zodiacal sign" (Shortdesc helper)