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If the birth took place just at the sunrise or within the next two hours, the Sun will be placed in the first house (anthipodal-7th). As the time passes , the noon Sun will 'move' to the zenith, and then it will be placed in the 10th house (antipodal-4th). The setting Sun will be located on 7th house. The midnight Sun will be in the 4th house.

The solar wind comprised of energetic particles and plasma when comes within the Earth's magnetic influence will form a collision free front of magnetosheath which is the outer boundary of magnetosphere. As the Sun approaches the zenith (10th house) for a particular place, the magnetosheath over that place gets deformed and being subjected to maximum energy bombardment the magnetosheath approaches nearest to the surface of the Earth. At the leeward house (4th house) the magnetotail gets elongated and magnetosheath moves further away. The auroral oval formed in the upper atmosphere due to excitation of ions of gases, cosmic dusts, even probably terrestrial dusts by the energetic particles and rays, will be located at the intersection of outer shell of Van-Allen belts with the Earth's atmosphere. This auroral oval will move towards the equator over the sky space represented by the 1st and 7th houses (when the Sun is in the 10th house).

The controlling agent in the zodiacal-Ascendant based astrology can be the micro pulsation excitation or hydromagnetic emission which are strongly influenced by the local time (V. A. Troitskaya-Micropulsations and the state of Magnetosphere -1967. P. 233). Streams of charged particles after penetrating the magnetosheath cause the excitation, and hydromagnetic emission is produced in the outer region of the magnetosphere. "A source of low-energy protons located at a distance L ~ 10, for example may populate the whole radiation belt with protons of an energy of several MeV, the protons gaining energy as they move inwards." (V.A. Troitskaya -P. 236. Opp.cit).

The diurnal variations of micropulsation which are typically broad one, are observed at high latitude of Earth with maxima around midday and in the afternoon, and a much narrower one at middle and low latitude with maxima during the night and early morning (This may indicate that the 'high latitude' European astrology may not be so much suitable in the tropical and subtropical countries and the same should be true in vice versa). The longer period of oscillations occur mainly at midday and in the afternoon with a phase jump one or two hours before the Sun 'reaching the zenith'. (As a general rule, in between 10-11 AM of local time in India, the Sun will be in the 11th house, the most auspicious house for the Sun to be in any natal-chart according to Indian astrology).

The phase change and the hydro-magnetic micropulsation alteration pattern within the 24-hours cycle is independent of the 27-day cycle. That is to say, irrespective of quantum of energy present, the variation pattern within the 24-hours cycle will remain constant. If this information is superimposed on Indian astrology, it will appear that the predictions made on the basis of lagna (Ascendant) should be uniformly applicable to all the Naksatras, but the 'intensity' of the results will vary. Probably because of this the classical texts of Indian astrology have given advice that, the predictions made on the basis of Janma lagna (Ascendant) must be modified against the background of strength of the Chandra lagna (27-day lunar stellar cycle).

Micropulsation is the most sensitive of all geo-magnetic oscillations, where, apart from the latitude, the local time is the most important factor (it should be remembered that the point of ascendant is determined on the basis of position of the Sun in respect to birth place during the time of birth). These micropulsations can be of 'shortest period (Pc 1); a family of continuous pulsations (Pc 2-5) and irregular pulsations (Pi 2). During the period of changes in magnetosphere brought by increase or decrease of solar flux, the micro oscillation pattern rapidly changes from one form to other but its ultimate form will be shaped by the angle between the terrestrial magnetic polarity and the direction of the stream of solar particles (controlled by local time) and the distances from the Earth's magnetic poles (latitude).

A vital and till today unanswered question in this context is whether other celestial members of the solar system including the Moon, and celestial conditions such as eclipses and nodes can influence the nature and intensity of micropulsation? P. Seymour (Astrology : the Evidence of Science 1988) postulates that particular planetary configuration in the solar system may increase (due to unusual distribution of gravity) intensity of the solar wind. Such postulation even if ultimately proven to be true, will only explain the 'effects' of enhanced solar emission universally on the biological world of this Earth, but will fail to explain how such increased energy may effect individual's 'fate'.

Microoscilations will change with the latitude, longitude and local time (solar position). A person born in any particular time on any specific place on the Earth's surface will come to this world in a definite 'energy regime' with its own 'energy pattern' changing every milisecond, pattern which never was and will never be repeated. Though it is not known whether planets of solar system having their own 'energy dynamo' as Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune etc. and energy depleters like Saturn and newmoon have any measurable effects on the pattern of microoscilation, the astrologers of the world through the millennia are insisting that these planetary bodies do have such effects.

The scientific and sociological rules hidden behind some of the 'esoteric astrological tenets' can be deciphered. As for example in Mansagar (18th century) it is stated, that "a person will be active and successful if the Sun is located in the 10th house in his natal-chart, but his old age will be disease-prone and he will be derided by his wives and children".

"The Sun in the 10th house" simply means that the person was born during the time of high noon when the magnetosheath was pressed 'low' and the microoscilation was on the widest band. It might be possible (no study has been made) that a person born in such energy regime have higher rate of body metabolism, higher average body temperature and more active life. Such a person does have greater possibilities of achieving success in this world than a sickly or lethargic man. Till 18th century 'success' in this world could be achieved either through martial activities or other physically exhausting a work. There is a strong possibility that such a person becomes disease prone in his old age due to over exhaustion. A powerful, autocratic person is generally neglected by everybody when he or she becomes old and or feeble.

More subtle tenets of astrology are difficult to understand. As for example, why is it predicted that a person having the Sun in the 10th house should also inherit substantial property from his or her father? Similarly why a person born with Sun in the 1st house (early morning, after sunrise) is supposed to have weak constitution, little hairs on the head, tall, never be happy and should roam around a lot in quest of happiness?

It is known, that if the Sun was in the 1st house at the time of birth, the 'auroral oval' was compressed towards the equator over the longitude of birth place effecting the micro-pulsation pattern. In Indian astrology, the Sun is supposed to be beneficial if located in any one of the 11th, 10th or 9th houses, whereas the Sun is supposed to be highly maleficient if located in either 12th or 8th house. In scientific language, the Sun is considered to be 'beneficial' if located on the zenith or within 45° of the zenith on either side over the place of birth, during the time of birth, and harmful if located between 45° -75° from either side of the perpendicular touching the zenith. The Sun is taken as 'weak' if located between 0°-45° or 150°-180° from the place birth during the time of birth. The cardinal rule of mainstream predictive Indian astrology is that maximum attention should be given to the position of the Ascendant, followed by the position of the Moon calculated to nearest half second. Both of them will indicate the solar energy regime and lunar gravity during the time of birth.

The position of the Sun in the birth-chart does not only indicate the angular relation between the Sun and the place of birth during the time of birth, the zodiacal house occupied by the Sun also shows the location of the Earth in its orbit. The placement of the Sun in a natal-chart will be changing at a speed, roughly transgressing one zodiacal house in one month, and the circle will be complete in one year. The moon will make a full revolution in nearly 29-days. The ever shifting point of ascendant will 'cover' all the zodiacal houses in 24 hours. The positions of rest of the 'slower' planetary bodies will be also in continuous change, hence it is virtually impossible to have two exactly similar birth-chart.

We are now in a position to demonstrate that, while formulating the rules of lunar-stelar elective astrology, and stellar classification the ancient astrologers followed the solar energy variation pattern controlled by the 27-day cycle.There is a strong possibility that the Ascendant-zodiacial house based predictive astrology stands on the bed-rock of 24-hrs long energy variation cycle on the Earth's surface, generated by the revolution of the Earth on its axis.! Unexpected End of Formula

The role played by the Moon and other planetary bodies is not yet properly studied so it will be foolhardy to offer any comment at this stage. One cannot even neglect the Naksatras (combination of Stars)as, "The non-solar particles up to 10 to the power 11eV arriving from the out-side of the planetary system are influenced by the interplanetary magnetic field ………. The modulation of these particles by the interplanetary magnetic field is important for explaining eleven- year-cycle, the Forbush type decrease and also the diurnal anisotropy". (Properties of Interplanetary Space R. Lust-1967). Position of the Moon in the natal-chart is most important in the Dasa (period) system of astrology and Gochara system (planetary transition) of Indian astrology, but the physical role of the Moon is not yet understood in shaping up human destiny.