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Rahu- Ketu-Sun-Moon-Venus-Jupiter-Mercury-Mars-Saturn. This series does not reflect the attributed evil or munificent nature of the planets.

Laws of Indian astrology apparently do not take into account factors such as gravitational force, and spatial distance between the planet in question and the Earth at that given moment. Mutual angular position is deemed to be most important. Among the western astrologers, Rheinhold Ebertin (Astrological Magazine Jan. 1983) in his own system of astrological prediction gave not only importance to the exact angular position of the planets in respect to the Earth, but also gave equal weight to distance between the planet and the Earth. We believe, that over and above these two factors the mass of the planet also should be taken into consideration.

The series of descending planetary influence can be explained if one accepts the following formula.

Planetary influence on Earth = Electromagnetic strength (energy)
(intrinsic strength) Planetary mass X orbital distance from the Earth

When this formula is applied to individual astrological planet the following picture is obtained :

Rahu: Rahu is last and final point where the solar wind gets disturbed and changed as it crosses the lunar orbit laden with lunar dust, before entering into Earth's magnetic field. Rahu is located nearest to Earth and does not have any mass, hence it is deemed to be most influential.

Ketu: Ketu has got all the characters of Rahu, but it can only influence the magnetotail (speculating that energy of magnetotail reverts back to the Earth) hence it is weaker than Rahu.

Sun: The Sun is the greatest source of energy within the solar system, at the same time its mass is large and its distance from the Earth is medium, therefore its intrinsic strength is considered to be lesser than only that of Rahu and Ketu.

Moon: The Moon is not a source of energy coming to the Earth exept when it reflects the solar energy. The Moon's mass is not much, but being located nearest to Earth its gravitational pull is most effective on the Earth's surface. Because of this, Moon is considered beneficial only when it reflects solar energy to earth and malevolent in other time.

Venus: Venus does not generate much dipolar magnetic energy, but having a thick gyrating cloud cover which is creating and transmitting electric energy, and at the same time having low mass and being located near the Earth, it is considered to have strong 'astrological influence.'

Jupiter: The Jupiter's mass is enermous, and its orbital distance from the Earth is also great, still because of its extremely high energy dispersion rate in the form of 10,000 million kv. of electric discharges into the interplanetary space. The Jupiter is placed above Mars in the 'scale of influence'.

Mars: Mars is a controversial planet both for the astrologers and astrophysicists. The astrologers consider Mars to be a very 'powerful planet', at the same time it is placed near the tail-end in the series of influence. The Mars and the Sun is supposed to create an extremely high energy ' combination'. Mars represents the maleficient side of the Sun. Astrophysicists are not sure whether the Mars has got its own energy field or not, though it is definite that on the surface of the Mars, there are a number of magnetic 'hot-spot'.

Mars is our nearest neighbour and its mass is also small in comparison to Jupiter and Saturn, still it is kept in a lower rung in the hierarchical ladder of strength because of its small intrinsic energy.

Saturn: The much maligned planet in the Indian astrology, Saturn is described as old, decrepit and lazy. Saturn is supposed to be an energy depleter and cause of delay or even failure due to lack of sufficient endeavour. This planet is also supposed to be generator of energy- sapping diseases. According to astrophysical data, Saturn's energy field is effective only in its immediate vicinity. Gravitational pull of this primarily solid planet is enermous, also it is located at a great distance from the Earth, hence it stands at the end of the series of planetary influence.