Thai astrology and Western astrology:What's the difference?
Both look to the stars, but in different ways
The core difference
Thai astrology is rooted in star lore that came over from India, which makes it a distant cousin of Western astrology. In Thailand, though, it settled into assigning one planet to each day of the week instead of measuring where the planets actually are.
Western astrology still calculates actual angles. Even people born on the same day get different rising signs if they were born at different times.
So Thai astrology reaches its conclusions from the date alone, while Western astrology gets deeper the more you know about your time and place of birth.
At a glance
| Thai astrology | Western astrology | |
|---|---|---|
| How it handles the planets | Assigns them to weekdays | Calculates their angles |
| What it needs | Date | Date, time and place |
| Range of results | Eight broad patterns | Combinations of three factors |
| Practical advice | Colors, directions, numbers | Not much |
When to use which
Western astrology
When you know your exact time of birth and want a detailed look.
More about Western astrologyLooking at both
They share roots, so they overlap in places. The Thai side leans practical and the Western side leans psychological. When the two say the same thing, you're someone whose outside matches the inside.
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