Avasthas of planets

Avasthas of Planets
The basic planetary avasthas are Bala Avastha, Kumara Avastha, Yuva Avastha, Vriddha Avastha and Mrit Avastha. A planet in Bala avastha is considered weak, in Kumara avastha considered stronger, in Yuva avastha it is of full strength, in Vridhha avastha it is of minimum strength, and in Mritya avastha it gives no result as per traditional astrology.

Bala Avastha = Planet 0 to 6 degrees in a sign Kumara Avastha = Planet 6 to 12 degrees in a sign Yuva Avastha = Planet 12 to 18 degrees in a sign Vriddha Avastha = Planet 18 to 24 degrees in a sign and Mrit Avastha = Planet 24 to 30 degrees in a sign But this confuses a student of Astrology how to asses Mars in Aries from 0 degrees to 3 degrees 20 minutes where it will be Vargottam. This is problem with traditional astrology students face and get varied answers to confuse them further.

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