Vedic Astrology is Native-centric or earth Centric. Zodiac is a circular belt (Infinite Circle) and all the planets and stars seem to be moving in this belt. None of the star or planet is not beyond this belt.
There are total 12 planets in our galaxy as per the vedic astrology, which have substantial influence on human life. These twelve planets are as follows:
Planet Name (In Sanskrit)
Planet Name (In English)
Sex
सूर्य (Surya)
Sun
Masculine
चंद्र, सोम (Chandra, Som)
Moon
Feminine
मंगल, कुज (Mangal, Kuja)
Mars
बुध (Budha)
Mercury
Neutral
गुरू, बृहस्पति (Guru, Brihaspati)
Jupiter
शुक्र (Shukra)
Venus
शनि (Shani)
Saturn
राहु (Rahu)
North Node
केतु (Ketu)
South Node
The zodiac is divided into twelve equal parts. And each part is known as a zodiac sign (Rashi). Since the zodiac circle equals to 360 degrees, thus one zodiac sign, i.e. one-twelfth of zodiac, comprises of 30 degrees. These twelve zodiac signs and their governing planets are as follows:
Zodiac Sign
Governing Planet
Aries – Mesha
Taurus - Vrishabha
Gemini - Mithun
Cancer - Karka or Karkata
Leo - Simha
Virgo - Kanya
Libra - Tula
Scorpio - Vrishchik
Sagittarius - Dhanu
Capricorn - Makar
Aquarius - Kumbha
Pisces - Meena
Hope this article explain the concept of zodiac signs and planets. To know about Nakshatras click this link