The Sun

Sun is a royal planet and the king in astrology. Sun is the ruler of the zodiac sign Leo. It is regarded as a malefic planet, but it is actually an auspicious planet. Its' friendship with Jupiter is pure, as Jupiter is the teacher of the Sun. With the Moon the relationship is royal and with Mars, Materialistic. One of its names is Aditya ("first born"). It is the ruler of all the planets. The Sun represents the male or father principle. The sun stays in each sign for one month and takes one year to complete the round of the zodiac. Its motion is quite fixed and a lot of Indian festivals are as per the suns entry into the various signs. For example on January 14 it enters Capricorn and this day is celebrated as Makara Sankranti, On April 13th/14th it enters Aries and this day is celebrated as Baisakhi. The change in seasons is also linked to the suns entry into various signs and nakshatras. It is the planet connected with father.
The Sun gives us vitality and the power of resistance and immunity. It is responsible for our physical strength and body's constitution. The Sun gives life force, power of will, intellect, brilliance, prosperity, success in worldly affairs, wealth, personal conduct, activity, cheerfulness, good fortune, wisdom, ambition, fame, and understanding of the phenomenal world, It gives knowledge of medicine also. The Sun represents the soul, the ego and the body of the individual, and therefore its placement is of great importance. The Sun is best placed in Aries where it is exalted and in Libra it is least auspicious and called debilitated. The sun is lord of the sign Leo and also of the house where Leo is located.
The Sun Mass 1.9891×1030 kg Surface area 6.09×1012 km2 Surface Temperature 5780 K Distance from earth 149.6×106 km Vedic astrology Nature The King Exalted Aries Debilitated Libra Friends Moon,Mars,Jupiter Enemies Venus, Satin Body Part Right Eye Mahadasha 6 years Gem Ruby Numerology 1 Mantra Om ghrani suryay namah