Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c14.9
Bhāratīya Jyotiḥśāstra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c14.9
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†The Ascendant at birth means that sign which is rising on the horizon at the time of birth. The birth horoscope should be held in a plane perpendicular to the earth and passing through the plane of the ecliptic. The house indicating the ascendant should be held towards the East and the 7th house towards the West. That will represent the positions of planets in the sky at the desired moment. The upper half is visible and the lower half is ‘set’. The 10th house comes just below the zenith and the 4th house in the nadir.