Planets are the celestial bodies, whose movements are tracked by keeping earth as the central point. The planets represented the will of the gods and their direct influence upon human affairs.

The Nine planets in Vedic astrology are :

• Sun or Surya
• Ketu
• Jupiter or Brihaspati
• Mars or Mangala
• Saturn
• Moon or Chandra
• Rahu
• Mercury or Budha
• Venus or Shukra