sad-varga, asta-varga, sarva sulaksana
[According to the
Jyotir-
veda, or Vedic astrology, the auspicious birth moment is described as follows:] The moon was in Leo [the figure of the lion in the zodiac], Leo was the ascendant, several planets were strongly positioned, and the sad-
varga and
asta-varga showed all-auspicious influences.