Theory and history of Vedic Astrology, value and use of Vedic Astrology, Astrology and modern sciences, Astrology and karma, relevance of Vedic Astrology, Astrology and Psychology. The Solar System, earth and the sky, planetary system, inner and outer planets, the north and the south nodes, comets, shadow planets, stars, ecliptic, equator, longitude and latitude, sidereal and tropical zodiac, constellations, planets in Hindu Astronomy-which are important for Vedic Astrology, the lunar, solar and the luni-solar year, almanac or the Vedic Panchanga, eclipses.