( ( ( ( ( ( Mars ( , Saturn ) ) , ) ( the Sun ) ) and ) ( ( the Moon ) ( in ( ( close proximity ) ( of ( ( ( ( ( the Sun ) ( -LRB- ( ( ( within ( ( the range ) ( of ( 72 degrees ) ) ) ) ( ( either side ) ( of ( the Sun ) ) ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) , ) and ) ( Mercury ( associated ( with ( the malefics ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ( are ( treated ( as ( malefic planets ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Mars) (, ,) (NNP Saturn)) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NNP Sun)) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN Moon)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (JJ close) (NN proximity)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Sun)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (PP (IN within) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN range)) (PP (IN of) (NP (CD 72) (NNS degrees))))) (NP (NP (DT either) (NN side)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNP Sun))))) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NP (NNP Mercury)) (VP (VBN associated) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT the) (NNS malefics))))))))))) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN treated) (PP (IN as) (NP (JJ malefic) (NNS planets))))) (. .)))
Mars, Saturn, the Sun and the Moon in close proximity of the Sun (within the range of 72 degrees either side of the Sun), and Mercury associated with the malefics are treated as malefic planets.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Mercury)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (ADJP (JJS closest)) (PP (TO to) (NP (PRP$ our) (NN sun))))) (. .)))