Rashi guide
The twelve rashis
A rashi is a thirty-degree slice of the sidereal zodiac, each ruled by a graha and holding two and a quarter nakshatras. Your rashi is the one the Moon occupied when you were born.
Don’t know your rashi?
It can’t be worked out from your birth date — the Moon changes sign roughly every 2¼ days, so it needs your birth time and place. The western sun sign you may already know is a different thing entirely.
Right now the Moon is in Kark at 22°25', in Ashlesha pada 2 — so a baby born at this moment has Kark as their rashi.
Mesh
मेषAriesFireRuled by MarsDirect, quick to start and impatient to finish — a cardinal fire sign led by Mars, happier initiating than maintaining.
Mesh in fullVrishabh
वृषभTaurusEarthRuled by VenusSteady, sensual and immovable once decided — fixed earth under Venus, valuing comfort, beauty and security.
Vrishabh in fullMithun
मिथुनGeminiAirRuled by MercuryCurious, articulate and quick-changing — mutable air under Mercury, at its best when there is something new to explain.
Mithun in fullKark
कर्कCancerWaterRuled by MoonProtective, tenacious and deeply feeling — cardinal water ruled by the Moon, tied to home and memory.
Kark in fullSinh
सिंहLeoFireRuled by SunGenerous, proud and naturally central — fixed fire ruled by the Sun, wanting to be seen doing something worth seeing.
Sinh in fullKanya
कन्याVirgoEarthRuled by MercuryPrecise, analytical and quietly critical — mutable earth under Mercury, happiest improving something imperfect.
Kanya in fullTula
तुलाLibraAirRuled by VenusBalancing, sociable and averse to conflict — cardinal air under Venus, negotiating rather than imposing.
Tula in fullVrishchik
वृश्चिकScorpioWaterRuled by MarsIntense, private and investigative — fixed water ruled by Mars, drawn to what is hidden and unwilling to skim.
Vrishchik in fullDhanu
धनुSagittariusFireRuled by JupiterExpansive, principled and restless — mutable fire under Jupiter, needing a philosophy and a horizon.
Dhanu in fullMakar
मकरCapricornEarthRuled by SaturnDisciplined, ambitious and patient with slow returns — cardinal earth ruled by Saturn, building rather than sprinting.
Makar in fullKumbh
कुम्भAquariusAirRuled by SaturnIndependent, reforming and sociable at a slight distance — fixed air under Saturn, loyal to ideas over hierarchy.
Kumbh in fullMeen
मीनPiscesWaterRuled by JupiterCompassionate, imaginative and permeable — mutable water under Jupiter, feeling first and reasoning second.
Meen in full