Rashi
The 12 rashis of the sidereal zodiac, each 30° from 0° Mesha, with their English names, lords, elements and the nakshatras they hold.
The 12 signs
Each rashi holds nine nakshatra padas of 3°20′. Lords and natures are from the Bṛhat Parāśara Horā-śāstra, ch. 5. BPHS 5.5–23, pp. 34–37
Find your Moon sign All 27 nakshatrasRashi names in English
Rashi 1 · 0° – 30° Mesh rashi (Aries) Mesha · lord Mars · fire Ashwini, Bharani, Krittika pada 1 Rashi 2 · 30° – 60° Vrishabha rashi (Taurus) Vrishabha · lord Venus · earth Krittika padas 2–4, Rohini, Mrigashira padas 1–2 Rashi 3 · 60° – 90° Mithun rashi (Gemini) Mithuna · lord Mercury · air Mrigashira padas 3–4, Ardra, Punarvasu padas 1–3 Rashi 4 · 90° – 120° Kark rashi (Cancer) Karka · lord Moon · water Punarvasu pada 4, Pushya, Ashlesha Rashi 5 · 120° – 150° Singh rashi (Leo) Simha · lord Sun · fire Magha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni pada 1 Rashi 6 · 150° – 180° Kanya rashi (Virgo) Kanya · lord Mercury · earth Uttara Phalguni padas 2–4, Hasta, Chitra padas 1–2 Rashi 7 · 180° – 210° Tula rashi (Libra) Tula · lord Venus · air Chitra padas 3–4, Swati, Vishakha padas 1–3 Rashi 8 · 210° – 240° Vrischika rashi (Scorpio) Vrishchika · lord Mars · water Vishakha pada 4, Anuradha, Jyeshtha Rashi 9 · 240° – 270° Dhanu rashi (Sagittarius) Dhanu · lord Jupiter · fire Mula, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha pada 1 Rashi 10 · 270° – 300° Makar rashi (Capricorn) Makara · lord Saturn · earth Uttara Ashadha padas 2–4, Shravana, Dhanishta padas 1–2 Rashi 11 · 300° – 330° Kumbh rashi (Aquarius) Kumbha · lord Saturn · air Dhanishta padas 3–4, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada padas 1–3 Rashi 12 · 330° – 360° Meen rashi (Pisces) Meena · lord Jupiter · water Purva Bhadrapada pada 4, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
How the signs are counted
Read the methodology- Zodiac
- Sidereal (Lahiri): 12 equal signs of 30° from 0° Mesha, measured from the stars.
- English names
- The Western names of the same twelve signs. The Western zodiac is measured from the equinox, now about 24° away.
- Lords and natures
- Bṛhat Parāśara Horā-śāstra ch. 5, 1939 edition, pp. 34–37.
- Elements
- Tājika-nīlakaṇṭhī 1.2–13, Benares edition of 1937–38: fire, earth, air and water in turn from Mesha.
Sidereal zodiac (Lahiri) · equal signs of 30° · Swiss Ephemeris · Method