Jyotish — the science of light · door 2 of 11
The twelve rashis
The sky divided into twelve signs of thirty degrees
Match the sky
0 of 6 matchedTap one on the left, then its partner on the right.
Three questions to seal this door
1. Which graha is lord of Simha (Leo)?
2. The element of Karka (Cancer) is —
3. How many degrees does each rashi span?
The rishi's scroll — read more, if you wish
The circle of the sky is 360°. Jyotisha divides it into twelve rashis of 30° each, beginning from Mesha. Every graha, at every moment, stands in one of them.
Each rashi has a lord (the graha that rules it), an element — fire, earth, air or water — and a nature: movable, fixed or dual. Fire, earth, air, water repeat three times round the circle, which is why every fourth sign shares a temper.
Your Moon's rashi (Chandra rashi) is the one Indian tradition names you by — the weekly horoscope here is read from it. Your lagna is a different rashi, and door eight is about it.
| Name | Western name | Lord | Element | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesha | Aries | Mangal | Fire (agni) | Movable |
| Vrishabha | Taurus | Shukra | Earth (prithvi) | Fixed |
| Mithuna | Gemini | Budha | Air (vayu) | Dual |
| Karka | Cancer | Chandra | Water (jala) | Movable |
| Simha | Leo | Surya | Fire (agni) | Fixed |
| Kanya | Virgo | Budha | Earth (prithvi) | Dual |
| Tula | Libra | Shukra | Air (vayu) | Movable |
| Vrishchika | Scorpio | Mangal | Water (jala) | Fixed |
| Dhanu | Sagittarius | Guru | Fire (agni) | Dual |
| Makara | Capricorn | Shani | Earth (prithvi) | Movable |
| Kumbha | Aquarius | Shani | Air (vayu) | Fixed |
| Meena | Pisces | Guru | Water (jala) | Dual |
The tables on this page are drawn from the same data VEDAUM reads charts with. The teaching text awaits a jyotishi's review, like every teaching page here.