Rāsi 10 of 12 · Moon sign
Capricornமகரம் · Makara
- Ruling planet
- Saturn (Shani)
- Element
- Earth
- Quality
- Movable
- Sidereal span
- 270°–300°
What Capricorn means in Vedic astrology
Capricorn — மகரம், Makara — is the 10th sign of the sidereal zodiac, spanning 270°–300° measured against the fixed stars. It is a earth sign of movable quality, ruled by Saturn (Shani).
In Jyotish your Rāsi is your moon sign — where the Moon actually sat at the moment you were born. It describes the shape of your mind and feeling, which is why Vedic astrology leans on it far more heavily than on the sun sign used in Western horoscopes.
The birth stars inside Capricorn
Each Rāsi contains finer divisions called Nakshatra. Capricorn spans these three:
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