Rāsi 6 of 12 · Moon sign
Virgoகன்னி · Kanya
- Ruling planet
- Mercury (Budha)
- Element
- Earth
- Quality
- Dual
- Sidereal span
- 150°–180°
What Virgo means in Vedic astrology
Virgo — கன்னி, Kanya — is the 6th sign of the sidereal zodiac, spanning 150°–180° measured against the fixed stars. It is a earth sign of dual quality, ruled by Mercury (Budha).
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 Virgo
Each Rāsi contains finer divisions called Nakshatra. Virgo spans these three:
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