Rashi 10 of 12 · Earth sign
Capricorn.
Makara · The Sea-creature
Saturn's earth sign climbs patiently: disciplined, responsible and ambitious for the long term. Makara earns what it gets.
- Ruler
- Saturn (Shani)
- Element
- Earth
- Quality
- Movable (chara)
- Gender
- Feminine (even)
- Exalted here
- Mars
- Debilitated here
- Jupiter
- Direction
- South
- Sun passes
- 15 Jan – 12 Feb (approx.)
Placement
Capricorn in your chart
Rashi — the mind and emotions
Capricorn as your Moon sign
A Capricorn Moon is reserved and practical, steadying itself through work and duty, and slow to show vulnerability.
Lagna — the body and the life's direction
Capricorn rising
A Capricorn ascendant gives a serious, composed presence that often grows lighter and more confident with age.
Vedic astrology reads the Moon sign and the ascendant before the Sun sign. Both depend on the exact time and place of birth — NAMOH works them out from yours.
Temperament
The nature of Makara
Gifts
- Discipline
- Responsibility
- Long-range planning
Lessons
- Pessimism
- Emotional reserve
- All work and little rest
Where Capricorn tends to thrive
- Administration and management
- Engineering and construction
- Government
- Business
Lunar mansions
The nakshatras of Capricorn
Thirty degrees, nine padas. Where your Moon falls along this span decides which nakshatra colours your Capricorn Moon — and which planet's dasha your life begins in.
Lordship
Saturn, lord of Capricorn
Capricorn takes its colour from Saturn (Shani). Wherever Saturn sits in your chart shows where the affairs of your Capricorn house are carried out.
Mars is exalted here — at the height of its strength.
Jupiter is debilitated here, and has to work harder to give its results.
Graha Maitri
Capricorn with the other signs
One strand of Guna Milan compares the rulers of two Moon signs. It is a first reading only: a full match weighs all eight kootas, from nakshatra to nadi.
Questions
Capricorn, briefly answered
Who rules Capricorn in Vedic astrology?
Capricorn (Makara) is ruled by Saturn (Shani). It is a feminine, movable earth sign.
What are the Capricorn dates in Vedic astrology?
In the sidereal zodiac used in Vedic astrology, the Sun passes through Capricorn from about 15 Jan – 12 Feb, give or take a day each year. Vedic astrology gives more weight to the Moon sign and the ascendant than to the Sun sign, and those depend on the exact time and place of birth.
Which nakshatras fall in Capricorn?
Uttara Ashadha (3 padas), Shravana and Dhanishtha (2 padas). Together they make up Capricorn's thirty degrees, nine padas in all.
Which planets are strong or weak in Capricorn?
Mars is exalted in Capricorn and Jupiter is debilitated in Capricorn. Exaltation lets a planet give its best results; debilitation asks more of it.
See where Makara sits in your chart.
Your Moon, your rising sign and every planet, read from your exact birth time and place.
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