Rashi 5 of 12 · Fire sign
Leo.
Simha · The Lion
The Sun's own sign is royal fire: dignified, generous and made to be seen. Simha leads from the front and expects to be respected for it.
- Ruler
- Sun (Surya)
- Element
- Fire
- Quality
- Fixed (sthira)
- Gender
- Masculine (odd)
- Exalted here
- None
- Debilitated here
- None
- Direction
- East
- Sun passes
- 17 Aug – 16 Sep (approx.)
Placement
Leo in your chart
Rashi — the mind and emotions
Leo as your Moon sign
A Leo Moon needs warmth and recognition. Emotions are expressed with pride and generosity, and loyalty runs deep once given.
Lagna — the body and the life's direction
Leo rising
A Leo ascendant gives a commanding, confident bearing; people look to them to take charge and set the tone.
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 Simha
Gifts
- Leadership
- Generosity of spirit
- Courage and self-belief
Lessons
- Pride
- Needing an audience
- Difficulty sharing the stage
Where Leo tends to thrive
- Administration and government
- Management
- Performing arts
- Politics
Lunar mansions
The nakshatras of Leo
Thirty degrees, nine padas. Where your Moon falls along this span decides which nakshatra colours your Leo Moon — and which planet's dasha your life begins in.
Lordship
Sun, lord of Leo
Leo takes its colour from Sun (Surya). Wherever Sun sits in your chart shows where the affairs of your Leo house are carried out.
Graha Maitri
Leo 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
Leo, briefly answered
Who rules Leo in Vedic astrology?
Leo (Simha) is ruled by Sun (Surya). It is a masculine, fixed fire sign.
What are the Leo dates in Vedic astrology?
In the sidereal zodiac used in Vedic astrology, the Sun passes through Leo from about 17 Aug – 16 Sep, 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 Leo?
Magha, Purva Phalguni and Uttara Phalguni (1 pada). Together they make up Leo's thirty degrees, nine padas in all.
See where Simha sits in your chart.
Your Moon, your rising sign and every planet, read from your exact birth time and place.
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