Rashi 9 of 12 · Fire sign
Sagittarius.
Dhanu · The Archer
Jupiter's fire sign aims high: principled, optimistic and drawn to meaning. Dhanu seeks truth through teachers, travel and faith.
- Ruler
- Jupiter (Guru)
- Element
- Fire
- Quality
- Dual (dvisvabhava)
- Gender
- Masculine (odd)
- Exalted here
- None
- Debilitated here
- None
- Direction
- East
- Sun passes
- 16 Dec – 14 Jan (approx.)
Placement
Sagittarius in your chart
Rashi — the mind and emotions
Sagittarius as your Moon sign
A Sagittarius Moon is cheerful and philosophical, needing freedom and a sense of purpose to feel at peace.
Lagna — the body and the life's direction
Sagittarius rising
A Sagittarius ascendant gives an open, upright, good-humoured presence; others see a natural teacher or guide.
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 Dhanu
Gifts
- Optimism
- Integrity and ideals
- Love of learning
Lessons
- Bluntness
- Preaching
- Restlessness with routine
Where Sagittarius tends to thrive
- Teaching and academia
- Law and religion
- Travel and publishing
- Advisory roles
Lunar mansions
The nakshatras of Sagittarius
Thirty degrees, nine padas. Where your Moon falls along this span decides which nakshatra colours your Sagittarius Moon — and which planet's dasha your life begins in.
Lordship
Jupiter, lord of Sagittarius
Sagittarius takes its colour from Jupiter (Guru). Wherever Jupiter sits in your chart shows where the affairs of your Sagittarius house are carried out.
Graha Maitri
Sagittarius 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
Sagittarius, briefly answered
Who rules Sagittarius in Vedic astrology?
Sagittarius (Dhanu) is ruled by Jupiter (Guru). It is a masculine, dual fire sign.
What are the Sagittarius dates in Vedic astrology?
In the sidereal zodiac used in Vedic astrology, the Sun passes through Sagittarius from about 16 Dec – 14 Jan, 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 Sagittarius?
Mula, Purva Ashadha and Uttara Ashadha (1 pada). Together they make up Sagittarius's thirty degrees, nine padas in all.
See where Dhanu sits in your chart.
Your Moon, your rising sign and every planet, read from your exact birth time and place.
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