Makar Rashi
Capricorn — the Vedic moon sign, not the Western sun sign.
Read as patient and status-conscious in the long-run sense — building toward something over years rather than looking for a quick win.
| Ruling planet (rashi swami) | Saturn |
| Element (tattva) | Earth |
| Nature | Chara (movable) |
| Classical gender | Female (even) |
| Planetary dignity | Mars is exalted here; Jupiter is debilitated here |
Every rashi spans exactly 9 nakshatra padas — Makar covers these three nakshatras:
| Uttara Ashadha | padas 2–4 | 270°00′–280°00′ into the sign |
| Shravana | padas 1–4 | 280°00′–293°20′ into the sign |
| Dhanishtha | padas 1–2 | 293°20′–300°00′ into the sign |
Makar isn't a calendar date range. Your rashi is whichever sign the Moon was
in when you were born — not the Sun, and not the Western tropical dates you may have seen elsewhere
(those use a different starting point and a different planet entirely). The gap between the two systems
is currently around 24°, which is why a Vedic Makar and a Western Capricorn rarely line up. Your own
chart will show your real rashi from your actual birth details.
Makar rashifal, today →
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This page describes the sign in general, classical terms — the same description applies to roughly a twelfth of everyone born. It says nothing about you personally; only a real chart, built from your own birth details, can do that.