Rashi profile
Capricorn
Makara
the rashi in full
Everything about Capricorn, section by section. The part of the sky it covers. The nakshatras inside it. Which grahas are strong here, and what is standing in it right now. Every number on this page is calculated, not written by hand.
Capricorn today01 · Arc, element, ruler
The basics
- Arc
- 270° – 300°
- Sidereal degrees, counted from 0° Mesha. Lahiri ayanamsa.
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Cardinal
- Ruler
- Shani (Saturn)
- Also rules Aquarius
02 · Significations
What this rashi is like
These points are not written for each sign separately. Every rashi is made of three things — an element, a quality and a ruling graha. Each card below comes from one of those three, and says which one. So any rashi with the same element gets the same points under Nature.
From the element
Nature
- Trusts what it can see, touch or count.
- Patient. Does not mind slow work or doing the same thing again.
- Takes care of what it owns — its work, its home, what it built.
From the quality
How it thinks
- Decides by starting. It learns what it wants once it begins.
- Good at starting things. Less good at finishing them.
- Gets restless in a meeting that is not reaching a decision.
From the ruling graha
What it takes on
- The boring work — repairs, follow-ups, the jobs nobody thanks you for.
- Being on time, and owning it when something is late.
- Building things that last after the excitement is over.
From the element and quality together
Where it struggles
- Thinks that because something has always been done one way, that is the right way.
- Starts more than it can finish, then blames others for the pile.
Why we do not tell you your future
Because no one can. Jyotish says what a rashi and a graha stand for. It does not say what will happen to you on a given day. No classical text claims it does. If we wrote that here, we would be making it up. What we can tell you is real, and it is above: which grahas are in this rashi right now, and where its ruler is.
Capricorn today03 · The sky today
What is standing here right now
Calculated for right now. Open this tomorrow and it will be different, because the sky moved.
Nothing is transiting Capricorn at the moment. That is ordinary — nine grahas across twelve signs leaves most signs empty most of the time.
- Its ruler, Shani (Saturn), is currently in Pisces at 18°09′.
- The Sun enters Capricorn in 117 days.
04 · Nakshatras
The nakshatras inside it
A rashi is 30° wide. A nakshatra is 13°20′. They do not divide evenly, so a rashi holds two or three nakshatras — some whole, some only partly. What is always the same is the number of padas: nine in every rashi. That is why the full circle has 108.
- Uttara AshadhaPart
0° to 10° of the sign
3 padas234
- ShravanaWhole
10° to 23°20′ of the sign
4 padas1234
- DhanishtaPart
23°20′ to 30° of the sign
2 padas12
05 · Dignity
Which grahas are strong here
Some grahas are strong in this rashi and one may be weak. This is the classical table, with the exact degrees the old texts give. Strong does not mean good luck — it means the graha acts freely here.
- Mangal (Mars)ExaltedDeepest at 28°
- Shani (Saturn)Own signRules this rashi
- Guru (Jupiter)DebilitatedDeepest at 5°
06 · Houses
The twelve houses, counted from Capricorn
If Capricorn is your rashi, count houses from it like this. Your 1st is Capricorn, then each sign in order. Every other page on this site counts the same way.
| House | Sign | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Capricorn | you, your body and how you come across |
| 2nd | Aquarius | money, speech and the family you were born into |
| 3rd | Pisces | courage, siblings and short journeys |
| 4th | Aries | home, mother and peace of mind |
| 5th | Taurus | children, study and what you create |
| 6th | Gemini | daily work, routine, illness and debt |
| 7th | Cancer | partners, marriage and anyone you deal with one to one |
| 8th | Leo | what you share with others, inheritance, and what is out of your hands |
| 9th | Virgo | belief, teachers, fortune and long journeys |
| 10th | Libra | work, standing and what the world sees |
| 11th | Scorpio | gains, friends and the wider network |
| 12th | Sagittarius | spending, rest, letting go and life abroad |