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Capricorn (Makara) in Vedic astrology
The 10th sign: earth, movable, ruled by Saturn.
- Sanskrit
- Makara मकर
- Ruled by
- Saturn
- Element
- Earth
- Quality
- Movable (chara)
- Gender
- Female (even sign)
- Direction
- South
- Body (Kalapurusha)
- Knees
- Rising
- Rises hind-first (prishthodaya)
- Nakshatras
- Uttara Ashadha (pada 2–4), Shravana, Dhanishta (pada 1–2)
Capricorn in Jyotish
Capricorn is the 10th sign of the zodiac, 30° from 270° to 300° of the sidereal zodiac. It is a earth sign, movable (chara), and ruled by Saturn. In the body of the Kalapurusha, the cosmic person whose body is the zodiac, it is the knees.
Mars is exalted here (most strongly at 28°); Jupiter is debilitated here (most deeply at 5°).
A movable sign starts things and moves on; a earth sign is practical and stable. As your lagna or Moon sign, Capricorn colours the whole chart with these qualities and with the nature of Saturn.
Capricorn as your Moon sign or lagna
Read your Capricorn horoscope, or check whether Capricorn is your Moon sign or your ascendant. Chapter 2 of our course, the 12 signs, explains how the signs work together.
Sources: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and Phaladeepika for the signs, planets and houses; Muhurta Chintamani for the nakshatra classes and the guna milan attributes. Wording is our own.