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Leo (Simha) in Vedic astrology
The 5th sign: fire, fixed, ruled by Sun.
- Sanskrit
- Simha सिंह
- Ruled by
- Sun
- Element
- Fire
- Quality
- Fixed (sthira)
- Gender
- Male (odd sign)
- Direction
- East
- Body (Kalapurusha)
- Stomach and upper abdomen
- Rising
- Rises head-first (shirshodaya)
- Nakshatras
- Magha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni (pada 1)
Leo in Jyotish
Leo is the 5th sign of the zodiac, 30° from 120° to 150° of the sidereal zodiac. It is a fire sign, fixed (sthira), and ruled by Sun. In the body of the Kalapurusha, the cosmic person whose body is the zodiac, it is the stomach and upper abdomen.
0°–20° of Leo is the moolatrikona of Sun.
A fixed sign holds on and endures; a fire sign is energetic and direct. As your lagna or Moon sign, Leo colours the whole chart with these qualities and with the nature of Sun.
Leo as your Moon sign or lagna
Read your Leo horoscope, or check whether Leo 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.