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Sagittarius (Dhanu) in Vedic astrology
The 9th sign: fire, dual, ruled by Jupiter.
- Sanskrit
- Dhanu धनु
- Ruled by
- Jupiter
- Element
- Fire
- Quality
- Dual (dvisvabhava)
- Gender
- Male (odd sign)
- Direction
- East
- Body (Kalapurusha)
- Hips and thighs
- Rising
- Rises hind-first (prishthodaya)
- Nakshatras
- Mula, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha (pada 1)
Sagittarius in Jyotish
Sagittarius is the 9th sign of the zodiac, 30° from 240° to 270° of the sidereal zodiac. It is a fire sign, dual (dvisvabhava), and ruled by Jupiter. In the body of the Kalapurusha, the cosmic person whose body is the zodiac, it is the hips and thighs.
0°–10° of Sagittarius is the moolatrikona of Jupiter.
A dual sign adapts, combining both; a fire sign is energetic and direct. As your lagna or Moon sign, Sagittarius colours the whole chart with these qualities and with the nature of Jupiter.
Sagittarius as your Moon sign or lagna
Read your Sagittarius horoscope, or check whether Sagittarius 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.