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Moon sign (rashi) calculator

In Vedic astrology your rashi is your Moon sign. Enter your birth details to find it.

Your answer

Your answer will appear here the moment you press the button, with what it means for you.

How this calculator works

The Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days, so a date usually decides your rashi; near a change, the time does. Your rashi is the sign used for daily and weekly horoscopes, Sade Sati and matchmaking.

Your Western sun sign is a different thing: it is the sign of the Sun, in the tropical zodiac.

Calculated in your browser from the same chart as our free Kundli: sidereal zodiac, Lahiri ayanamsa, whole-sign houses, mean node. The numbers match our free Kundli exactly.

Background

The Moon is the mind and the heart: how you feel, how you care for yourself and others, what makes you feel safe. In Vedic astrology it is so central that your "rashi" — your sign — means your Moon sign, and the Moon's nakshatra at birth sets the whole timeline of the Vimshottari dasha. Chandra (the Moon) in Astrology: Meaning, Myth, Dignity and Dasha →

Questions

Is my rashi my Moon sign?

Yes. In Vedic astrology the rashi is the sign the Moon occupied at birth, in the sidereal zodiac.

Why is my rashi different from my zodiac sign?

Newspaper zodiac signs are Western sun signs. The rashi is the Moon’s sign, and Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac.

Do I need my birth time?

Often not, but the Moon moves about 13° a day: if it changed sign on your birthday, the time decides it.