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Moon sign (rashi) calculator

In Vedic astrology your rashi is the sign the Moon was in at birth. Enter your birth details to find it, and see how it compares with your Sun's sign in the same chart.

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What your rashi is

Western astrology goes by the Sun, which is why people know their 'star sign' from their birth month. Vedic astrology gives most weight to the Moon, and the sign the Moon occupied is your rashi, or chandra rashi. It is the sign used for naming, for compatibility matching and for transit periods such as Sade Sati.

Because the Moon changes sign about every two and a quarter days, your birth date alone is not enough. The result needs your time and place, and tells you if the Moon was close to a sign change.

Why your rashi may not match your sun sign

Two things differ. First, the Moon and Sun are in different signs most of the time. Second, the Vedic zodiac is sidereal, fixed to the stars, while the Western zodiac is tied to the seasons. The two have drifted about 24 degrees apart, so many people's Vedic Sun sign is the sign before the Western one they know.

The calculator shows both your Moon sign and your Sun sign on the sidereal zodiac, so you can see the difference directly.

The twelve rashis

The sidereal signs are the same twelve as in the West, with Sanskrit names: Mesha (Aries), Vrishabha (Taurus), Mithuna (Gemini), Karka (Cancer), Simha (Leo), Kanya (Virgo), Tula (Libra), Vrishchika (Scorpio), Dhanu (Sagittarius), Makara (Capricorn), Kumbha (Aquarius) and Meena (Pisces). The result shows the English name, and this list matches it to the one your family may use.

Why the Moon sign is used so often

In Indian practice the Moon sign is what people mean by 'my rashi' when naming a child, checking a match or asking about a long planetary passage. Sade Sati, the seven and a half years in which Saturn moves through the sign before the Moon sign, the sign itself and the sign after, is counted from it. For that question you only need your rashi.

How close the Moon was to a sign change

The Moon changes sign roughly every two and a quarter days, covering about half a degree an hour. If your Moon was in the first or last 1.5 degrees of its sign, it was within about three hours of a change, so a few hours of error in the birth time can alter the answer. The result tells you when that applies.

If you do not know your birth time, the result still gives a sign for most birth dates. The Moon is only uncertain on the day it changes sign, and the calculator says so when that happens.

Reading the two signs side by side

The two signs in the result are both on the sidereal zodiac. If you were born in roughly the first 24 days of a Western sign, your Sun is usually in the earlier sign here, because the two zodiacs are about 24 degrees apart and the Sun moves about a degree a day. The Moon sign has no such everyday comparison, which is why many people find it new.

Moon sign and naming

Many families choose the first letter of a child's name from the Moon sign and the nakshatra together. The letter comes from the pada of the nakshatra, so the nakshatra finder is the better tool for that, and this page is the one for the sign. If the two ever seem to disagree, check the birth time first, because a Moon close to the end of a sign or a nakshatra is the usual reason.

Using your rashi

Your rashi is one fact, not the whole chart. For the ruling pattern of the whole sky at birth, make your free kundli. For the star the Moon sat in within that sign, use the nakshatra finder, and for the rising sign see the lagna calculator.

Calculated with the Lahiri ayanamsa and whole sign houses; every setting is on the method page. Last checked 2026-10-04.

Questions people ask

How do I find my rashi?

Enter your birth date, time and place above. The calculator finds the Moon's position on the sidereal zodiac at that moment and names the sign.

Is rashi the same as zodiac sign?

Rashi means sign. In Vedic use it normally means the Moon sign, while 'zodiac sign' in everyday speech usually means the Western Sun sign.

Why is my Vedic sign different from my Western sign?

The Vedic zodiac is sidereal and the Western one is tropical. They are about 24 degrees apart today, so a position near the start of a Western sign usually falls in the previous Vedic sign.

Can I find my rashi without my birth time?

Often yes. The Moon stays in a sign for over two days, so an unknown time still gives your sign unless the Moon changed sign that day. The result says when that is the case.

Which should I use, Moon sign or rising sign?

They answer different questions. The Moon sign is used for naming, matching and transits, and the rising sign (lagna) sets the houses of the chart. Both are shown in your kundli.

Is my Moon sign the same as my nakshatra?

No. A sign is 30 degrees wide and a nakshatra is 13 degrees 20 minutes. A sign holds two and a quarter nakshatras, so your Moon sign narrows your nakshatra down to two or three.

Which sign is used for Sade Sati?

The Moon sign shown here. Sade Sati is counted from it, as the stretch when Saturn passes through the sign before it, the sign itself and the sign after.

Can two people born on the same day have different Moon signs?

Yes, if the Moon changed sign during that day. With a change about every two and a quarter days, it happens often.

Does the Moon sign depend on the ayanamsa?

A little. A different ayanamsa shifts the zodiac by a fraction of a degree to a degree or two, which only changes the sign when the Moon is near an edge. The method page lists the setting used here.

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