Jyotish — the language
of cause and effect

Jyotish calculator:

Discover Your sign and nakshatra of the Lagna (Ascendant), Moon, and Sun

In Jyotish, Vedic astrology, the key factor in determining a person’s qualities is not just the birth date, which shows the Sun sign (changing once a month), but also the position of the Moon (changing sign every two and a half days), and the Lagna — the Ascendant (changing sign roughly every two hours!).

What’s more, nakshatras are taken into account — the so-called lunar constellations, which occupy a smaller span in the sky (13°20′ versus the 30º of a zodiac sign), making the determination of dominant energies a bit more complex, but far more precise than going by birth date alone, and requiring more exact input — the place and time of birth.

The sign and nakshatra of the Moon describe the mind — how a person reacts to what happens. In Vedic astrology, the Moon matters more than the Sun: chart analysis begins with it.

The sign of the Lagna (Ascendant), the rising sign, describes the body and character — the main instrument for fulfilling desires.

The house of the Lagnesha (the ruler of the Lagna/Ascendant sign) is the house it occupies in the chart. It shows the person’s aspirations — the sphere through which they fulfill themselves and find support.