A Vedic Moon sign is the sidereal rashi of the Moon at birth, also called Chandra rashi. It is not the Sun sign. Daanyam uses it for Sade Sati and, with the Moon's nakshatra, as the start of Vimshottari Dasha. The Moon sign calculator computes it from date, time, and place.
Definition
Chandra rashi is the sidereal sign that holds the Moon at birth. It is the Moon sign used in Jyotish. Sade Sati is read from this sign. Vimshottari Dasha starts from the Moon's nakshatra, which is a finer division than the sign. The two are related, and they are not the same fact.
How it works
Chandra rashi is the sidereal sign of the Moon at birth. It is independent of the Sun sign.
Sade Sati is Saturn's transit over the Moon sign, the sign before it, and the sign after it.
Vimshottari starts from the Moon's nakshatra, not from the Moon sign alone. The nakshatra calculator and the Dasha calculator are separate tools.
Reference
Moon sign, nakshatra, and the tools that use them
| Fact | How Daanyam uses it |
|---|---|
| Chandra rashi | The sidereal sign of the Moon. This is the Vedic Moon sign. |
| Not the Sun sign | A different planet. A tropical Sun sign can also name a different sidereal sign. |
| Sade Sati | Read from the Moon sign, not from the Sun sign. |
| Nakshatra | The Moon's birth star. Vimshottari Dasha starts here, not from the rashi alone. |
Worked example
The Moon sign and nakshatra below are the golden values for this birth. The birth Mahadasha lord is the period that golden records. It is not a rule for every chart.
| Birth | Male, born 12 Aug 1995, 14:30 IST, Delhi |
|---|---|
| Date | 1995-08-12 |
| Time | 14:30 |
| Timezone | Asia/Kolkata |
| Lagna | Vrishchika (sidereal Scorpio) |
| Moon sign | Kumbha (sidereal Aquarius) |
| Moon nakshatra | Shatabhisha |
| Birth Mahadasha lord | Rahu |
| Lahiri ayanamsa | 23.798597° |
A common confusion
Chandra rashi is not the nakshatra. The rashi is the Moon's sidereal sign. The nakshatra is the birth star used to start Vimshottari. Sade Sati uses the rashi.
Calculate it
The Moon sign calculator returns Chandra rashi. Sade Sati, the Dasha calculator, and the Moon nakshatra calculator each use that Moon for a different question. None of them is embedded on this page.
How the numbers are computed
The method page is the source for Lahiri, the ephemeris, and the nakshatra boundaries the engine uses.
Questions
What is a Vedic Moon sign?
It is the sidereal sign of the Moon at birth, also called Chandra rashi. Daanyam computes it with the Lahiri ayanamsa from the birth date, time, and place.
Is Chandra rashi my Sun sign?
No. The Sun sign and the Moon sign are different planets. A Western Sun sign can also sit in a different sidereal sign. The Moon sign calculator returns Chandra rashi.
Why does the Moon sign matter for timing?
Sade Sati is read from the Moon sign. Vimshottari Dasha starts from the Moon's nakshatra, which sits inside the signs. The worked example shows both facts for one published birth.