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Dhanu Rashifal for Saturday 20 February 2027: Sagittarius Moon Sign

Saturday 20 February 2027

The Stars of Dhanu, with the Moon and Planets on 20 Feb

DhanuMakarMulaPurva AshadhaEclipticEastWestMula: ShaulaPurva Ashadha: Kaus MediaUttara Ashadha: NunkiKaus AustralisSargasAscellaVenus

At 12:00 PM, the Moon is in Singh, outside this map; its next stay in Dhanu runs from 1 Mar, 5:57 AM to 3 Mar, 6:51 PM. Also on this map: Venus in Dhanu.

Dhanu as the 1st House: Where All Nine Grahas Are on 20 Feb

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Every house is counted from Dhanu, so this chart is Dhanu's gochar on that day. Positions at 12:00 PM, sidereal (Lahiri). The number in each house is its rashi: 1 for Mesh to 12 for Meen. R after a graha: retrograde.

Dhanu on 20 Feb: the Moon is in your 9th (fortune, dharma and father) from 5:38 AM (Needs attention: house not favourable; reverse vedha: the Sun in your 3rd; the Moon with Mars); Until 5:38 AM the Moon is in Kark, your 8th: Chandrashtama; 0 of the 9 planets support, 9 need attention.

Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States · America/New_York

  • Moon
  • Planet
  • Rahu and Ketu: the Moon's nodes, points without a body
  • Yogatara: the star that marks a nakshatra
  • Star figure lines, drawn by us
  • Ecliptic: the Sun's path
  • Rashi edge
  • Nakshatra edge
  • Brighter stars are drawn larger

The real stars of Dhanu's 30° of sky, at their catalogue positions. Only the Moon and the planets move. As seen facing south from India: east is on the left, and the Moon moves from right to left.

The nakshatras on this map and their yogataras
  • Jyeshtha 226°40′ to 240°00′ Yogatara: Antares (α Scorpii) · outside this map. Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955, Pingree and Morrissey 1989 and Colebrooke 1807. Under Lahiri, this star lies outside its nakshatra's own 13°20′ stretch.
  • Mula 240°00′ to 253°20′ Yogatara: Shaula (λ Scorpii). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860 and Calendar Reform Committee 1955. Pingree and Morrissey 1989 reads it as 45 Ophiuchi.
  • Purva Ashadha 253°20′ to 266°40′ Yogatara: Kaus Media (δ Sagittarii). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955, Pingree and Morrissey 1989 and Colebrooke 1807. Under Lahiri, this star lies outside its nakshatra's own 13°20′ stretch.
  • Uttara Ashadha 266°40′ to 280°00′ Yogatara: Nunki (σ Sagittarii). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955 and Pingree and Morrissey 1989. Colebrooke 1807 reads it as τ Sagittarii. Under Lahiri, this star lies outside its nakshatra's own 13°20′ stretch.

Star positions are worked out for the hour from the catalogue (proper motion, parallax and aberration), in the same sidereal frame as the planets, with Lahiri ayanamsa. For the 36 stars compared, Swiss Ephemeris's own star file agrees within 2.4 arc-seconds. The Moon and planets are placed as seen from the Earth's centre; from your own place the Moon can look up to about 1° away from its spot here. The figure lines are our own; each yogatara is given by at least two of the sources listed above.

Star positions: Yale Bright Star Catalogue, 5th ed. (Hoffleit & Warren, 1991; NASA HEASARC, public domain). Star names: IAU Working Group on Star Names (CC BY 4.0). Moon and planets: NASA JPL DE440s.

Aaj ka Dhanu Rashifal · Sagittarius Moon sign · Saturday 20 February 2027

Dhanu Rashifal for 20 Feb: Work, Love and Health

Aaj ka Dhanu rashifal, read from your Moon sign. Dhanu (धनु) is the 9th rashi, 240° to 270° of the sidereal zodiac, ruled by Jupiter, and it holds all four padas of Mula, all four padas of Purva Ashadha and Uttara Ashadha pada 1. In English it is called Sagittarius, but here it means the sign the Moon was in at your birth, not your birthday sign. Every line below names its graha, the house that graha holds from Dhanu and the classical verse behind it.

0 of the 9 planets support · 9 need attention

The day's main graha: the Moon (in the attention list).

The Moon in Singh, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father), until Monday 22 Feb, 7:00 AM: classically not a favourable house, but with the Sun in your 3rd the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), and it shares Singh with Mars, so its support is muted; classical reading: a tired mind and official matters.

The Sun in Kumbh, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 14 Mar, 9:30 PM (EDT): classically a favourable house, but the Moon and Mars in your 9th hold it back (vedha), and the Sun is in Kumbh, whose lord Saturn is not its natural friend, so its support is held back; classical reading: standing, money and good health, with rivals giving way.

Mars in Singh, your 9th, until 9 Mar, 1:43 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: standing, money and low energy.

Mercury in Kumbh, your 3rd, until Tuesday 23 Feb, 6:10 PM: classically not a favourable house, but with Saturn in your 4th the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), and Mercury is close to the Sun (combust), so its support is muted; classical reading: competition.

Jupiter in Kark, your 8th (research and hidden matters), until 25 Jun, 7:49 PM (EDT): classically not a favourable house, but Kark is its exaltation sign, where the texts say it does not work against you; classical reading: tiring travel and health.

Venus in Dhanu, your 1st (self and body), until Wednesday 24 Feb, 4:46 AM: classically a favourable house, but Jupiter in your 8th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: comforts and pleasures.

Saturn in Meen, your 4th (mother, home and happiness), until 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: home and relatives.

Rahu in Makar, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: money matters.

Ketu in Kark, your 8th, until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house.

The day changes at 5:38 AM, when the Moon moves into Singh; both parts are shown.

Work, Love and Health

Work and Money?

Work and Money: the Sun, Mercury and Rahu need attention.

The Sun in Kumbh, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 14 Mar, 9:30 PM (EDT): classically favourable for standing and money, with an edge over rivals, but the Moon and Mars in your 9th hold it back (vedha), and the Sun is in Kumbh, whose lord Saturn is not its natural friend, so its support is held back.

Mercury in Kumbh, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until Tuesday 23 Feb, 6:10 PM: classically not favourable for competition, but with Saturn in your 4th the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), and Mercury is close to the Sun (combust), so its support is muted.

Rahu in Makar, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not favourable for money.

Love and Family?

Love and Family: Saturn and Rahu need attention.

Saturn in Meen, your 4th (mother, home and happiness), until 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT): classically not favourable for home and relatives.

Rahu in Makar, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; the texts name no separate result of it for love and family.

Health?

Health: Venus needs attention.

Venus in Dhanu, your 1st (self and body), until Wednesday 24 Feb, 4:46 AM: classically a favourable house, but Jupiter in your 8th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back; the texts name no separate result of it for health.

Moon Strength for Dhanu on 20 Feb

Chandrabala, Chandrashtama and Tarabala

Until 5:38 AM (since Thursday 18 Feb, 5:13 AM): the Moon in Kark, your 8th (research and hidden matters); Chandrashtama.

  • Chandrabala Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4

From 5:38 AM until Monday 22 Feb, 7:00 AM: the Moon in Singh, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father); no Chandrabala from this house.

From 5:38 AM to 6:24 PM: the Moon in Singh, your 9th, in the bright half (Shukla paksha); classically the bright-half Moon is supportive here, but Jupiter in your 8th holds it back, so its support is held back on 20 Feb.

Until 5:38 AM the Moon shares Kark with Jupiter and Ketu.

From 5:38 AM the Moon shares Singh with Mars.

Chandrashtama for Dhanu: from Thursday 18 Feb, 5:13 AM to 5:38 AM, the Moon in your 8th.

Next Chandrashtama for Dhanu: from 17 Mar, 2:03 PM (EDT) to 19 Mar, 4:02 PM (EDT).

Tarabala for the nakshatras of Dhanu

Mula (padas 1–4): Atimitra Tara until 5:38 AM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Mula (padas 1–4): Janma Tara from 5:38 AM: the birth nakshatra again, in round 3 of nine: allowed, but not in the favourable grade (Muhurta Chintamani 4.13); in the common panchang table it is not chosen for new work.

Purva Ashadha (padas 1–4): Mitra Tara until 5:38 AM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Purva Ashadha (padas 1–4): Atimitra Tara from 5:38 AM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Uttara Ashadha (pada 1): Vadha Tara until 5:38 AM: in the second round of nine, only its first part is set aside (Muhurta Chintamani 4.13), so it is not in the favourable grade; in the common panchang table it is not chosen for new work.

Uttara Ashadha (pada 1): Mitra Tara from 5:38 AM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Your Supportive Hours in Columbus

3 windows, from the panchang, inside this rashi's good Chandrabala

From 8:46 AM to 10:02 AM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 12:24 PM to 1:08 PM: Abhijit Muhurta, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

What are supportive hours?

The panchang's windows for new work in Columbus (for reference)

from 8:46 AM to 10:02 AM · from 12:24 PM to 1:08 PM · from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM · from 9:29 PM to Sunday 21 Feb, 12:00 AM

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Every time on this page is in America/New_York. The reading is the same for everyone in this time zone; only the supportive hours follow Columbus's sunrise.

Aaj ka Dhanu Rashifal · Sagittarius Moon sign

Sade Sati and Shani Dhaiya for Dhanu: Exact Dates

Sade Sati is Saturn's passage through the 12th, 1st and 2nd signs from the Moon sign, about seven and a half years. Dhaiya is Saturn's passage through the 4th or 8th sign from the Moon sign, about two and a half years.

Shani's dhaiya (4th) for Dhanu: Saturn is in Meen, your 4th, from 29 Mar 2025 to 2 Jun 2027. The whole dhaiya runs from 29 Mar 2025 to 23 Feb 2028, with a pause from 2 Jun 2027 to 19 Oct 2027. Traditionally this passage rewards steady effort, discipline and looking after health.

  • dhaiya Phaladeepika 26.22–23 · Brihat Samhita 104.39–45

Within this stay, Saturn's effect is classically felt most in the last third of Meen: from 1 Jul 2026 to 20 Aug 2026 and from 10 Mar 2027 to 2 Jun 2027.

  • Felt most Phaladeepika 26.25 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.19

Saturn is one of nine: the verdict for Saturn in your 4th and the other eight grahas are in the table below.

The next dhaiya (ashtama, Saturn in the 8th) for Dhanu runs from 12 Jul 2034 to 27 Aug 2036.

Counted from the Moon sign, as Phaladeepika 26.22–23 and Brihat Samhita 104 do. Each span runs from Saturn's first entry to its final exit, with every pause shown. Classically it is a time for steady effort and patience, not a fixed outcome.

Aaj ka Dhanu Rashifal · Sagittarius Moon sign

Why: Each Graha's House from Dhanu

Each graha, with its rule · from 5:38 AM

  1. Sun? Kumbh · 3rd house Needs attention: vedha: the Moon and Mars in your 9th; Kumbh, an unfriendly sign?

    The Sun in Kumbh, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 14 Mar, 9:30 PM (EDT): classically a favourable house, but the Moon and Mars in your 9th hold it back (vedha), and the Sun is in Kumbh, whose lord Saturn is not its natural friend, so its support is held back; classical reading: standing, money and good health, with rivals giving way.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 14 Mar, 9:30 PM (EDT)

  2. Moon? Singh · 9th house Needs attention: house not favourable; reverse vedha: the Sun in your 3rd; the Moon with Mars?

    The Moon in Singh, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father), until Monday 22 Feb, 7:00 AM: classically not a favourable house, but with the Sun in your 3rd the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), and it shares Singh with Mars, so its support is muted; classical reading: a tired mind and official matters.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: Monday 22 Feb, 7:00 AM

  3. Mars? Singh · 9th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Mars in Singh, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father), until 9 Mar, 1:43 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: standing, money and low energy.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 9 Mar, 1:43 PM

  4. Mercury? Kumbh · 3rd house Needs attention: reverse vedha: Saturn in your 4th; combust?

    Mercury in Kumbh, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until Tuesday 23 Feb, 6:10 PM: classically not a favourable house, but with Saturn in your 4th the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), and Mercury is close to the Sun (combust), so its support is muted; classical reading: competition.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: Tuesday 23 Feb, 6:10 PM

  5. Jupiter? Kark · 8th house Needs attention: house not favourable; Kark, its exaltation sign?

    Jupiter in Kark, your 8th (research and hidden matters), until 25 Jun, 7:49 PM (EDT): classically not a favourable house, but Kark is its exaltation sign, where the texts say it does not work against you; classical reading: tiring travel and health.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 25 Jun, 7:49 PM (EDT)

  6. Venus? Dhanu · 1st house Needs attention: vedha: Jupiter in your 8th?

    Venus in Dhanu, your 1st (self and body), until Wednesday 24 Feb, 4:46 AM: classically a favourable house, but Jupiter in your 8th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: comforts and pleasures.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: Wednesday 24 Feb, 4:46 AM

  7. Saturn? Meen · 4th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Saturn in Meen, your 4th (mother, home and happiness), until 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: home and relatives.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT)

  8. Rahu? Makar · 2nd house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Rahu in Makar, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: money matters.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT)

  9. Ketu? Kark · 8th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Ketu in Kark, your 8th (research and hidden matters), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT)

The other part of the day: until 5:38 AM
  1. Sun? Kumbh · 3rd house Needs attention: vedha: Mars in your 9th; Kumbh, an unfriendly sign?

    The Sun in Kumbh, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 14 Mar, 9:30 PM (EDT): classically a favourable house, but Mars in your 9th holds it back (vedha), and the Sun is in Kumbh, whose lord Saturn is not its natural friend, so its support is held back; classical reading: standing, money and good health, with rivals giving way.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 14 Mar, 9:30 PM (EDT)

  2. Moon? Kark · 8th house Needs attention: Chandrashtama?

    The Moon in Kark, your 8th (research and hidden matters), until 5:38 AM: Chandrashtama.

    Classical: Chandrashtama · In this sign until: 5:38 AM

  3. Venus? Dhanu · 1st house Needs attention: vedha: the Moon and Jupiter in your 8th?

    Venus in Dhanu, your 1st (self and body), until Wednesday 24 Feb, 4:46 AM: classically a favourable house, but the Moon and Jupiter in your 8th hold it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: comforts and pleasures.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: Wednesday 24 Feb, 4:46 AM

For Dhanu, of the 4 slow planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu), 0 support and 4 need attention.

Aaj ka Dhanu Rashifal · Sagittarius Moon sign

Dhanu in the Next 30 Days

The next 30 days, each with the house it brings

Tuesday 23 Feb, 6:10 PM: Mercury moves into Makar, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech). Classically a favourable house, but Mercury is close to the Sun (combust), so its support is muted; classical reading: money.

Wednesday 24 Feb, 4:46 AM: Venus moves into Makar, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech). Classically a favourable house; classical reading: money and family.

Wednesday 24 Feb, 8:56 AM: Mercury moves out of combustion in Makar, your 2nd.

3 Mar, 7:33 AM: Mercury turns direct in Makar, your 2nd.

9 Mar, 1:43 PM: Mars moves into Kark, your 8th (research and hidden matters). Classically not a favourable house; classical reading: needless risk, money and standing.

11 Mar, 6:37 PM: Mercury moves into Kumbh, your 3rd (courage and siblings). Classically not a favourable house; classical reading: competition.

14 Mar, 9:30 PM (EDT): the Sun moves into Meen, your 4th (mother, home and happiness). Classically not a favourable house; classical reading: health and home comforts.

21 Mar, 4:16 AM (EDT): Saturn comes close to the Sun (combust) in Meen, your 4th.

21 Mar, 9:22 AM (EDT): Venus moves into Kumbh, your 3rd (courage and siblings). Classically a favourable house; classical reading: prosperity and standing.

Dhanu Rashifal 2027: the whole year, month by month

Aaj ka Dhanu Rashifal · Sagittarius Moon sign

Dhanu Rashifal for the Next Day, 21 Feb

Tomorrow (Sunday 21 February): the Moon is in Singh, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father) all day: classically not a favourable house, but with the Sun in your 3rd the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), and it shares Singh with Mars, so its support is muted; classical reading: a tired mind and official matters.

Open the full rashifal for 21 Feb

Aaj ka Dhanu Rashifal · Sagittarius Moon sign

About Dhanu Rashi: Lord Jupiter, Nakshatras and Name Letters

Lord
JupiterBrihat Jataka 1.6; Saravali 3.11; Phaladeepika 1.6
Symbol
An archer whose lower body is a horse'sBrihat Jataka 1.5; Saravali 3.3–4
Kind
Dvisvabhava (dual)Brihat Jataka 1.11; Saravali 3.20–21; Phaladeepika 1.9
Odd or even
Odd sign; male (purusha)Brihat Jataka 1.11; Saravali 3.20–21; Phaladeepika 1.9
Direction
EastBrihat Jataka 1.11; Saravali 3.22; Phaladeepika 1.9
Rising
Prishthodaya: rises back firstBrihat Jataka 1.10; Saravali 3.24; Jataka Parijata 1.14
Strong
By nightBrihat Jataka 1.10; Saravali 3.24; Phaladeepika 1.8
Kalapurusha limb
The thighsBrihat Jataka 1.4; Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 4.4; Saravali 3.5–6; Phaladeepika 1.4
Span (sidereal)
240° to 270°Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
Nakshatra padas
Mula 1–4; Purva Ashadha 1–4; Uttara Ashadha 1Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
Name letters (naam akshar)
Ye Yo Bha Bhi Bhu Dha Pha Dha BheThe avakahada table, checked against two published tables
Exalted, debilitated, moolatrikona
Dhanu is Jupiter's moolatrikona sign; no graha is exalted or debilitated here.Brihat Jataka 1.13–14; Saravali 3.34–36; Phaladeepika 1.6–7
  • Rising: Brihat Jataka 1.10, Saravali 3.24, Phaladeepika 1.8 and Jataka Parijata 1.14 call Dhanu prishthodaya; printed editions of Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 4.17 read this verse differently.

A name rashi is the janma rashi only when the name was chosen from the birth nakshatra's syllable. Each fact is given in at least two classical texts, and where the texts differ both readings are shown. Left out: the element (tattva), which only one of the texts we read gives (Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 4); and any colour, number or stone for a rashi, which none of them ties to good fortune.

Texts read for this page
  • Brihat Jataka of Varahamihira: Sanskrit with English by M. D. Neely; English by V. Subrahmanya Sastri
  • Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra: English by R. Santhanam, with the Sanskrit text
  • Saravali of Kalyana Varma: English by R. Santhanam
  • Phaladeepika of Mantreswara: English by V. Subrahmanya Sastri
  • Jataka Parijata of Vaidyanatha: English by V. Subrahmanya Sastri
  • Hora Sara of Prithuyasas: English by R. Santhanam

Questions

Dhanu Rashi Questions

Who is the lord (swami) of Dhanu rashi?

Jupiter, the lord of Dhanu, is in Kark on 20 Feb, the 8th house from Dhanu, until 25 Jun, 7:49 PM (EDT). Jupiter rules Dhanu in every classical text we read: Brihat Jataka 1.6, Saravali 3.11 and Phaladeepika 1.6. Jupiter also rules Meen.

Which name letters (naam akshar) belong to Dhanu rashi?

On 20 Feb, the Moon is in Singh; its next stay in Dhanu runs from 1 Mar, 5:57 AM to 3 Mar, 6:51 PM: a child born in those hours has Dhanu as janma rashi. Dhanu's nine name syllables, one for each nakshatra pada, are Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhi (Mula 1–4); Bhu, Dha, Pha, Dha (Purva Ashadha 1–4); Bhe (Uttara Ashadha 1). A name starting with one of them gives Dhanu as the name rashi, which matches the janma rashi only when the name was chosen from the birth nakshatra.

Which nakshatras are in Dhanu rashi?

On 20 Feb, the Moon is in Magha; its next pass through Dhanu begins in Mula pada 1, from 1 Mar, 5:57 AM. Dhanu covers 240° to 270° of the sidereal zodiac: all four padas of Mula, all four padas of Purva Ashadha and Uttara Ashadha pada 1, nine nakshatra padas in all, as every rashi has (Brihat Jataka 1.4, Hora Sara 1.13). If your rashi is Dhanu, your birth nakshatra is one of these.

What are Dhanu rashi people like?

They are described as good speakers, skilled in arts and crafts, strong and bold, and versed in dharma and the shastras; the texts give them a long face and a prominent neck. These are the points that at least two of Brihat Jataka 17.9, Saravali 23.58 and Hora Sara 29.9 share. Brihat Jataka 17.13 adds that this picture holds in full only when the Moon, Dhanu and its lord Jupiter are all strong in the birth chart, and Hora Sara 29.13 that a graha joining or aspecting the Moon changes it, so your own kundli says more than the rashi alone.

When do Sade Sati and Shani dhaiya start and end for Dhanu rashi?

Shani dhaiya (Saturn in the 4th) is running for Dhanu on 20 Feb: Saturn is in Meen, the 4th house from Dhanu. It began on 29 Mar 2025 and ends with Saturn's final exit on 23 Feb 2028, with Saturn stepping out of it from 2 Jun to 19 Oct. The next dhaiya (ashtama, Saturn in the 8th) for Dhanu runs from 12 Jul 2034 to 27 Aug 2036. Each span runs from Saturn's first entry to its final exit, with every pause shown, and is counted from the Moon sign as Phaladeepika 26.22–23 and Brihat Samhita 104 count it. Classically Sade Sati and dhaiya ask for steady effort and patience; neither is a fixed outcome.

When does the time change for Dhanu rashi?

Saturn moves into Mesh on 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT), the 5th house from Dhanu; Jupiter moves into Singh on 25 Jun, 7:49 PM (EDT), the 9th house from Dhanu; Rahu moves into Dhanu and Ketu into Mithun on 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT), the 1st and 7th houses from Dhanu (true node; by the mean node many almanacs print, on 23 Jun 2028). Saturn, Jupiter and Rahu–Ketu stay in a sign for many months, so their changes set the background for Dhanu, and each change above names the house it brings. The daily reading on this page weighs all nine grahas together, and no rashi has a good or a poor time as a whole.

What is Dhanu rashi in English?

On 20 Feb, at 2:49 PM, the Sun is in Pisces 1°56′ by the tropical zodiac that birthday signs use, but in Kumbh 7°42′ by the sidereal zodiac of Vedic astrology. Dhanu is called Sagittarius in English, yet a rashi is the Moon's sign at birth in the sidereal zodiac, not the birthday sign, so someone whose birthday makes them Sagittarius need not have Dhanu rashi.

Aaj ka Rashifal

Rashifal for the Other 11 Rashis

All 12 rashis on one page

Words used on this page

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Sun
One of the nine grahas: the soul, standing and authority.
Moon
One of the nine grahas: the mind; it leads the day's reading.
Mars
One of the nine grahas: energy, courage and effort.
Mercury
One of the nine grahas: speech, learning and trade.
Jupiter
One of the nine grahas: wisdom, children and growth.
Venus
One of the nine grahas: comfort, relationships and the arts.
Saturn
One of the nine grahas: duty, patience and steady work.
Rahu
One of the nine grahas: the Moon's north node, a shadow graha.
Ketu
One of the nine grahas: the Moon's south node, always opposite Rahu.
Chandrashtama
The Moon in the 8th sign from your Moon sign (Phaladeepika 26.34; Muhurta Chintamani 4.1).
Gochar (transit)
The movement of the grahas through the signs, read from your Moon sign (Phaladeepika 26.1).
House (bhava)
The count of signs from your Moon sign; the Moon sign itself is the 1st.
Vedha (obstruction)
A favourable transit is held back while another graha sits in its paired house (Phaladeepika 26.3–8).
Reverse vedha (vama vedha)
A transit that asks for patience is counted supportive while another graha sits in its paired favourable house (Muhurta Chintamani 4.4; Narada Samhita 12.8).
The Moon's company
The grahas in the Moon's sign; the Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu or Ketu there mute a supportive Moon (Muhurta Chintamani 4.7; Brihat Samhita 104.56).
Bright half (Shukla paksha)
The waxing fortnight, from the new moon to the full moon; then the Moon is also counted supportive in the 2nd, 5th and 9th (Muhurta Chintamani 4.4; Narada Samhita 13.2).
Chandrabala
The Moon's strength for you, counted from your Moon sign: houses 1, 3, 6, 7, 10 and 11 are good.
Tarabala
The strength of the day's nakshatra for you, counted from your birth nakshatra in rounds of nine.
Shani's dhaiya
Saturn's stay of about two and a half years in the 4th or the 8th from your Moon sign.
Retrograde (vakri)
Seen from Earth the graha appears to move backwards; shown as a fact only, as the texts differ on its meaning in transit.
Direct (margi)
The graha moves forward again after a retrograde spell.
Combust (asta)
Lost in the Sun's glare; in a favourable house its support is muted (Phaladeepika 26.32). Guru and Shukra: while not seen from India's reference latitude, 23°11′N (IAE); Mars, Mercury and Saturn by the books' degrees (Surya Siddhanta 9.6–9.8).
Felt most
The third of a sign in which a graha's transit is classically felt most: the Sun and Mars the first, Jupiter and Venus the middle, the Moon and Saturn the last (Phaladeepika 26.25; Muhurta Chintamani 4.19).
Mean-node reckoning
Rahu and Ketu by their average motion, which many almanacs print; its dates can differ from the true node by days.
Panchang windows in your Chandrabala
Abhijit, Amrit Kalam, Brahma Muhurta, Vijaya or a Labh, Shubh or Amrit choghadiya, clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Dur Muhurtam, Varjyam and Bhadra, inside the hours when the Moon is in the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th or 11th from your Moon sign.
Exalted (uchcha)
The sign where a graha is strongest (BPHS ch. 3).
Own sign (swarashi)
A sign the graha rules (BPHS ch. 3).
Unfriendly sign
A sign whose lord the graha naturally counts as hostile (BPHS ch. 3).
Work and Money
Our grouping: read from the 10th, 6th, 3rd, 11th, 2nd and 12th houses from your Moon sign, whose meanings name this area (BPHS ch. 11).
Love and Family
Our grouping: read from the 7th, 4th and 2nd houses from your Moon sign, whose meanings name this area (BPHS ch. 11).
Health
Our grouping: read from the 1st and 6th houses from your Moon sign, whose meanings name this area (BPHS ch. 11).
Points that call for patience
Every other graha, each with the fact that puts it there: a house the texts do not count favourable, vedha, a debilitation or unfriendly sign, combustion, its own or exaltation sign in an unfavourable house, the Moon's company, or Chandrashtama.
House meaning
What each house stands for (Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11): 1 self and body, 2 family, wealth and speech, 3 courage and siblings, 4 mother, home and happiness, 5 children, education and intelligence, 6 health, work and competition, 7 marriage and partnership, 8 research and hidden matters, 9 fortune, dharma and father, 10 career and karma, 11 gains and friends, 12 expenses, foreign lands and moksha.

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