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Aaj ka Kark Rashifal · Cancer Moon sign

Kark Rashifal for Friday 9 October 2026: Cancer Moon Sign

Friday 9 October 2026

The Stars of Kark, with the Moon and Planets on 9 Oct

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At 12:00 PM, the Moon is in Kanya, outside this map; its next stay in Kark runs from 1 Nov, 12:01 AM to 3 Nov, 3:47 AM. Also on this map: Mars in Kark, Jupiter in Kark and Ketu in Singh.

Kark as the 1st House: Where All Nine Grahas Are on 9 Oct

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Every house is counted from Kark, so this chart is Kark'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.

Kark on 9 Oct: the Moon is in your 3rd from 3:18 AM, classically supportive but held back by Saturn (vedha).

New Delhi, Delhi, India · IST (Asia/Kolkata) · · Show Columbus

  • 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 Kark'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
  • Punarvasu 80°00′ to 93°20′ Yogatara: Pollux (β Geminorum). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955, Pingree and Morrissey 1989 and Colebrooke 1807.
  • Pushya 93°20′ to 106°40′ Yogatara: Asellus Australis (δ Cancri). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955, Pingree and Morrissey 1989 and Colebrooke 1807.
  • Ashlesha 106°40′ to 120°00′ Yogatara: Acubens (α Cancri). Sources: Calendar Reform Committee 1955 and Colebrooke 1807. Burgess and Whitney 1860 and Pingree and Morrissey 1989 read it as ε Hydrae. The sources split two and two; the star nearer the Surya Siddhanta's stated position is used.
  • Magha 120°00′ to 133°20′ Yogatara: Regulus (α Leonis) · outside this map. Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955, Pingree and Morrissey 1989 and Colebrooke 1807.

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 Kark Rashifal · Cancer Moon sign · Friday 9 October 2026

Kark Rashifal for 9 Oct: Work, Love and Health

Aaj ka Kark rashifal, read from your Moon sign. Kark (कर्क) is the 4th rashi, 90° to 120° of the sidereal zodiac, ruled by the Moon, and it holds Punarvasu pada 4, all four padas of Pushya and all four padas of Ashlesha. In English it is called Cancer, 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 Kark and the classical verse behind it.

Mixed?

Friday 9 October: the Moon is in Kanya, the 3rd sign from Kark, from 3:18 AM until Sunday 11 Oct, 10:04 AM. Classically, the Moon in your 3rd is supportive (gains), but Saturn in your 9th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back on 9 Oct.

Mixed. By our count for Kark on 9 Oct, of the 9 grahas: supportive 2, mixed 3, asking for patience 4; the Moon leads the day.

The day changes at 3:18 AM, when the Moon moves into Kanya; both parts are shown.

Work, Love and Health

Work and Money?

Classically, the Sun in your 3rd favours standing and money, with an edge over rivals, while the Moon in your 3rd favours gains, but Saturn in your 9th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back on 9 Oct. Together they read as mixed.

Love and Family?

Classically, Mercury in your 4th favours a growing family, but the Sun in your 3rd holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back on 9 Oct.

Health?

Classically, Mars in your 1st asks for care with energy: pace yourself and keep a steady routine.

Moon Strength for Kark on 9 Oct

Chandrabala, Chandrashtama and Tarabala

Until 3:18 AM (since Tuesday 6 Oct, 10:18 PM): the Moon in Singh, your 2nd; a time for patience.

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

From 3:18 AM until Sunday 11 Oct, 10:04 AM: the Moon in Kanya, your 3rd; supportive.

Until 3:18 AM the Moon shares Singh with Ketu.

From 3:18 AM the Moon shares Kanya with the Sun.

Next Chandrashtama for Kark: from 21 Oct, 7:01 AM to 23 Oct, 3:04 PM.

Tarabala for the nakshatras of Kark

Punarvasu (pada 4): Sadhaka Tara until 9:20 PM, good for new work.

Punarvasu (pada 4): Vadha Tara from 9:20 PM; traditionally new work waits.

Pushya (padas 1–4): Pratyari Tara until 9:20 PM; traditionally new work waits.

Pushya (padas 1–4): Sadhaka Tara from 9:20 PM, good for new work.

Ashlesha (padas 1–4): Kshema Tara until 9:20 PM, good for new work.

Ashlesha (padas 1–4): Pratyari Tara from 9:20 PM; traditionally new work waits.

Your Supportive Hours in New Delhi

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

From 3:18 AM to 4:32 AM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 6:08 AM to 6:18 AM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 7:46 AM to 8:38 AM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 12:08 PM to 12:32 PM: Abhijit Muhurta and a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 1:18 PM to 1:36 PM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 2:05 PM to 3:03 PM: Amrit Kalam and Vijaya Muhurta, inside your good Chandrabala.

What are supportive hours?

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

from 3:18 AM to 4:32 AM · from 6:08 AM to 6:18 AM · from 7:46 AM to 8:38 AM · from 12:08 PM to 12:32 PM · from 1:18 PM to 1:36 PM · from 2:05 PM to 3:03 PM

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Every time on this page is in IST (Asia/Kolkata). The reading is the same for everyone in this time zone; only the supportive hours follow New Delhi's sunrise.

Aaj ka Kark Rashifal · Cancer Moon sign

Sade Sati and Shani Dhaiya for Kark: Exact Dates

No Sade Sati or dhaiya for Kark now: Saturn is in Meen, your 9th, until 3 Jun 2027. The next, Sade Sati, runs from 31 May 2032 to 13 Jul 2039.

The next Sade Sati for Kark begins on 31 May 2032 and ends with Saturn's final exit on 13 Jul 2039, with Saturn stepping out of it from 22 Oct 2038 to 5 Apr 2039.

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 Kark Rashifal · Cancer Moon sign

Why: Each Graha's House from Kark

Each graha, with its rule · from 3:18 AM

  1. Sun? Kanya · 3rd house Supportive?

    Classically, the Sun in your 3rd is supportive (standing, money and good health, with rivals giving way).

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 17 Oct, 7:52 PM

  2. Moon? Kanya · 3rd house Held back (vedha)?

    Classically, the Moon in your 3rd is supportive (gains), but Saturn in your 9th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back on 9 Oct.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: Sunday 11 Oct, 10:04 AM

  3. Mars? Kark · 1st house A time for patience?

    Classically, Mars in your 1st asks for patience (strain on energy): pace yourself and keep a steady routine.

    Classical: asks for patience · In this sign until: 12 Nov, 8:19 PM

  4. Mercury? Tula · 4th house Held back (vedha)?

    Classically, Mercury in your 4th is supportive (gains and a growing family), but the Sun in your 3rd holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back on 9 Oct.

    Classical: favourable by majority · In this sign until: 2 Dec, 5:28 PM

  5. Jupiter? Kark · 1st house Eased?

    Classically, Jupiter in your 1st asks for patience (a change of place, money and friction), but Kark is its exaltation sign, where the texts say it does not work against you, so it is counted as eased.

    Classical: asks for patience · In this sign until: 31 Oct, 12:03 PM

  6. Venus? Tula · 4th house Supportive?

    Classically, Venus in your 4th is supportive (friends and happiness).

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 6 Nov, 1:04 AM

  7. Saturn? Meen · 9th house A time for patience?

    Classically, Saturn in your 9th asks for patience (extra effort and delays in duties): keep up steady effort.

    Classical: asks for patience · In this sign until: 3 Jun 2027, 5:28 AM

  8. Rahu? Kumbh · 8th house A time for patience?

    Classically, Rahu in your 8th asks for patience (needless risk): go gently and avoid needless risk.

    Classical: asks for patience · In this sign until: 25 Nov, 5:46 PM

  9. Ketu? Singh · 2nd house A time for patience?

    Classically, Ketu in your 2nd asks for patience: take each step thoughtfully.

    Classical: asks for patience · In this sign until: 25 Nov, 5:46 PM

The other part of the day: until 3:18 AM
  1. Moon? Singh · 2nd house A time for patience?

    Classically, the Moon in your 2nd asks for patience (money matters): keep an eye on spending.

    Classical: asks for patience · In this sign until: 3:18 AM

Slow grahas for Kark (Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu): supportive 0, mixed 1, asking for patience 3.

Aaj ka Kark Rashifal · Cancer Moon sign

Kark in the Next 30 Days

The next 30 days, each with the house it brings

17 Oct, 7:52 PM: the Sun moves into Tula, your 4th. Classically, the Sun in your 4th asks for patience (health and home comforts): keep a steady routine and plans at home simple.

19 Oct, 8:16 AM: Venus comes close to the Sun (combust) in Tula, your 4th.

24 Oct, 12:43 PM: Mercury turns retrograde in Tula, your 4th.

29 Oct, 9:40 AM: Venus moves out of combustion in Tula, your 4th.

30 Oct, 6:04 AM: Mercury comes close to the Sun (combust) in Tula, your 4th.

31 Oct, 12:03 PM: Jupiter moves into Singh, your 2nd. Classically, Jupiter in your 2nd is supportive (money and family joy).

6 Nov, 1:04 AM: Venus moves into Kanya, your 3rd. Classically, Venus in your 3rd is supportive (prosperity and standing), but Venus is in Kanya, its debilitation sign, so its support is muted.

Kark Rashifal 2027: the whole year, month by month

Aaj ka Kark Rashifal · Cancer Moon sign

Kark Rashifal for the Next Day, 10 Oct

Tomorrow (Saturday 10 October): the Moon is in your 3rd all day, classically supportive but held back by Saturn (vedha).

Open the full rashifal for 10 Oct

Aaj ka Kark Rashifal · Cancer Moon sign

About Kark Rashi: Lord The Moon, Nakshatras and Name Letters

Lord
The MoonBrihat Jataka 1.6; Saravali 3.11; Phaladeepika 1.6
Symbol
A crabBrihat Jataka 1.5; Saravali 3.3–4
Kind
Chara (movable)Brihat Jataka 1.11; Saravali 3.20–21; Phaladeepika 1.9
Odd or even
Even sign; female (stri)Brihat Jataka 1.11; Saravali 3.20–21; Phaladeepika 1.9
Direction
NorthBrihat 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 heartBrihat Jataka 1.4; Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 4.4; Saravali 3.5–6; Phaladeepika 1.4
Span (sidereal)
90° to 120°Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
Nakshatra padas
Punarvasu 4; Pushya 1–4; Ashlesha 1–4Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
Name letters (naam akshar)
Hi Hu He Ho Da Di Du De DoThe avakahada table, checked against two published tables
Exalted, debilitated, moolatrikona
Jupiter is exalted (uchcha) in Kark and Mars debilitated (neecha).Brihat Jataka 1.13–14; Saravali 3.34–36; Phaladeepika 1.6–7

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

Kark Rashi Questions

Who is the lord (swami) of Kark rashi?

The Moon, the lord of Kark, is in Kanya on 9 Oct, the 3rd house from Kark, until Sunday 11 Oct, 10:04 AM. The Moon rules Kark in every classical text we read: Brihat Jataka 1.6, Saravali 3.11 and Phaladeepika 1.6. The Moon rules no other rashi.

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

On 9 Oct, the Moon is in Kanya; its next stay in Kark runs from 1 Nov, 12:01 AM to 3 Nov, 3:47 AM: a child born in those hours has Kark as janma rashi. Kark's nine name syllables, one for each nakshatra pada, are Hi (Punarvasu 4); Hu, He, Ho, Da (Pushya 1–4); Di, Du, De, Do (Ashlesha 1–4). A name starting with one of them gives Kark as the name rashi, which matches the janma rashi only when the name was chosen from the birth nakshatra.

Which nakshatras are in Kark rashi?

On 9 Oct, the Moon is in Uttara Phalguni; its next pass through Kark begins in Punarvasu pada 4, from 1 Nov, 12:01 AM. Kark covers 90° to 120° of the sidereal zodiac: Punarvasu pada 4, all four padas of Pushya and all four padas of Ashlesha, nine nakshatra padas in all, as every rashi has (Brihat Jataka 1.4, Hora Sara 1.13). If your rashi is Kark, your birth nakshatra is one of these.

What are Kark rashi people like?

They are described as good friends with many friends, fond of home and of building it, drawn to water and gardens, quick on their feet, and with a natural interest in jyotisha. These are the points that at least two of Brihat Jataka 17.4, Saravali 23.23 and Hora Sara 29.4 share. Brihat Jataka 17.13 adds that this picture holds in full only when the Moon and Kark, the Moon's own sign, are both 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 Kark rashi?

Neither Sade Sati nor dhaiya is running for Kark on 9 Oct: Saturn is in Meen, the 9th house from Kark. The next Sade Sati for Kark begins on 31 May 2032 and ends with Saturn's final exit on 13 Jul 2039, with Saturn stepping out of it from 22 Oct 2038 to 5 Apr 2039. 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 Kark rashi?

Jupiter moves into Singh on 31 Oct, 12:03 PM, the 2nd house from Kark; Rahu moves into Makar and Ketu into Kark on 25 Nov, 5:46 PM, the 7th and 1st houses from Kark (true node; by the mean node many almanacs print, on 5 Dec); Saturn moves into Mesh on 3 Jun 2027, 5:28 AM, the 10th house from Kark. Saturn, Jupiter and Rahu–Ketu stay in a sign for many months, so their changes set the background for Kark, 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 Kark rashi in English?

On 9 Oct, at 1:39 PM, the Sun is in Libra 16°03′ by the tropical zodiac that birthday signs use, but in Kanya 21°49′ by the sidereal zodiac of Vedic astrology. Kark is called Cancer 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 Cancer need not have Kark rashi.

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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.
Supportive
A transit in a house the texts count favourable, with nothing holding it back.
Held back (vedha)
A favourable transit obstructed by another graha in its vedha house.
Eased
A transit in a house that asks for patience, eased because the graha is in its own or exaltation sign (Phaladeepika 26.31).
A time for patience
A transit in a house the texts count unfavourable: a time for steady effort and simple plans.
Mixed
Our label for the day when the Moon is held back, muted or eased, or shares its sign with the Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu or Ketu.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Texts differ
The classical texts read this placement differently; we follow most of them and name the text that differs.
Supportive hours
The panchang's good windows for new work in your city, inside the hours when the Moon is supportive for your rashi.
Exalted (uchcha)
The sign where a graha is strongest (BPHS ch. 3).
Debilitated (neecha)
The sign opposite its exaltation, where a graha is weakest (BPHS ch. 3).
Own sign (swarashi)
A sign the graha rules (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).

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