Aaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign
Mesh Rashifal for Sunday 17 January 2027: Aries Moon Sign
Sunday 17 January 2027
The Stars of Mesh, with the Moon and Planets on 17 Jan
At 12:00 PM, the Moon is at 26°33′ in Mesh, in Bharani nakshatra, pada 4, 2.2° from the star ε Arietis.
Mesh as the 1st House: Where All Nine Grahas Are on 17 Jan
Every house is counted from Mesh, so this chart is Mesh'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.
Mesh on 17 Jan: the Moon is in your 1st (self and body) until 5:52 PM (Needs attention: vedha: Mars and Jupiter in your 5th); 1 of the 9 planets supports, 8 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 Mesh'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
- Revati 346°40′ to 360°00′ Yogatara: Revati (ζ Piscium). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955, Pingree and Morrissey 1989 and Colebrooke 1807.
- Ashwini 0°00′ to 13°20′ Yogatara: Sheratan (β Arietis). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955 and Pingree and Morrissey 1989. Colebrooke 1807 reads it as α Arietis.
- Bharani 13°20′ to 26°40′ Yogatara: 35 Arietis. Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860 and Pingree and Morrissey 1989. Calendar Reform Committee 1955 reads it as 41 Arietis.
- Krittika 26°40′ to 40°00′ Yogatara: Alcyone (η Tauri) · 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 Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign · Sunday 17 January 2027
Mesh Rashifal for 17 Jan: Work, Love and Health
Aaj ka Mesh rashifal, read from your Moon sign. Mesh (मेष) is the 1st rashi, 0° to 30° of the sidereal zodiac, ruled by Mars, and it holds all four padas of Ashwini, all four padas of Bharani and Krittika pada 1. In English it is called Aries, 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 Mesh and the classical verse behind it.
1 of the 9 planets supports · 8 need attention
On 17 Jan for Mesh, 1 of the 9 planets supports, 8 need attention. The Moon in Mesh, your 1st (self and body), until 5:52 PM: classically a favourable house, but Mars and Jupiter in your 5th hold it back (vedha), so its support is held back.
Jupiter in Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until 24 Jan, 3:01 PM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: children, prosperity and goodwill.
- Jupiter · 5th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.18–20 · Brihat Samhita 104.25–31
- 5th house: children, education and intelligence Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
The Moon in Mesh, your 1st (self and body), until 5:52 PM: classically a favourable house, but Mars and Jupiter in your 5th hold it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: comfort and good food.
- Moon · 1st from Mesh Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4
- Classical reading Brihat Samhita 104.8–10 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–4
- Vedha: Mars and Jupiter in 5th Phaladeepika 26.3–8 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3 · Narada Samhita 12.1–6
- 1st house: self and body Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
The Sun in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 12 Feb, 11:39 PM: classically a favourable house, but the Sun is in Makar, whose lord Saturn is not its natural friend, so its support is muted; classical reading: success in work.
- Sun · 10th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.9–11 · Brihat Samhita 104.5–7
- Unfriendly sign: support muted Phaladeepika 26.32 · Brihat Samhita 104.53
- 10th house: career and karma Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
Mars in Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until 9 Mar, 1:43 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: children's needs and health.
- Mars · 5th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.13–16 · Brihat Samhita 104.11–18
- 5th house: children, education and intelligence Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
Mercury in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 27 Jan, 5:04 PM: classically a favourable house, but Venus in your 8th holds it back (vedha), and Mercury is close to the Sun (combust), so its support is held back; classical reading: comfort and gains.
- Mercury · 10th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.17 · Brihat Samhita 104.19–24
- Vedha: Venus in 8th Phaladeepika 26.3–8 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3 · Narada Samhita 12.1–6
- Combust: support muted Phaladeepika 26.32 · Narada Samhita 12.11
- 10th house: career and karma Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
Venus in Vrishchik, your 8th (research and hidden matters), until 29 Jan, 8:12 AM: classically a favourable house, but Mars and Jupiter in your 5th hold it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: money and comforts.
- Venus · 8th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.21 · Brihat Samhita 104.32–38
- Vedha: Mars and Jupiter in 5th Phaladeepika 26.3–8 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3 · Narada Samhita 12.1–6
- 8th house: research and hidden matters Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
Saturn in Meen, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: low spirits.
- Saturn · 12th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.22–23 · Brihat Samhita 104.39–45
- 12th house: expenses, foreign lands and moksha Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
Rahu in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house by most texts (favourable in Phaladeepika 26.2).
- Rahu · 10th from Mesh Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Kalaprakashika 36.10 · Jyotirnibandha p. 51, 54 · Brihad Daivajna Ranjana 32.195
- Texts differ: patience by most, favourable in Phaladeepika 26.2 Phaladeepika 26.2, 26.24 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Kalaprakashika 36.10 · Jyotirnibandha p. 51, 54 · Brihad Daivajna Ranjana 32.195
- 10th house: career and karma Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
Ketu in Kark, your 4th (mother, home and happiness), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: unease.
- Ketu · 4th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Kalaprakashika 36.10
- Classical reading Jyotirnibandha p. 54 · Kalaprakashika 36.10
- 4th house: mother, home and happiness Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
The day changes at 5:52 PM, when the Moon moves into Vrishabh; both parts are shown.
Work, Love and Health
- Work and Money?
Work and Money: needs attention: the Sun, Mercury, Rahu and Saturn.
The Sun in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 12 Feb, 11:39 PM: classically favourable for success in work, but the Sun is in Makar, whose lord Saturn is not its natural friend, so its support is muted.
- Sun · 10th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.9–11 · Brihat Samhita 104.5–7
- Unfriendly sign: support muted Phaladeepika 26.32 · Brihat Samhita 104.53
- 10th house: career and karma Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
Mercury in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 27 Jan, 5:04 PM: classically favourable for gains, but Venus in your 8th holds it back (vedha), and Mercury is close to the Sun (combust), so its support is held back.
- Mercury · 10th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.17 · Brihat Samhita 104.19–24
- Vedha: Venus in 8th Phaladeepika 26.3–8 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3 · Narada Samhita 12.1–6
- Combust: support muted Phaladeepika 26.32 · Narada Samhita 12.11
- 10th house: career and karma Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
Rahu in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house by most texts (favourable in Phaladeepika 26.2); the texts name no separate result of it for work and money.
- Rahu · 10th from Mesh Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Kalaprakashika 36.10 · Jyotirnibandha p. 51, 54 · Brihad Daivajna Ranjana 32.195
- Texts differ: patience by most, favourable in Phaladeepika 26.2 Phaladeepika 26.2, 26.24 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Kalaprakashika 36.10 · Jyotirnibandha p. 51, 54 · Brihad Daivajna Ranjana 32.195
- 10th house: career and karma Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
Saturn in Meen, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; the texts name no separate result of it for work and money.
- Saturn · 12th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.22–23 · Brihat Samhita 104.39–45
- 12th house: expenses, foreign lands and moksha Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
- Love and Family?
Love and Family: needs attention: Ketu.
Ketu in Kark, your 4th (mother, home and happiness), 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.
- Ketu · 4th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Kalaprakashika 36.10
- Classical reading Jyotirnibandha p. 54 · Kalaprakashika 36.10
- 4th house: mother, home and happiness Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
- Health?
Health: needs attention: the Moon.
The Moon in Mesh, your 1st (self and body), until 5:52 PM: classically favourable for comfort and good food, but Mars and Jupiter in your 5th hold it back (vedha), so its support is held back.
- Moon · 1st from Mesh Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4
- Classical reading Brihat Samhita 104.8–10 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–4
- Vedha: Mars and Jupiter in 5th Phaladeepika 26.3–8 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3 · Narada Samhita 12.1–6
- 1st house: self and body Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
Moon Strength for Mesh on 17 Jan
Chandrabala, Chandrashtama and Tarabala
Until 5:52 PM (since Friday 15 Jan, 1:21 PM): the Moon in Mesh, your 1st (self and body); Chandrabala present.
- Chandrabala Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4
From 5:52 PM until Tuesday 19 Jan, 7:09 PM: the Moon in Vrishabh, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech); no Chandrabala from this house.
From 5:52 PM: the Moon in Vrishabh, your 2nd, in the bright half (Shukla paksha); classically the bright-half Moon is supportive in the 2nd, 5th and 9th too.
- Bright-half Moon Muhurta Chintamani 4.4 · Narada Samhita 13.2
Next Chandrashtama for Mesh: from 30 Jan, 10:52 AM to 1 Feb, 10:52 PM.
Tarabala for the nakshatras of Mesh
Ashwini (padas 1–4): Sampat Tara until 12:13 PM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).
- Tarabala Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12
Ashwini (padas 1–4): Vipat Tara from 12:13 PM: not chosen for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–13).
Bharani (padas 1–4): Janma Tara until 12:13 PM: not chosen for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–13).
Bharani (padas 1–4): Sampat Tara from 12:13 PM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).
Krittika (pada 1): Atimitra Tara until 12:13 PM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).
Krittika (pada 1): Janma Tara from 12:13 PM: not chosen for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–13).
Your Supportive Hours in Columbus
7 windows, from the panchang, inside this rashi's good Chandrabala
From 12:00 AM to 12:42 AM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.
From 5:57 AM to 6:54 AM: Brahma Muhurta, inside your good Chandrabala.
From 7:36 AM to 9:08 AM: Amrit Kalam, inside your good Chandrabala.
From 10:17 AM to 11:29 AM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.
From 12:23 PM to 12:42 PM: Abhijit Muhurta, inside your good Chandrabala.
From 1:55 PM to 3:08 PM: Vijaya Muhurta and a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.
From 5:33 PM to 9:08 PM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.
The panchang's windows for new work in Columbus (for reference)
from 12:00 AM to 12:42 AM · from 5:57 AM to 6:54 AM · from 7:36 AM to 9:08 AM · from 10:17 AM to 11:29 AM · from 12:23 PM to 12:42 PM · from 1:55 PM to 3:08 PM · from 5:33 PM to 9:08 PM
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 Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign
Sade Sati and Shani Dhaiya for Mesh: 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.
Sade Sati, first phase for Mesh: Saturn is in Meen, your 12th, from 29 Mar 2025 to 2 Jun 2027. The whole Sade Sati runs from 29 Mar 2025 to 30 May 2032. Traditionally this passage rewards steady effort, discipline and looking after health.
- Sade Sati 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 12th and the other eight grahas are in the table below.
The next dhaiya (Saturn in the 4th) for Mesh 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 Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign
Why: Each Graha's House from Mesh
Each graha, with its rule · until 5:52 PM
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The Sun in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 12 Feb, 11:39 PM: classically a favourable house, but the Sun is in Makar, whose lord Saturn is not its natural friend, so its support is muted; classical reading: success in work.
- Sun · 10th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.9–11 · Brihat Samhita 104.5–7
- Unfriendly sign: support muted Phaladeepika 26.32 · Brihat Samhita 104.53
- 10th house: career and karma Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
- Felt most now Phaladeepika 26.25 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.19
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The Moon in Mesh, your 1st (self and body), until 5:52 PM: classically a favourable house, but Mars and Jupiter in your 5th hold it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: comfort and good food.
- Moon · 1st from Mesh Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4
- Classical reading Brihat Samhita 104.8–10 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–4
- Vedha: Mars and Jupiter in 5th Phaladeepika 26.3–8 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3 · Narada Samhita 12.1–6
- 1st house: self and body Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
- Felt most now Phaladeepika 26.25 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.19
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Mars in Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until 9 Mar, 1:43 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: children's needs and health.
- Mars · 5th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.13–16 · Brihat Samhita 104.11–18
- 5th house: children, education and intelligence Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
- Retrograde (from 10 Jan to 1 Apr)
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Mercury in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 27 Jan, 5:04 PM: classically a favourable house, but Venus in your 8th holds it back (vedha), and Mercury is close to the Sun (combust), so its support is held back; classical reading: comfort and gains.
- Mercury · 10th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.17 · Brihat Samhita 104.19–24
- Vedha: Venus in 8th Phaladeepika 26.3–8 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3 · Narada Samhita 12.1–6
- Combust: support muted Phaladeepika 26.32 · Narada Samhita 12.11
- 10th house: career and karma Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
- Turns retrograde: 9 Feb, 12:36 PM
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Jupiter in Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until 24 Jan, 3:01 PM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: children, prosperity and goodwill.
- Jupiter · 5th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.18–20 · Brihat Samhita 104.25–31
- 5th house: children, education and intelligence Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
- Retrograde (from 12 Dec 2026 to 12 Apr)
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Venus in Vrishchik, your 8th (research and hidden matters), until 29 Jan, 8:12 AM: classically a favourable house, but Mars and Jupiter in your 5th hold it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: money and comforts.
- Venus · 8th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.21 · Brihat Samhita 104.32–38
- Vedha: Mars and Jupiter in 5th Phaladeepika 26.3–8 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3 · Narada Samhita 12.1–6
- 8th house: research and hidden matters Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
- Felt most now Phaladeepika 26.25 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.19
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Saturn in Meen, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: low spirits.
- Saturn · 12th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.22–23 · Brihat Samhita 104.39–45
- 12th house: expenses, foreign lands and moksha Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
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Rahu in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house by most texts (favourable in Phaladeepika 26.2).
- Rahu · 10th from Mesh Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Kalaprakashika 36.10 · Jyotirnibandha p. 51, 54 · Brihad Daivajna Ranjana 32.195
- Texts differ: patience by most, favourable in Phaladeepika 26.2 Phaladeepika 26.2, 26.24 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Kalaprakashika 36.10 · Jyotirnibandha p. 51, 54 · Brihad Daivajna Ranjana 32.195
- 10th house: career and karma Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
- Mean-node reckoning: until 23 Jun 2028
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Ketu in Kark, your 4th (mother, home and happiness), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: unease.
- Ketu · 4th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Kalaprakashika 36.10
- Classical reading Jyotirnibandha p. 54 · Kalaprakashika 36.10
- 4th house: mother, home and happiness Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
- Mean-node reckoning: until 23 Jun 2028
The other part of the day: from 5:52 PM
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The Moon in Vrishabh, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech), until Tuesday 19 Jan, 7:09 PM: classically not a favourable house, but Vrishabh is its exaltation sign, where the texts say it does not work against you; classical reading: money matters.
- Moon · 2nd from Mesh Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4
- Classical reading Brihat Samhita 104.8–10 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–4
- Exaltation sign: eased Phaladeepika 26.31 · Kalaprakashika 36.12
- 2nd house: family, wealth and speech Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11
For Mesh, of the 4 slow planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu), 1 supports and 3 need attention.
Aaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign
Mesh in the Next 30 Days
The next 30 days, each with the house it brings
Saturday 23 Jan, 8:22 AM: Mercury moves out of combustion in Makar, your 10th.
24 Jan, 3:01 PM: Jupiter moves into Kark, your 4th (mother, home and happiness). Classically not a favourable house, but Kark is its exaltation sign, where the texts say it does not work against you; classical reading: matters with relatives.
- Jupiter · 4th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.18–20 · Brihat Samhita 104.25–31
- Exaltation sign: eased Phaladeepika 26.31 · Kalaprakashika 36.12
27 Jan, 5:04 PM: Mercury moves into Kumbh, your 11th (gains and friends). Classically a favourable house; classical reading: growth, gains and friends.
- Mercury · 11th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.17 · Brihat Samhita 104.19–24
29 Jan, 8:12 AM: Venus moves into Dhanu, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father). Classically a favourable house; classical reading: happiness and money.
- Venus · 9th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.21 · Brihat Samhita 104.32–38
9 Feb, 12:36 PM: Mercury turns retrograde in Kumbh, your 11th.
12 Feb, 3:05 AM: Mercury comes close to the Sun (combust) in Kumbh, your 11th.
12 Feb, 11:39 PM: the Sun moves into Kumbh, your 11th (gains and friends). Classically a favourable house, but the Sun is in Kumbh, whose lord Saturn is not its natural friend, so its support is muted; classical reading: standing, honour, gains and health picking up.
- Sun · 11th from Mesh Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.1–3
- Classical reading Phaladeepika 26.9–11 · Brihat Samhita 104.5–7
- Unfriendly sign: support muted Phaladeepika 26.32 · Brihat Samhita 104.53
Aaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign
Mesh Rashifal for the Next Day, 18 Jan
Tomorrow (Monday 18 January): the Moon is in Vrishabh, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech) all day: classically not a favourable house, but Vrishabh is its exaltation sign, where the texts say it does not work against you; classical reading: money matters.
Open the full rashifal for 18 JanAaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign
About Mesh Rashi: Lord Mars, Nakshatras and Name Letters
- Lord
- MarsBrihat Jataka 1.6; Saravali 3.11; Phaladeepika 1.6
- Symbol
- A ramBrihat Jataka 1.5; Saravali 3.3–4
- Kind
- Chara (movable)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 headBrihat Jataka 1.4; Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 4.4; Saravali 3.5–6; Phaladeepika 1.4
- Span (sidereal)
- 0° to 30°Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
- Nakshatra padas
- Ashwini 1–4; Bharani 1–4; Krittika 1Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
- Name letters (naam akshar)
- Chu Che Cho La Li Lu Le Lo AThe avakahada table, checked against two published tables
- Exalted, debilitated, moolatrikona
- The Sun is exalted (uchcha) in Mesh and Saturn debilitated (neecha); Mesh is also Mars's moolatrikona sign.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
Mesh Rashi Questions
Who is the lord (swami) of Mesh rashi?
Mars, the lord of Mesh, is in Singh on 17 Jan, the 5th house from Mesh, until 9 Mar, 1:43 PM. Mars rules Mesh in every classical text we read: Brihat Jataka 1.6, Saravali 3.11 and Phaladeepika 1.6. Mars also rules Vrishchik.
Which name letters (naam akshar) belong to Mesh rashi?
On 17 Jan, the Moon is in Mesh, from Friday 15 Jan, 1:21 PM to 5:52 PM: a child born in those hours has Mesh as janma rashi. Mesh's nine name syllables, one for each nakshatra pada, are Chu, Che, Cho, La (Ashwini 1–4); Li, Lu, Le, Lo (Bharani 1–4); A (Krittika 1). A name starting with one of them gives Mesh as the name rashi, which matches the janma rashi only when the name was chosen from the birth nakshatra.
Which nakshatras are in Mesh rashi?
On 17 Jan, the Moon is in Bharani, one of Mesh's nakshatras, and in its pada 3 until 6:31 AM. Mesh covers 0° to 30° of the sidereal zodiac: all four padas of Ashwini, all four padas of Bharani and Krittika pada 1, nine nakshatra padas in all, as every rashi has (Brihat Jataka 1.4, Hora Sara 1.13). If your rashi is Mesh, your birth nakshatra is one of these.
What are Mesh rashi people like?
They are described as courageous and self-respecting, with a quick, restless energy that likes to keep moving; friendly and well liked, light eaters, with round eyes. These are the points that at least two of Brihat Jataka 17.1, Saravali 23.1 and Hora Sara 29.1 share. Brihat Jataka 17.13 adds that this picture holds in full only when the Moon, Mesh and its lord Mars 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 Mesh rashi?
Sade Sati is running for Mesh on 17 Jan, in its first phase: Saturn is in Meen, the 12th house from Mesh. It began on 29 Mar 2025 and ends with Saturn's final exit on 30 May 2032. The next dhaiya (Saturn in the 4th) for Mesh 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 Mesh rashi?
Jupiter moves into Kark on 24 Jan, 3:01 PM, the 4th house from Mesh; Saturn moves into Mesh itself on 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT); Rahu moves into Dhanu and Ketu into Mithun on 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT), the 9th and 3rd houses from Mesh (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 Mesh, 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 Mesh rashi in English?
On 17 Jan, at 8:56 AM, the Sun is in Capricorn 27°13′ by the tropical zodiac that birthday signs use, but in Makar 2°59′ by the sidereal zodiac of Vedic astrology. Mesh is called Aries 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 Aries need not have Mesh rashi.
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Rashifal for the Other 11 Rashis
- Vrishabh Rashifal
- Mithun Rashifal
- Kark Rashifal
- Singh Rashifal
- Kanya Rashifal
- Tula Rashifal
- Vrishchik Rashifal
- Dhanu Rashifal
- Makar Rashifal
- Kumbh Rashifal
- Meen Rashifal
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.
- 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).
- 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.
- Sade Sati
- Saturn's passage through the 12th, 1st and 2nd from your Moon sign, about seven and a half years; the name is later tradition, the houses are in Phaladeepika 26.22–23.
- 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.
- 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.
- Texts differ
- The classical texts read this placement differently; we follow most of them and name the text that differs.
- 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).
- 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).
- What supports
- A graha in a house the texts count favourable, with nothing holding it back, or counted supportive by reverse vedha (Muhurta Chintamani 4.4).
- What needs attention
- 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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