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Mesh Rashifal for Wednesday 16 September 2026: Aries Moon Sign

Wednesday 16 September 2026

The Stars of Mesh, with the Moon and Planets on 16 Sep

MeenMeshVrishabhRevatiAshwiniBharaniKrittikaEclipticEastWestRevati: ζ PisciumAshwini: SheratanBharani: 35 ArietisHamalAlgolMenkar

At 12:00 PM, the Moon is in Vrishchik, outside this map; its next stay in Mesh runs from 28 Sep, 10:17 AM to 30 Sep, 1:14 PM.

Mesh as the 1st House: Where All Nine Grahas Are on 16 Sep

123Ma 28°4Ju 22°5Su 29°Ke 5°6Me 14°7Ve 9°8Mo 0°91011Ra 5°12Sa 18°R

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 16 Sep: Chandrashtama from 10:49 AM, with the Moon in your 8th; classically a time to go gently.

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 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 · Wednesday 16 September 2026

Mesh Rashifal for 16 Sep: 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.

Chandrashtama: go gently?

Wednesday 16 September: the Moon is in Vrishchik, the 8th sign from Mesh, from 10:49 AM until Friday 18 Sep, 10:45 PM. Classically this is Chandrashtama, a time to go gently: keep plans simple and give yourself rest.

Chandrashtama: go gently. By our count for Mesh on 16 Sep, of the 9 grahas: supportive 3, mixed 4, asking for patience 2; the Moon leads the day.

The day changes at 10:49 AM, when the Moon moves into Vrishchik; both parts are shown.

Work, Love and Health

Work and Money?

Classically, Mercury in your 6th favours success and standing, while Mars in your 3rd favours success and gains, but Saturn in your 12th holds it back (vedha), and Mars is in Mithun, whose lord Mercury is not its natural friend, so its support is held back on 16 Sep. Together they read as mixed.

Love and Family?

Classically, Jupiter in your 4th is unfavourable on its own for relatives, but with the Sun in your 5th the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), so it is counted as supportive, while Venus in your 7th asks for care with relationships, but Tula is its own sign, where the texts say it does not work against you, so it is counted as eased. Together they read as mixed.

Health?

Mercury in your 6th is classically supportive; the texts name no result of it for health.

Moon Strength for Mesh on 16 Sep

Chandrabala, Chandrashtama and Tarabala

Until 10:49 AM (since Monday 14 Sep, 1:27 AM): the Moon in Tula, your 7th; supportive.

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

From 10:49 AM until Friday 18 Sep, 10:45 PM: the Moon in Vrishchik, your 8th; Chandrashtama, a time to go gently.

Until 10:49 AM the Moon shares Tula with Venus.

Chandrashtama for Mesh: from 10:49 AM to Friday 18 Sep, 10:45 PM; a time to go gently.

Next Chandrashtama for Mesh: from 13 Oct, 7:13 PM to 16 Oct, 6:48 AM.

Tarabala for the nakshatras of Mesh

Ashwini (padas 1–4): Vadha Tara until 5:23 PM, acceptable for new work by Muhurta Chintamani (the common panchang table: not good).

Ashwini (padas 1–4): Mitra Tara from 5:23 PM, good for new work.

Bharani (padas 1–4): Sadhaka Tara until 5:23 PM, good for new work.

Bharani (padas 1–4): Vadha Tara from 5:23 PM, acceptable for new work by Muhurta Chintamani (the common panchang table: not good).

Krittika (pada 1): Pratyari Tara until 5:23 PM, acceptable for new work by Muhurta Chintamani (the common panchang table: not good).

Krittika (pada 1): Sadhaka Tara from 5:23 PM, good for new work.

Your Supportive Hours in New Delhi

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

From 12:00 AM to 1:44 AM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 4:33 AM to 5:20 AM: Brahma Muhurta, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 6:06 AM to 7:39 AM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 9:11 AM to 9:34 AM: Amrit Kalam, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 10:44 AM to 10:49 AM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

What are supportive hours?

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

from 12:00 AM to 1:44 AM · from 4:33 AM to 5:20 AM · from 6:06 AM to 7:39 AM · from 9:11 AM to 9:34 AM · from 10:44 AM to 11:51 AM · from 2:19 PM to 3:08 PM · from 4:53 PM to 6:25 PM · from 7:53 PM to 9:48 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 Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign

Sade Sati and Shani Dhaiya for Mesh: Exact Dates

Sade Sati, first phase for Mesh: Saturn is in Meen, your 12th, from 29 Mar 2025 to 3 Jun 2027. The whole Sade Sati runs from 29 Mar 2025 to 31 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 2 Jul 2026 to 20 Aug 2026 and from 11 Mar 2027 to 3 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 (kantaka, Saturn in the 4th) for Mesh runs from 13 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 · from 10:49 AM

  1. Sun? Singh · 5th house Eased?

    Classically, the Sun in your 5th asks for patience (health and rest), but Singh is its own 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: Thursday 17 Sep, 7:53 AM

  2. Moon? Vrishchik · 8th house Chandrashtama: go gently?

    Classically, the Moon in your 8th is Chandrashtama, a time to go gently: keep plans simple and give yourself rest.

    Classical: Chandrashtama · In this sign until: Friday 18 Sep, 10:45 PM

  3. Mars? Mithun · 3rd house Held back (vedha)?

    Classically, Mars in your 3rd is supportive (success, gains and cheer), but Saturn in your 12th holds it back (vedha), and Mars is in Mithun, whose lord Mercury is not its natural friend, so its support is held back on 16 Sep.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: Friday 18 Sep, 4:36 PM

  4. Mercury? Kanya · 6th house Supportive?

    Classically, Mercury in your 6th is supportive (success and standing).

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 26 Sep, 12:39 PM

  5. Jupiter? Kark · 4th house Supportive (reverse vedha)?

    Classically, Jupiter in your 4th is unfavourable on its own (matters with relatives), but with the Sun in your 5th the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), so it is counted as supportive.

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

  6. Venus? Tula · 7th house Eased?

    Classically, Venus in your 7th asks for patience (strain in relationships), but Tula is its own 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: 6 Nov, 1:04 AM

  7. Saturn? Meen · 12th house Supportive (reverse vedha)?

    Classically, Saturn in your 12th is unfavourable on its own (low spirits), but with Mars in your 3rd the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), so it is counted as supportive.

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

  8. Rahu? Kumbh · 11th house Held back (vedha)?

    Classically, Rahu in your 11th is supportive (good fortune and gains), but the Sun in your 5th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back on 16 Sep.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 25 Nov, 5:46 PM

  9. Ketu? Singh · 5th house A time for patience?

    Classically, Ketu in your 5th asks for patience (low spirits): keep the mind rested.

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

The other part of the day: until 10:49 AM
  1. Moon? Tula · 7th house Supportive?

    Classically, the Moon in your 7th is supportive (comfort, money and respect).

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 10:49 AM

Slow grahas for Mesh (Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu): supportive 2, mixed 1, asking for patience 1.

Aaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign

Mesh in the Next 30 Days

The next 30 days, each with the house it brings

Thursday 17 Sep, 7:53 AM: the Sun moves into Kanya, your 6th. Classically, the Sun in your 6th is supportive (health picking up, an edge over rivals and worries easing).

Friday 18 Sep, 4:36 PM: Mars moves into Kark, your 4th. Classically, Mars in your 4th asks for patience (health and routine): keep meals and rest regular.

26 Sep, 12:39 PM: Mercury moves into Tula, your 7th. Classically, Mercury in your 7th asks for patience (friction): speak gently and listen first.

3 Oct, 12:43 PM: Venus turns retrograde in Tula, your 7th.

14 Oct, 12:21 AM: Venus comes close to the Sun (combust) in Tula, your 7th.

Mesh Rashifal 2027: the whole year, month by month

Aaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign

Mesh Rashifal for the Next Day, 17 Sep

Tomorrow (Thursday 17 September): Chandrashtama all day, with the Moon in your 8th; classically a time to go gently; the Sun moves into Kanya, your 6th, at 7:53 AM.

Open the full rashifal for 17 Sep

Aaj 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 Mithun on 16 Sep, the 3rd house from Mesh, until Friday 18 Sep, 4:36 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 16 Sep, the Moon is in Vrishchik; its next stay in Mesh runs from 28 Sep, 10:17 AM to 30 Sep, 1:14 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 16 Sep, the Moon is in Vishakha; its next pass through Mesh begins in Ashwini pada 1, from 28 Sep, 10:17 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 16 Sep, 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 31 May 2032. The next dhaiya (kantaka, Saturn in the 4th) for Mesh runs from 13 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 Singh on 31 Oct, 12:03 PM, the 5th house from Mesh; Rahu moves into Makar and Ketu into Kark on 25 Nov, 5:46 PM, the 10th and 4th houses from Mesh (true node; by the mean node many almanacs print, on 5 Dec); Saturn moves into Mesh itself on 3 Jun 2027, 5:28 AM. 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 16 Sep, at 5:25 PM, the Sun is in Virgo 23°39′ by the tropical zodiac that birthday signs use, but in Singh 29°25′ 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

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.
Supportive (reverse vedha)
A transit in a house that asks for patience, counted supportive because another graha sits in its paired favourable house (reverse vedha).
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.
Chandrashtama: go gently
The Moon in the 8th sign from your Moon sign; traditionally a time to keep plans simple and go slow on big new decisions.
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).
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.
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.
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).
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).

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