Free Moon Sign (Rashi) Calculator

What is Moon Sign (Rashi) in Vedic astrology?

In Vedic astrology, your Moon sign — called Rashi or Chandra Rashi — is the zodiac sign occupied by the Moon at your exact time and place of birth. While Western sun-sign horoscopes focus on the Sun’s position, Jyotish traditionally places the Moon at the centre of emotional temperament, instinct, memory, and mental patterns. The Moon completes a full circuit of the twelve rashis in roughly twenty-seven days, so it moves far faster than the Sun. That is why an accurate birth time matters: even a difference of an hour can change your rashi in edge cases near sign boundaries.

Each rashi spans thirty degrees of the sidereal zodiac. The Moon’s degree within that sign, its nakshatra (lunar mansion), and the pada (quarter) within that nakshatra together form a precise lunar fingerprint. The rashi lord is the planetary ruler of your Moon sign — for example, Mars rules Aries (Mesha) and Scorpio (Vrishchika), while the Moon itself rules Cancer (Karka). Understanding your rashi lord helps explain which planetary themes colour your inner world and habitual responses.

Your Moon sign also anchors important predictive techniques. Dasha systems often begin from the birth nakshatra lord; transits such as Sade Sati are frequently interpreted relative to the natal Moon; and Kundali matching (Ashtakoot) weighs lunar harmony heavily. If you have only known your Western sun sign, your Vedic Moon sign may differ — sidereal calculations use ayanamsha correction, so do not be surprised if your rashi is not the same as your tropical zodiac sign.

AstroNirnay’s free Moon sign calculator uses Lahiri ayanamsha and your birth coordinates to call authoritative ephemeris data server-side. Enter your name, date of birth, time of birth, and place of birth — selecting a city from autocomplete ensures correct latitude, longitude, and timezone. Results show rashi, rashi lord, nakshatra, pada, and the Moon’s degree within the sign. When you are ready for the complete picture — Lagna (Ascendant), planetary tables, divisional charts, and dasha — create your free kundali on AstroNirnay with one click from the result screen.