Free Moon Sign (Rashi) Calculator

Your Rashi is the zodiac sign occupied by the Moon at the exact moment of your birth. Unlike the Western Sun sign, Vedic astrology treats the Moon as the most important reference for the mind, emotions and instinctive nature. This is the sign most Indians mean when they say “my rashi.”

The Moon moves quickly — about one sign every 2.25 days — so your Rashi is sensitive to your birth date. Because it represents the mind, most rashifal (horoscope) predictions and remedies are based on the Moon sign rather than the Sun sign used in Western astrology.

The twelve Rashis are Mesha (Aries), Vrishabha (Taurus), Mithuna (Gemini), Karka (Cancer), Simha (Leo), Kanya (Virgo), Tula (Libra), Vrishchika (Scorpio), Dhanu (Sagittarius), Makara (Capricorn), Kumbha (Aquarius) and Meena (Pisces). Each Rashi has a ruling planet, an element (fire, earth, air or water) and a quality (movable, fixed or dual) that shapes its expression. Because the Moon spends roughly 2.25 days in each Rashi as it completes its monthly cycle, people born on the same calendar date can have different Rashis depending on the exact time of birth. Knowing your Rashi is the starting point for daily, monthly and yearly Vedic predictions — and it is the sign your report uses as a primary lens.

Western astrology centres on the Sun sign, which changes once a month and is identical for everyone born in the same calendar window. Vedic astrology centres on the Moon sign (Rashi) because the Moon represents the mind, emotions, memory and habitual patterns — the inner life that drives how you actually experience events. The Sun sign reveals purpose and identity; the Moon sign reveals how you process and respond. For practical predictions about relationships, finances and day-to-day life, Jyotish practitioners rely primarily on the Rashi. This is why most Indian families know their Rashi even if they are unfamiliar with their Western Sun sign.