Rashi 11 of 12
Kumbh rashi (Aquarius)
कुम्भ राशि
Kumbh (Aquarius) is the eleventh rashi, the water pot. In Vedic astrology the rashi is the sign the Moon was in when you were born, so a Kumbh Moon reads the mind: independent, thoughtful and drawn to groups and ideas. Think of it as a temperament to understand, not a label.
Classical reference, by the Astex Astro team.
At a glance
- Lord
- Saturn (Shani)
- Element and quality
- Air, Fixed (sthira)
- Exalted here
- None
- Debilitated here
- None
- Body (Kalapurusha)
- Calves and ankles
- Sun-sign dates (Western)
- 20 Jan to 18 Feb
- Name letters
- गू, गे, गो, सा, सी, सू, से, सो, दा
- Nakshatras
- Dhanishta (padas 3 to 4), Shatabhisha (all 4 padas), Purva Bhadrapada (padas 1 to 3)
How Kumbh people think and feel
A Kumbh Moon thinks about the many before the one. Saturn rules the sign, but the air element lifts it into ideas, systems and causes. The mind is detached, original and a little formal, more at home with a principle than with a passing mood.
Fixed air is an odd mix: open to every idea, yet stubborn about its own. A Kumbh Moon may listen to everyone and still do as it planned. It likes friends of many kinds and values independence, even at the heart of a large family.
Strengths and blind spots
A Kumbh Moon often starts what others only talk about. It sets up the residents' welfare group, tutors children free in the evening or finds a new way to do an old task. Fairness is its strength. It treats the driver and the director with the same manners.
Distance is the weak spot. A Kumbh Moon may seem aloof to those who want warmth, hold to an idea after it stops working or refuse advice because it came from an elder. A streak of contrariness shows up now and then. Saying a feeling in simple words closes many gaps.
Work and money
Kumbh is the eleventh sign, the natural place of gains, friends and networks, so work that serves groups or runs on systems calls to it: engineering, technology, science, research, social work, public administration and large organisations. Saturn's link to labour gives it respect for the worker, and it often makes a fair leader.
Gains come through networks, friends and technical skill, often from several small sources. Kumbh may earn through a team, a platform or a community. It spends on causes, gadgets and learning, and treats money as a tool rather than a badge. Slow, steady habits count for more than quick wins.
Love, marriage and family
Kumbh wants a friend first. It values a partner who respects its independence and enjoys talking about ideas, and it may feel stifled by constant demands for closeness. Affection is real but quiet, and more likely to appear as loyalty than as grand declarations.
Counting seven signs from Kumbh gives Singh, ruled by the Sun, which often brings a partner who is warm, proud and wants to be noticed. Each can learn from the other. In a crowded household, the Kumbh spouse is the fair-minded one who hears every side before a decision.
Kumbh horoscope
Questions people ask
Who is the lord of Kumbh rashi?
Saturn (Shani) rules Kumbh (Aquarius). Kumbh is a air sign of the fixed kind.
What are the name letters for Kumbh rashi?
Names beginning with गू, गे, गो, सा, सी, सू, से, सो, दा fall in Kumbh rashi. They come from the padas of Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada.
Which rashi is best for a Kumbh partner?
Saturn favours Mercury and Venus, so Mithun, Kanya, Vrishabh and Tula suit Kumbh by lord. Air signs Mithun and Tula share its love of ideas, and Makar shares the lord. Even so, both kundlis read together tell more than rashi can.
What is the lucky day for Kumbh?
Saturday, the weekday of Shani (Saturn), who owns Kumbh. For this air sign it suits work for a group or a cause: a community project, a technical task or help for staff. Treat it as a gentle pointer, since the dasha and whole kundli carry more weight.