Rashi 10 of 12
Makar rashi (Capricorn)
मकर राशि
Makar (Capricorn) is the tenth rashi. Your rashi is the sign the Moon occupied at birth, so a Makar Moon speaks of the mind: serious, patient and shaped early by duty. This page reads it as a Moon sign, in the classical way, and explains what it tends to mean.
Classical reference, by the Astex Astro team.
At a glance
- Lord
- Saturn (Shani)
- Element and quality
- Earth, Movable (chara)
- Exalted here
- Mars
- Debilitated here
- Jupiter
- Body (Kalapurusha)
- Knees
- Sun-sign dates (Western)
- 22 Dec to 19 Jan
- Name letters
- भो, जा, जी, खी, खू, खे, खो, गा, गी
- Nakshatras
- Uttara Ashadha (padas 2 to 4), Shravana (all 4 padas), Dhanishta (padas 1 to 2)
How Makar people think and feel
A Makar Moon feels the weight of duty early. Saturn rules the sign, and the mind is serious, cautious and slow to trust good news until it is proved. Many Makar Moons were the quiet children who seemed older than their years, watching how the grown-ups managed.
Movable earth climbs step by step. Feelings are kept in order and shown late, so others may mistake reserve for coldness. Underneath, the Makar Moon cares deeply, and it shows it by turning up year after year, at every wedding, every festival and every difficult family meeting.
Strengths and blind spots
Staying power is the Makar Moon's strength. It keeps going when others tire and tends to grow stronger with age. It is the person who pays the instalments on time, looks after ageing parents and quietly keeps the family business running through lean years.
Seriousness can turn heavy. A Makar Moon may find it hard to enjoy small pleasures or to ask for help, and it can seem stern at family gatherings. Pessimism creeps in when work piles up. Allowing rest and laughter without guilt is this sign's homework.
Work and money
Makar is the tenth sign, the natural place of career and status, and slow and steady wins here. Government service, administration, engineering, construction, mining, farming, banking and a family firm handed down with care all suit it. Saturn rewards patience, so recognition often arrives later than for peers.
Money is earned slowly and kept firmly. Makar saves, avoids showy spending and builds a house or buys land in stages. Mars is exalted in this sign, adding drive to Saturn's caution. The risk is worrying about scarcity even when there is enough in hand.
Love, marriage and family
Love comes slowly to Makar and stays long. It is wary of promises made in a hurry, and shows commitment through responsibility: paying the bills, standing by in-laws, being present at every family event. Words of affection may need to be asked for, and are treasured when given.
Marriage can come after the career is settled, because duty to parents and work often comes first. Once committed, a Makar Moon is the dependable pillar of the household, though seldom the one who says so. A warm, expressive partner softens its reserve and brings light into the house.
Makar horoscope
Questions people ask
Who is the lord of Makar rashi?
Saturn (Shani) rules Makar (Capricorn). Makar is a earth sign of the movable kind.
What are the name letters for Makar rashi?
Names beginning with भो, जा, जी, खी, खू, खे, खो, गा, गी fall in Makar rashi. They come from the padas of Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta.
Which rashi is best for a Makar partner?
Saturn is a friend of Mercury and Venus, so Mithun, Kanya, Vrishabh and Tula suit Makar by lord. Earth signs Vrishabh and Kanya share its practical outlook, and Kumbh shares the lord. A fuller reading of both charts counts for more than any rashi pairing.
What is the lucky day for Makar?
Saturday, the day of Shani (Saturn), lord of Makar. It suits patient, long-term work: planning a project, clearing old duties or serving elders and workers. It is a traditional pointer, not a promise. The running dasha in the full kundli matters more.