Rashi Guide
Kanya Rashi (Virgo) in Vedic Astrology
Kanya (Virgo) is one of the twelve rashis (moon signs) of Vedic astrology. It is ruled by Mercury, belongs to the Earth element and is a Dvisvabhava (dual) sign. People with the Moon in Kanya tend to be analytical, precise and service-minded. Below is a practical guide to the sign's nature across life areas — remembering that your full chart, not the moon sign alone, gives the complete picture.
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Kanya Rashi at a glance
| Kanya (Kanya, Virgo) | |
|---|---|
| Position | Sixth sign, 150° to 180° of the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac |
| Lord | Budh (Mercury) |
| Element and quality | Earth (Prithvi); dual (Dvisvabhava) |
| Symbol | A maiden in a boat, holding grain and fire |
| Nakshatras | Uttara Phalguni padas 2 to 4, Hasta (all four), Chitra padas 1 and 2 |
| Name letters (Avakahada) | To, Pa, Pi (Uttara Phalguni); Pu, Sha, Na, Tha (Hasta); Pe, Po (Chitra) |
| Sun in Kanya | 17 September to 17 October 2026 |
These are sidereal (Vedic) values; spellings of the name letters vary slightly between panchangs. The Western sign "Virgo" is tropical and runs about 24 days earlier, so a Vedic Kanya Moon is often a different Western sun sign.
Kanya Rashi in 2026 and 2027: the slow planets
For a Kanya Moon sign the year is read mainly from Jupiter, Saturn and Rahu, counted from Kanya. Dates are sidereal ingresses computed with the Swiss Ephemeris.
| Planet | Where, counted from Kanya | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | 10th house (Mithuna): career and duty | 5 Dec 2025 to 2 Jun 2026 |
| Jupiter | 11th house (Karka): gains and friends | 2 Jun 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 |
| Jupiter | 12th house (Simha): expenses, distance, retreat | 31 Oct 2026 to 25 Jan 2027 |
| Jupiter | 11th house (Karka): gains and friends | 25 Jan 2027 to 26 Jun 2027 |
| Jupiter | 12th house (Simha): expenses, distance, retreat | 26 Jun 2027 to 26 Nov 2027 |
| Jupiter | 1st house (Kanya): self and body | 26 Nov 2027 to beyond 2027 |
| Saturn | 7th house (Meena): marriage and partners | 29 Mar 2025 to 3 Jun 2027 |
| Saturn | 8th house (Mesha): the hidden and the sudden | 3 Jun 2027 to 20 Oct 2027 |
| Saturn | 7th house (Meena): marriage and partners | 20 Oct 2027 to beyond 2027 |
| Rahu | 6th house (Kumbha): work, health, rivals | 18 May 2025 to 5 Dec 2026 |
| Rahu | 5th house (Makara): children, study, creativity | 5 Dec 2026 to beyond 2027 |
Sade Sati and dhaiya: Kanya is Saturn's dhaiya (8th house, Ashtama) from 3 Jun 2027 to 20 Oct 2027 (Saturn in Mesha). What any transit means for one person depends on the whole birth chart and the running dasha, which a Moon-sign reading cannot show.
Core nature & strengths
The defining strengths of Kanya are attention to detail, practicality and reliability. At its best the sign brings these qualities steadily and constructively. The main thing to watch is over-criticism and worry — awareness of this tendency is usually enough to balance it.
Career & work
Kanya natives often do well in analysis, health, accounts, editing, research and quality-driven work. The ruling planet Mercury colours how these strengths show up at work, and the current dasha and transits shape when opportunities open.
Love & relationships
In relationships, Kanya is attentive and dependable, showing love through practical care. Compatibility depends on the whole chart — the 7th house, Venus and the Moon together — rather than the sign alone, but the moon sign sets the emotional tone a partner will notice first.
Health & wellbeing
For Kanya, digestion and nerves settle with routine, clean diet and less self-criticism. This is general guidance from the sign's classical associations, not medical advice; astrology complements rather than replaces professional care.
Kanya Rashi lucky number, colour, day and gemstone
The traditional associations for Kanya (Virgo) as the Moon sign follow its lord Mercury: lucky number 5; lucky day Wednesday, with Friday friendly; colours green; gemstone emerald (panna). A gemstone is worn only after the full chart has been checked, never on the Moon sign alone.
To find the stones that suit your whole chart, not just the Moon sign, use the gemstone calculator.
Kanya as your lagna (ascendant)
With Kanya (Virgo) rising, Mercury is the lagna lord. Its strength, sign and house colour your health, temperament and the general direction of life, so Mercury is the first planet to read in a Kanya lagna chart. Kanya is a dual earth sign.
The lords of the 5th and 9th houses, the trines, are the most supportive planets for any lagna. For Kanya lagna they are Saturn (5th lord) and Venus (9th lord). There is no single yogakaraka for this lagna; the trine lords above carry that role between them.
Traditionally the lagna lord's gemstone, emerald for Mercury, is considered for this lagna, but only after the whole chart has been checked, because the same stone can strengthen an afflicted house too. Not sure of your lagna? The lagna calculator finds it from your birth date, time and place.
Frequently asked questions
Which nakshatras fall in Kanya rashi?
Uttara Phalguni padas 2 to 4, Hasta (all four), Chitra padas 1 and 2.
What are the name letters for Kanya rashi?
To, Pa, Pi (Uttara Phalguni); Pu, Sha, Na, Tha (Hasta); Pe, Po (Chitra), by the Avakahada chakra.
Is Kanya rashi in Sade Sati or Shani dhaiya in 2026?
No, not in 2026. Next: Saturn's dhaiya (8th house, Ashtama) from 3 Jun 2027 (Saturn in Mesha).
Know your exact rashi
To confirm your moon sign and read how Mercury and your dasha shape your life, you need your birth date, time and place. Try the free kundli tool to find your rashi, read the guide to all 12 rashis, or book a personal reading with Dr. R.P. Sharma — in Faridabad or online across India and abroad, flat fee ₹5,100.
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