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Moon Sign Calculator: Find Your Vedic Rashi
Your Moon sign (rashi) is the sign the Moon occupied at your birth. It changes about every two and a quarter days, sets your janma nakshatra and your entire Vimshottari dasha sequence, and is the sign Indian rashifal is written for — not the Sun sign used in Western horoscopes.
Free, with no signup, login or phone number: enter your birth date, time and city and your rashi, its degree and lord, and your janma nakshatra appear instantly.
Also called: rashi calculator · chandra rashi · janma rashi · moon sign by date of birth · what is my rashi
Instant and free — no signup, no login. The calculation runs in your browser on the same sidereal (Lahiri) engine as this site's full kundli tool — which is also completely free, PDF included.
Only have a name? Find the rashi by name from its first sound.
Your rashi and what follows from it
The Moon sign is not only about emotional nature. Its exact degree fixes several things nothing else in the chart can set.
| What the Moon's position fixes | Detail |
|---|---|
| Your rashi | One of the 12 signs — the Moon spends about 54 hours in each |
| Your janma nakshatra | One of 27, about 24h20m each, plus which of its four padas |
| Your Vimshottari dasha | The nakshatra sets the starting lord and therefore every mahadasha date |
| Guna milan score | Nadi, Bhakoot, Gana and the rest are scored from the nakshatras |
| Which rashifal applies | Indian daily and yearly predictions are written for the Moon sign |
Why your moon sign matters more than you think
In Vedic astrology the moon sign (rashi) — not the sun sign — is the primary sign: it maps the mind, the emotional nature, and it anchors the entire dasha timing system and the daily horoscope. When an Indian astrologer asks "what is your rashi," this is the answer they mean.
Moon sign vs sun sign — why your result differs from Western sites
Two reasons. First, Western astrology reads the sun sign; Vedic reads the moon. Second, Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac (aligned to the actual stars, via the Lahiri ayanamsha) while Western sites use the tropical zodiac — currently about 24° apart, which shifts most people back nearly one sign. Both systems are internally consistent; they are answering different questions.
What you get here
Your rashi with its exact degree and planetary lord, and your janma nakshatra with pada — the birth star used for naming, matching and dasha calculation. If you don't know your birth time, tick the box: the Moon moves about 13° a day, so the tool checks whether your sign is certain for the whole date and tells you honestly if it is not.
Also free: the Rising Sign (Lagna) Calculator — the chart's frame, if you know your exact birth time.
How this is calculated
Planet positions are computed in your browser with astronomical formulas that are checked every night against the Swiss Ephemeris, the standard used by professional astrology software. Sidereal positions use the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, the standard ayanamsa of Indian panchangs, and the birth time is converted from your city's own time zone. Method reviewed by Dr. R.P. Sharma, Ph.D. and Acharya in Phalit Jyotish, practising Vedic astrology since 1979.
Last verified: 28 September 2026, against the Swiss Ephemeris and the nightly tool test.
Frequently asked questions
What is my moon sign in Vedic astrology?
Your moon sign (rashi) is the zodiac sign the Moon occupied at your birth, measured in the sidereal zodiac. Enter your birth date, time and city above — the result is instant and free, with your nakshatra included.
What is my rashi by date of birth?
Your rashi (chandra rashi or janma rashi) is the sign the Moon was in on your date of birth. On most dates the Moon stays in one sign all day, so the date alone is often enough; add the time and city of birth to be certain and to get the nakshatra and pada.
Why is my Vedic moon sign different from my Western sign?
Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, about 24 degrees behind the tropical zodiac Western sites use — so most people's Vedic sign is one sign earlier. It also reads the Moon, not the Sun.
Is moon sign the same as sun sign?
No. Western horoscopes use the Sun sign, which changes once a month; Vedic astrology reads your rashi from the Moon, which changes sign about every 2¼ days — so exact birth details matter.
Can I find my moon sign without birth time?
Often, yes. The Moon spends about 2¼ days in each sign, so on most dates the sign is the same all day. This calculator checks your specific date and warns you if the Moon changed signs that day.
Is this calculator really free?
Completely — no signup, and the calculation runs in your browser. It uses the same Lahiri sidereal engine as the site's full kundli tool, which is also free, PDF included.
From the calculator to the chart
Your rashi is one point in the chart; the reading weighs all of it. For a complete reading — dasha timing, strengths, remedies — consult Dr. R.P. Sharma (practising since 1979) online anywhere at a flat fee of ₹5,100.
This tool computes correctly, but it cannot weigh what it finds against the rest of your chart — that is what a reading does. Dr. R.P. Sharma reads every chart personally, practising since 1979.
Flat ₹5,100, no per-minute meter. Not ready to book? Ask on WhatsApp first — Dr. Sharma answers himself.
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