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Kanya Rashi (Virgo)
Also in: हिन्दी
Kanya (Virgo, कन्या) is the 6th of the twelve rashis of Vedic astrology and spans 150°00' to 180°00' of the zodiac. Dual earth sign of analysis, service and discrimination. Its lord is Budha, and it holds the nakshatras Uttara Phalguni, Hasta and Chitra. Budha is exalted here and Shukra debilitated.
Classical facts
| Number | 6 |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit name | Kanya |
| Hindi name | कन्या |
| English name | Virgo |
| Glyph | ♍ |
| Lord | Budha |
| Element | Earth |
| Quality | Dual (dvisvabhava) |
| Gender | Female |
| Symbol | Maiden |
| Body (Kalapurusha) | waist, intestines |
| Degree range | 150°00' - 180°00' |
| Nakshatras in this sign | Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra |
| Exalted here | Budha 15° |
| Debilitated here | Shukra 27° |
| Mooltrikona here | Budha 15°-20° |
Articles about Kanya Rashi (Virgo)
- Career for Virgo rashi: which transits actually move workFor Virgo rashi the career house is Gemini. What Jupiter, Saturn and the nodes have done to it, and what a forecast written for a rashi cannot tell you.
- Saturn in the 7th house: delay, duty and what it does not decideSaturn in the 7th house is read as a marriage that comes slowly and steadies late. It indicates delay rather than denial, and is better than its reputation.
- Saturn and Rahu in the 5th house, Virgo ascendantFor a Virgo ascendant the 5th house is Capricorn, so Saturn there sits in its own sign as the 5th lord. Here is what that plus Rahu is actually read as.
- Rahu and Ketu on the Pisces and Virgo axis, and marriageWhy the delayed-marriage claim about the Pisces and Virgo nodes is overstated, and the honest answer on reading a spouse from the seventh lord.
- Kanya Rashi Moon Sign: Strengths and Weak PointsKanya rashi is the Moon in Virgo, ruled by Mercury. Its strength is precision and usefulness. Its weak point is that the same precision turns inward as worry.
- Jupiter mahadasha for Virgo ascendant, home and marriage in the same sixteen yearsFor Virgo ascendant Jupiter rules the fourth and seventh houses, so its period brings home, property and marriage forward, with duties attached.
- Hasta nakshatra, the famous names, and what auspicious actually meansHasta is called auspicious, but that word describes days chosen for work, not people born under it. Here are the names that survive an actual check.
- Virgo and work in 2026, read from the actual transitsFor Virgo rashi, Jupiter moved into the 11th in June 2026 and Saturn sits in the 7th all year. Here is what that supports at work, and what it does not.
- Mercury retrograde and money, what it actually indicatesMercury turns retrograde three times in 2026, about three weeks each time. It does not drain bank accounts. What tradition actually says about it.
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