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Kumbha Rashi (Aquarius)
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Kumbha (Aquarius, कुम्भ) is the 11th of the twelve rashis of Vedic astrology and spans 300°00' to 330°00' of the zodiac. Fixed air sign of system, collective and detachment. Its lord is Shani, and it holds the nakshatras Dhanishta, Shatabhisha and Purva Bhadrapada. It is the mooltrikona sign of Shani.
Classical facts
| Number | 11 |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit name | Kumbha |
| Hindi name | कुम्भ |
| English name | Aquarius |
| Glyph | ♒ |
| Lord | Shani |
| Element | Air |
| Quality | Fixed (sthira) |
| Gender | Male |
| Symbol | Water-bearer |
| Body (Kalapurusha) | calves, ankles |
| Degree range | 300°00' - 330°00' |
| Nakshatras in this sign | Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada |
| Mooltrikona here | Shani 0°-20° |
Articles about Kumbha Rashi (Aquarius)
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- Saturn in Pisces through 2026, rashi by rashiSaturn stays in Pisces for all of 2026 and leaves for Aries on 3 June 2027. Here is where it sits from each moon sign, and who is actually in Sade Sati.
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- Rahu and Mars together in Aquarius, and what that combination really asksRahu met Mars in Aquarius in March 2026. Tradition calls it Angarak yoga, and it indicates heat and haste rather than disaster.
- Angarak yoga: Mars with Rahu, and the March 2026 conjunctionAngarak yoga is Mars and Rahu in the same sign. In 2026 the two met exactly on 13 March in Aquarius. Here is what that did and did not mean.
- Rahu and Ketu in 2026 and 2027, without the fearRahu is in Aquarius and Ketu in Leo until about the start of December 2026, then Capricorn and Cancer for eighteen months. What the shadow planets do not mean.
- Pluto in Aquarius, and what a Vedic chart uses insteadPluto entered Aquarius in the western zodiac in late 2024. Vedic astrology does not use Pluto, and by the sidereal count it is still in Capricorn.
- Angarak yoga, Mars with Rahu, and the three things it gets confused withAngarak yoga is Mars joined with Rahu. In 2026 that happened once, in Aquarius, exact on 14 March. What tradition reads into it, and what it is not.
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