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title: "Makara Rashi (Capricorn) in Vedic Astrology"
url: "https://abhisheksoni.in/learn/rashi/makara"
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updated: "2026-10-27"
description: "Makara (Capricorn), rashi 10 of 12: Movable earth sign of structure, duty and slow ascent. Lord Shani, 270°00' - 300°00'."
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# Makara Rashi (Capricorn)

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Makara (Capricorn, मकर) is the 10th of the twelve rashis of Vedic astrology and spans 270°00' to 300°00' of the zodiac. Movable earth sign of structure, duty and slow ascent. Its lord is Shani, and it holds the nakshatras Uttara Ashadha, Shravana and Dhanishta. Mangala is exalted here and Guru debilitated.

## Classical facts

- **Number:** 10
- **Sanskrit name:** Makara
- **Hindi name:** मकर
- **English name:** Capricorn
- **Glyph:** ♑
- **Lord:** Shani
- **Element:** Earth
- **Quality:** Movable (chara)
- **Gender:** Female
- **Symbol:** Crocodile
- **Body (Kalapurusha):** knees
- **Degree range:** 270°00' - 300°00'
- **Nakshatras in this sign:** Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta
- **Exalted here:** Mangala 28°
- **Debilitated here:** Guru 5°
- **Reference:** [Capricorn (astrology) (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capricorn_%28astrology%29)

## Articles about Makara Rashi (Capricorn)

- [Rahu and Ketu in 2026 and 2027, without the fear](/learn/rahu-ketu-transit-2026-2027): Rahu 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.
- [Jupiter in the navamsa (D9) chart, read plainly](/learn/jupiter-in-the-navamsa-chart): Jupiter in the navamsa, the ninth-part chart read for marriage, shows how protected and principled a marriage tends to be. A leaning to read, not a verdict.
- [Venus in Uttara Ashadha, and the dates it actually happens](/learn/venus-in-uttara-ashadha): Tradition reads Venus in Uttara Ashadha as loyalty over sparkle, slow to commit and slow to leave. Most of the nakshatra sits in Capricorn.
- [Saturn in the twelfth house, without the doom](/learn/saturn-in-the-twelfth-house): Saturn in the twelfth house indicates work done out of sight, quiet expenses and a real need for solitude. It is not the sentence it is made out to be.
- [Saturn and the work that suits him](/learn/saturn-and-work): Tradition links Saturn to land, construction, iron, mining, labour, law and government service: work that is slow and rewarded late, not early.
- [Rahu and Mars together in Aquarius, and what that combination really asks](/learn/rahu-mars-conjunction-aquarius): Rahu met Mars in Aquarius in March 2026. Tradition calls it Angarak yoga, and it indicates heat and haste rather than disaster.
- [Pluto in Aquarius, and what a Vedic chart uses instead](/learn/pluto-in-aquarius-vedic-view): Pluto 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.