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Mesha Rashi (Aries)
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Mesha (Aries, मेष) is the 1st of the twelve rashis of Vedic astrology and spans 0°00' to 30°00' of the zodiac. Movable fire sign of initiative; the head of Kalapurusha. Its lord is Mangala, and it holds the nakshatras Ashwini, Bharani and Krittika. Surya is exalted here and Shani debilitated.
Classical facts
| Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit name | Mesha |
| Hindi name | मेष |
| English name | Aries |
| Glyph | ♈ |
| Lord | Mangala |
| Element | Fire |
| Quality | Movable (chara) |
| Gender | Male |
| Symbol | Ram |
| Body (Kalapurusha) | head |
| Degree range | 0°00' - 30°00' |
| Nakshatras in this sign | Ashwini, Bharani, Krittika |
| Exalted here | Surya 10° |
| Debilitated here | Shani 20° |
| Mooltrikona here | Mangala 0°-12° |
Articles about Mesha Rashi (Aries)
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- Sade Sati for Mesha rashi in 2026, and the mistake almost everyone makes about itSade Sati is counted from the moon sign, not the ascendant. For Mesha rashi it began on 29 March 2025, and 2026 falls entirely in its first phase.
- Neecha bhanga raj yoga, and the three ways Saturn is involvedNeecha bhanga is the cancellation of a planet's debilitation by other placements. It lifts the weakness, it does not make the planet strong.
- Movable, fixed and dual signs, and what cardinal and mutable mean in a kundliThe twelve rashis fall into three groups of four, movable, fixed and dual. In Vedic practice they answer one question, how fast a matter moves.
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- Debilitated planets in a kundli, and why one is not a sentenceA debilitated planet sits where it works least easily. It marks an area earned slowly, not a fault, and the texts describe when it is cancelled.
- Ashwini nakshatra and career, and why a yearly forecast cannot be honestWhat tradition says about Ashwini and work, the transits actually crossing Aries now, and why one forecast cannot cover a twenty-seventh of everybody.
- Gudi Padwa 2026, the day, the panchang behind it, and what it is good forGudi Padwa falls on 19 March 2026, the first day of Chaitra and the Marathi new year. What the day marks, and why it needs no separate muhurta.
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