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Simha Rashi (Leo)
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Simha (Leo, सिंह) is the 5th of the twelve rashis of Vedic astrology and spans 120°00' to 150°00' of the zodiac. Fixed fire sign of sovereignty, will and self-expression. Its lord is Surya, and it holds the nakshatras Magha, Purva Phalguni and Uttara Phalguni. It is the mooltrikona sign of Surya.
Classical facts
| Number | 5 |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit name | Simha |
| Hindi name | सिंह |
| English name | Leo |
| Glyph | ♌ |
| Lord | Surya |
| Element | Fire |
| Quality | Fixed (sthira) |
| Gender | Male |
| Symbol | Lion |
| Body (Kalapurusha) | stomach, upper abdomen |
| Degree range | 120°00' - 150°00' |
| Nakshatras in this sign | Magha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni |
| Mooltrikona here | Surya 0°-20° |
Articles about Simha Rashi (Leo)
- Simha rashi, Rahu and career, without the promisesRahu is in Aquarius, the 7th from Simha, and Ketu sits on Simha itself. Only in December 2026 does Rahu reach a house that touches work at all.
- Simha rashi, career and relationships through 2026 and 2027Two things dominate Simha rashi right now. Saturn sits in your 8th house until June 2027, and Jupiter reaches your own sign on 31 October 2026.
- Ashtama Shani for Simha rashi, and what it does and does not say about healthSaturn is in Pisces, the 8th from Simha, until June 2027. Tradition reads that as a period of lower reserves, not a health sentence. What is worth doing.
- Saturn and the Leo ascendant, in the 8th house and in the 12thFor a Leo ascendant Saturn crosses Pisces, the 8th house, until June 2027. Saturn owns your 6th and 7th, so it works on obligations and partnership.
- 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.
- Purva Phalguni nakshatra and the work that suits itPurva Phalguni suits work where your warmth is part of what you deliver. It describes the kind of effort you can sustain, not the job title you should take.
- Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga, the 10th house, and what a calculator can checkNeecha Bhanga relieves a debilitated planet of its weakness when certain other placements hold. What that means for work, and what a calculator can settle.
- Saturn and Jupiter in a Leo ascendant chartFor a Leo ascendant Saturn owns the 6th and 7th houses and Jupiter owns the 5th and 8th. That ownership explains most of what each one does in the chart.
- Jupiter's 2026 transit, from Gemini into exalted Cancer and on to LeoJupiter enters Cancer, its sign of exaltation, on 2 June 2026 and moves to Leo on 31 October. The real dates, and what they mean from each moon sign.
- Career transits in 2026 and 2027, read from your rising signSaturn holds in Pisces through 2026 and reaches Aries in June 2027, Jupiter enters Cancer in June 2026. The house each falls in, from every rising sign.
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