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title: "Simha Rashi (Leo) in Vedic Astrology"
url: "https://abhisheksoni.in/learn/rashi/simha"
language: "en"
updated: "2026-10-27"
description: "Simha (Leo), rashi 5 of 12: Fixed fire sign of sovereignty, will and self-expression. Lord Surya, 120°00' - 150°00'."
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# Simha Rashi (Leo)

*Rashi · ♌*

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°
- **Reference:** [Leo (astrology) (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_%28astrology%29)

## Articles about Simha Rashi (Leo)

- [Ashtama Shani for Simha rashi, and what it does and does not say about health](/learn/simha-rashi-ashtama-shani-health): Saturn 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 in Pisces through 2026, rashi by rashi](/learn/saturn-in-pisces-2026): Saturn 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.
- [Career transits in 2026 and 2027, read from your rising sign](/learn/career-transits-by-rising-sign): Saturn 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.
- [Simha rashi, Rahu and career, without the promises](/learn/simha-rashi-career-rahu): Rahu 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 2027](/learn/simha-rashi-career-and-love): Two 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.
- [Saturn and the Leo ascendant, in the 8th house and in the 12th](/learn/saturn-leo-ascendant): For 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.
- [Purva Phalguni nakshatra and the work that suits it](/learn/purva-phalguni-nakshatra-careers): Purva 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 and career: the 10th house](/learn/neecha-bhanga-raja-yoga-and-career): Neecha 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 chart](/learn/leo-ascendant-saturn-and-jupiter): For 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 Leo](/learn/jupiter-transit-2026): Jupiter 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.