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Capricorn (Makara) rashi
Capricorn is ruled by Saturn and is the sign of structure and ambition.
- Sanskrit
- Makara (मकर)
- Symbol
- the Sea-goat
- Element
- Earth
- Mode
- Movable
- Ruler
- Saturn
- Sidereal span
- 270° to 300° of the zodiac
- Stars inside
- Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta
- Position in the order
- Sign 10 of 12
Tradition links it with discipline, patience in building and responsibility, and with being hard on oneself and others.
Capricorn is ruled by Saturn. In a birth chart, the sign tells you where a planet sits, and the lord of the sign shows where that planet's influence travels. See the page on the lagna for how a sign becomes a house.
Earth and movable
Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) are read as practical and patient. They are the signs of material things, craft and steady work, and the texts link them with reliability and with a tendency to resist change.
Movable signs (chara) begin things. They fall at the start of each season and are read as active, initiating and restless.
Saturn also rules Aquarius, so the two signs share a lord in a chart. Saturn is exalted in Libra (20°) and debilitated in Aries (20°).
See it in your own chart
The terms on this page appear in every birth chart report, explained for your own planets and dates.