Sun & Moon Sign Calculator
Enter your date of birth, exact birth time, and timezone to discover your Sun Sign, Vedic Moon Sign (Rashi), Nakshatra, and a combined reading.
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Enter your date of birth, exact birth time, and timezone to discover your Sun Sign, Vedic Moon Sign (Rashi), Nakshatra, and a combined reading.
Your Sun Sign is determined by the position of the Sun at the moment of your birth. It represents your core identity, your outward personality, and the traits you most naturally express in day-to-day life. Because the Sun moves through each zodiac sign over roughly one month, your Sun Sign is determined by your date of birth alone — birth time is only needed if you were born on a cusp date.
Your Moon Sign (called Rashi in Vedic astrology) is determined by the position of the Moon at the time and place of your birth. It represents your inner emotional world — how you feel, what you need for emotional security, and how you respond instinctively to life. The Moon moves through all 12 signs in just 27–28 days, spending roughly 2.5 days in each sign, so birth time and timezone matter significantly.
A Nakshatra is one of 27 lunar mansions used in Vedic astrology, each spanning 13°20' of the sidereal zodiac. Your Moon Nakshatra provides a finer layer of meaning beyond your Rashi — each Nakshatra has its own deity, ruling planet, symbol, and qualities. Each Nakshatra is further divided into 4 Padas (quarters) of 3°20' each, giving 108 total positions.
The Moon moves through a zodiac sign every 2–2.5 days. Without an accurate birth time, the calculator cannot determine which sign the Moon was in on your birth date — especially if you were born near a sign change. For Nakshatra and Pada, even an hour's difference can shift the result.
The Moon Sign (Rashi) shown here uses the sidereal zodiac with the Lahiri ayanamsa — the standard system in Vedic and Indian astrology. This differs from the Western tropical system by approximately 23–24° currently, which typically shifts the Moon into the previous sign compared to a Western calculator. This gives the correct Jyotish result.
A cusp is the 1–2 day window when the Sun transitions from one zodiac sign to another. If you were born in this window, the Sun may have been in either of the two neighbouring signs depending on the exact year and time. The calculator shows a cusp notice when this applies.
The combined reading describes how your Sun Sign's outer personality and your Moon Sign's inner emotional nature work together. It is based on the element pairing — for example, Fire Sun with Water Moon creates a dynamic tension between confidence and emotional depth.
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