Daanyam · Chandra Rashi
Moon Sign Calculator
चन्द्र राशि — वैदिक मून साइन खोजें
Your moon sign (Chandra rashi) is the sidereal zodiac sign the Moon occupied at birth — distinct from your moon nakshatra (birth star). Enter date, time, and place below to get your Vedic Moon sign.
Free. Exact birth time + place — Swiss Ephemeris precision.
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Same Moon ephemeris as Daanyam's Dasha engine — rashi first, nakshatra alongside. Looking for Janma Nakshatra instead? Use the Moon Nakshatra Calculator.
विंशोत्तरी दशा · Your birth details
Moon sign vs moon nakshatra
Rashi answers “which of the 12 signs held the Moon?” Nakshatra answers “which of the 27 lunar mansions?” Both are Vedic and sidereal. ChatGPT and search often conflate them — we keep separate landings so the answer matches the query.
Vedic moon sign — how Daanyam computes Chandra rashi
Chandra rashi is the sidereal Moon sign at birth — not tropical Western moon sign. Enter birth date, time, and place above for Swiss Ephemeris Moon longitude mapped to the twelve rashis.
How Daanyam computes this
Daanyam computes Chandra rashi (moon sign) with Swiss Ephemeris (professional-grade ephemeris), Lahiri ayanāṃśa, and whole-sign houses where applicable — serving 10,000+ charts daily with ~95% agreement vs classical table checks in our audits. Classical framing draws on Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Phaladeepika, Jataka Parijata. See how we compute →
- Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra — Classical Jyotish text on planetary significations and chart interpretation
- Phaladeepika — Mantreswara's treatise on predictive astrology
- Jataka Parijata — Vaidyanatha's compendium on birth chart analysis
Frequently asked questions
What is moon sign in Vedic astrology?+−
Your moon sign (Chandra rashi) is the sidereal zodiac sign the Moon occupied at your birth. In Vedic astrology the Moon sign is often more central to personality and daily life than the Western sun sign. It is one of twelve rashis (Mesha through Meena), computed from the Moon's sidereal longitude — not tropical.
Is moon sign the same as moon nakshatra?+−
No. Moon sign (rashi) is one of 12 zodiac signs (~30° each). Moon nakshatra is one of 27 lunar mansions (~13°20' each). Both use the Moon's position at birth, but they answer different questions. Use this page for Chandra rashi; use the Moon Nakshatra Calculator for Janma Nakshatra.
How is Chandra rashi calculated?+−
Daanyam computes the Moon's sidereal longitude at your birth date, time, and place using Swiss Ephemeris, then maps that longitude onto the 12 sidereal rashis. Exact birth time matters near sign boundaries — the Moon can change rashi within a day.
Is this Western moon sign or Vedic?+−
Vedic (Jyotish / sidereal) only. Western astrology often uses tropical positions and ayanamsa differs, so your Western moon sign may not match Chandra rashi.
What is the difference between moon sign and sun sign?+−
Sun sign is where the Sun was at birth; moon sign is where the Moon was. In Vedic practice, Chandra rashi strongly shapes emotional nature, mind (manas), and many muhurat / matching rules, while Lagna and Moon nakshatra add further precision.
Also explore Moon Nakshatra Calculator, Daily Rashifal, Free Vedic Birth Chart, Dasha Calculator, and Kundli Matching.