Jyotiṣa · Rāśi
Karka (Cancer), ruled by Moon, a Water sign of Chara temperament. Here is its classical nature, body-part rulership, and where it sits on the zodiac wheel.
Karka · at a glance
- Ruling planet
- Moon
- Element
- Water
- Mode
- Chara (movable)
- Symbol
- Crab
- Body part
- Heart & chest
- Direction
- North
- Exalted planet
- Jupiter
- Debilitated planet
- Mars
Protective, moody, deeply attached to home and memory. Karka moves sideways like its symbol — cautious, indirect, and fiercely loyal once it lets someone in.
01What Karka shapes
A rāśi is not a personality type on its own. It is the sign your Moon (mind) or Ascendant (body/approach to life) occupied at birth. Under Moon’s rulership and the Water element, Karka leans toward the qualities above, strongest when the ruling planet is well-placed and strained when it is afflicted.
A rāśi shapes a leaning, not a fixed nature. Treat it as classical tendency, weighed against the whole chart, not a standalone judgment.
02Nakṣatras inside Karka
Each rāśi spans 30° and contains parts of three nakṣatras (each 13°20′ wide). Your exact Moon nakṣatra, which sets your Vimśottarī daśā, depends on precisely where within Karka the Moon fell.
Find your exact rāśi and nakṣatra
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03Common questions
Which planet rules Karka?
Karka (Cancer) is ruled by Moon. It is a water sign of chara (movable) nature.
What is exalted or debilitated in Karka?
Jupiter is exalted in Karka. Mars is debilitated in Karka.
What body part does Karka rule?
In Kalapurusha (the zodiac-as-body doctrine), Karka governs the heart & chest.
How do I find my rāśi?
Your birth Moon’s exact longitude sets your rāśi (Moon sign). Karma Jyotiṣa computes it free from your birth date, time and place.
