Jyotiṣa · Rāśi
Kanya (Virgo), ruled by Mercury, a Earth sign of Dwiswabhava temperament. Here is its classical nature, body-part rulership, and where it sits on the zodiac wheel.
Kanya · at a glance
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- Element
- Earth
- Mode
- Dwiswabhava (dual)
- Symbol
- Maiden in a boat
- Body part
- Hips & waist
- Direction
- South
- Exalted planet
- Mercury
- Debilitated planet
- Venus
Precise, self-critical, service-minded to a fault. Kanya perfects the details everyone else skips, then quietly wonders why no one noticed.
01What Kanya 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 Mercury’s rulership and the Earth element, Kanya 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 Kanya
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 Kanya the Moon fell.
Find your exact rāśi and nakṣatra
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03Common questions
Which planet rules Kanya?
Kanya (Virgo) is ruled by Mercury. It is a earth sign of dwiswabhava (dual) nature.
What is exalted or debilitated in Kanya?
Mercury is exalted in Kanya. Venus is debilitated in Kanya.
What body part does Kanya rule?
In Kalapurusha (the zodiac-as-body doctrine), Kanya governs the hips & waist.
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.
