Rashi 10 of 12 · मकर
Capricorn Rashi
Capricorn, called Makara in Vedic astrology, is the tenth of the 12 rashis. Its symbol is the sea-goat or crocodile, and its ruler is Saturn, the planet of discipline, time, and hard work. In Vedic astrology your rashi usually means your Moon sign, found from your birth chart, not just the Sun sign from your birthday.
- Sanskrit name
- Makara
- Symbol
- The Sea-goat
- Ruling planet
- Saturn
- Element
- Earth
- Quality
- Cardinal (movable)
- Body part
- Knees and bones
- Sun transits
- About January 14 to February 12 (sidereal)
- Lucky color
- Blue
- Lucky number
- 8
- Lucky day
- Saturday
- Gemstone
- Blue sapphire
What Capricorn Rashi Means
If Capricorn is your rashi, you are disciplined, patient, and ambitious. You work steadily toward long-term goals, take your duties seriously, and climb slowly but surely toward success and respect. You are practical, responsible, and reliable.
The hard side is that you can be too serious, cold, or so focused on work and status that you forget joy. You may be hard on yourself. Learning to relax, feel, and enjoy the climb helps you use your strong will with a warm heart.
Element, Quality and Symbol
Capricorn is an earth sign, which gives it a practical, hard-working, and ambitious nature and a focus on the real and lasting. It is a cardinal or movable sign, which means it starts things and drives toward a goal, though slowly and steadily. Saturn, its ruler, adds discipline, patience, responsibility, and the reward of long effort.
The sea-goat climbs from the deep water to the high mountain, showing how Capricorn rises from humble or hard beginnings to great heights through steady effort. Capricorn rules the knees and bones in the body, the strong structure that holds us up.
Capricorn Personality Traits
Strengths
- Disciplined, patient, and hard-working
- Ambitious and steady toward goals
- Responsible, reliable, and mature
- Practical and wise with resources
- Strong-willed and enduring
Things to watch
- Too serious and works too hard
- Can be cold, distant, or stern
- Focuses on status over feeling
- Pessimistic or hard on itself
- Slow to relax and enjoy life
Career and Work
Capricorn people do very well in serious, structured, ambitious work. Management, administration, government, law, and big organisations all suit this disciplined sign.
The Saturn rule fits engineering, construction, mining, and any long, hard field that rewards patience and endurance over time.
They are natural builders of lasting success and often reach the top through steady effort. They shine in any career with clear structure, responsibility, and long-term reward.
Love and Marriage
In love, Capricorn people are loyal, steady, and committed for the long run. They may be slow to open up, but once they do, they are dependable, protective, and deeply faithful.
The care point is warmth. They can seem cold or put duty above romance. When they let their feelings show and make time for joy, they make steadfast, secure, and quietly devoted partners.
Health
Capricorn rules the knees, joints, and bones in the body. So care is needed for the knees, the joints, the teeth, and the skin, and for problems that come from cold and overwork.
A serious, driven nature can carry stress and stiffness and neglect rest. Warmth, movement, joy, and enough rest keep this hard-working, earthy sign healthy over the years.
Capricorn Compatibility
Generally harmonious rashis: Taurus, Virgo, Scorpio, Pisces.
More challenging pairings: Aries, Cancer, Libra. Real compatibility depends on both complete birth charts, not the sign alone.
Remedies and Favourable Practices
- Honour Saturn, the ruling planet, through patience, discipline, and steady, honest work.
- Worship of Shani or Hanuman, and serving the poor and the old, supports this Saturn-ruled sign.
- Making time for rest, joy, and warmth keeps this serious sign from growing cold and heavy.
- Being kind to yourself, not only demanding, softens Capricorn's hard inner taskmaster.
- Saturday is a good day to begin important work. Wear blue sapphire only on an astrologer's advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Capricorn (Makara) rashi in simple words?
Capricorn, or Makara, is the tenth of the 12 rashis. Its symbol is the sea-goat and its ruler is Saturn. It stands for discipline, patience, and ambition. People of this rashi are hard-working, responsible, and reliable, and they climb steadily toward lasting success.
Which planet rules Capricorn rashi?
Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, the planet of discipline, time, and hard work. Saturn gives Capricorn its patience, ambition, sense of duty, and endurance for long effort.
Which rashi is most compatible with Capricorn?
Capricorn generally matches well with the other earth signs Taurus and Virgo, and with the water signs Scorpio and Pisces, which add feeling and depth. True compatibility depends on both full birth charts and traditional gana, nadi, and nakshatra matching, not the sign alone.
What careers suit Capricorn rashi people?
Serious, structured work suits them, such as management, administration, government, law, and big organisations. The Saturn rule also fits engineering, construction, and mining.
Is my rashi the same as my Sun sign?
Not exactly. In Vedic astrology your rashi usually means your Moon sign, calculated from your exact birth date, time, and place using the sidereal zodiac. This is often different from the Western Sun sign based only on your birthday.
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