Rashi · Sign 10/12
Capricorn मकर Makara
ambition · discipline · structure · endurance
Makara (Capricorn) is cardinal earth ruled by Saturn — the sign of ambition, discipline and structure. Its natives climb steadily toward their goals through patience and hard work, building things that last. Serious and self-reliant, they mellow and prosper with age.
| Sanskrit name | Makara मकर |
|---|---|
| Symbol | The Crocodile / Sea-goat |
| Order | 10th of 12 |
| Zodiac span | 270°–300° sidereal |
| Ruling planet | Saturn (Shani) |
| Element | Earth |
| Modality | Movable (Chara) |
| Gender | Female |
| Body part | Knees and joints |
| Planet exalted here | Mars |
| Planet debilitated here | Jupiter |
Capricorn personality & traits
Strengths: Disciplined, ambitious, responsible, patient and capable of long climbs.
Challenges: Cold, rigid, pessimistic, status-driven and slow to trust.
Ruling planet — Saturn
Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, so the condition of Saturn in a chart strongly shapes any Capricorn placement — and especially a Capricorn ascendant. discipline, time, karma — the great teacher who works through limitation.
A note on sidereal signs
Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa), measured against the fixed stars — not the season-based tropical zodiac of Western astrology. The two differ by about 24°, so your Vedic Sun sign is often the one before your familiar Western sign. See how sidereal positions are calculated.