🪷 चन्द्र · Candra (Moon)

Graha · Apas (Water) · Sattva · Female · North-West-direction · Vimśottarī 10 yrs

nakṣatrāṇām ahaṁ śaśī
"Among nakshatras I am the Moon."
Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.21

Krishna-aspect

Krishna IS the manas (mind) among senses (BG 10.22 indriyāṇāṁ manaś cāsmi). The Moon in any chart IS Krishna's mind-presence in the native's emotional life. Moon-strength = manas-stability.

Today's transit (2026-05-14)

Rāśi (sign)Mīna
NakshatraRevatī · pāda 3
Sidereal longitude354.7162°
MotionDirect (mārgī)

Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate (Sūrya-Siddhānta Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration · Lahirī ayanāṁśa)

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Classical attributes (per BPHS)

Alternate names
Soma · Indu · Śaśī · Kalānātha
Ruling rāśi(s)
Cancer (Karka)
Exalted
Taurus (Vṛṣabha) (3°)
Debilitated
Scorpio (Vṛścika)
Mūla-Trikoṇa
Taurus (Vṛṣabha) · 4°-30°
Friends
Sun · Mercury
Neutrals
Mars · Jupiter · Venus · Saturn

Significations (kāratva)

Mantra

oṁ śrāṁ śrīṁ śrauṁ saḥ candrāya namaḥ · oṁ somāya namaḥ

Remedy summary (śānti-upāya)

Mahā-Mṛtyuñjaya · Soma-stotra · pearl (muktā) · Mondays · white-flower offerings · serving mother

Cross-references

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Maharṣi Parāśara — Classical authority on graha attributes · the source of Moon's significations · dignities · aspects
  2. Sūrya-Siddhānta · Anonymous (~500 CE) — Computational treatise on planetary motion · the engine behind every position-calculation
  3. Bhagavad-Gītā BG 10.21 — Krishna's explicit identification with this graha-aspect
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