🪷 कर्क · Karka (Cancer)
Rāśi #4 · Lord: Moon · Water · Movable · Female · North-direction
Planetary Dignities in Cancer
Received dignity and lordship classifications for grahas placed in this rāśi. These labels require edition-level verification and do not measure force or guarantee outcomes.
| Graha | Dignity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | Ruler (svāmī) | |
| Mars | Debilitated (nīcha) | |
| Jupiter | Exalted (uccha) | Peak at 5° |
Nakshatras of Cancer
The Cancer rāśi spans 30° · containing nakshatra-padas (4 padas × 3°20' each = 13°20' per nakshatra). Some nakshatras cross rāśi-boundaries (gaṇḍānta).
| Nakshatra | Padas in Cancer | Ruling Graha |
|---|---|---|
| पुनर्वसु · Punarvasu | Pada 4 | Jupiter |
| पुष्य · Puṣya | Pada 1, 2, 3, 4 | Saturn |
| आश्लेषा · Āśleṣā | Pada 1, 2, 3, 4 | Mercury |
Today's tenants (2026-08-26)
The following grahas currently transit through Cancer (Karka):
- jupiter at 111.97° sidereal
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta (Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration · Lahirī ayanāṁśa)
Want to calculate whether Cancer is the ascendant or contains graha positions for supplied data? Open the calculator →. The result is positional data, not a personality or destiny verdict.
Received reference attributes
- Rāśi number
- #4 of 12
- Lord (svāmī)
- Moon
- Element (mahābhūta)
- Water
- Quality
- Movable
- Gender
- Female
- Direction
- North
- Body-part (kālapuruṣa)
- Chest · heart
Cross-references
- Lord of Cancer: Moon
- Calculated chart context · kept separate from BG 11 revelation
- Calculate your own chart
Sources and Connected Readings
Continue from Cancer's rāśi attributes, dignity labels, nakshatra membership, present sky, and calculated chart context to its lord-graha, the Jyotiṣa index, computation boundary, and calculator.
📚 See Also
- Moon · the dataset lord of Cancer · Traditional lordship classification; not governance of every person born under the sign
- Calculated chart context · Positions and classification labels kept separate from BG 11 revelation
- Jyotiṣa Reference · all 89 elements · Complete encyclopedia
- Birth-Chart Calculator · Calculate whether Cancer contains the Ascendant or graha positions for submitted data
- Calculation method and model boundary · How the local Sūrya-Siddhānta model produces positions
📖 References
- Vidhyamitra received Jyotiṣa reference dataset — Rāśi lordship, element, quality, direction, gender, and Kālapuruṣa labels require edition-level verification before stronger textual attribution
- Sūrya-Siddhānta calculation model — Local sidereal-zodiac model behind the displayed position calculations
- Vidhyamitra interpretation boundary — Rāśi labels do not identify Bhagavān, determine personality or destiny, diagnose health, or certify spiritual status