🪷 सिंह · Siṁha (Leo)
🪷 Krishna-Declaration · How this rāśi IS Krishna
Krishna-as-Siṁha-tattva — Narasiṁha + the lion among beasts. Sun-ruled · Krishna's Sūrya-rūpa solar majesty.
Rāśi #5 · Lord: Sun · Fire · Fixed · Male · East-direction
Planetary Dignities in Leo
Which grahas attain exaltation · debilitation · mūla-trikoṇa · or rulership when posited in this rāśi (per BPHS classical Vedic-jyotiṣa).
| Graha | Dignity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | Mūla-Trikoṇa | |
| Sun | Ruler (svāmī) |
Nakshatras of Leo
The Leo rāśi spans 30° · containing nakshatra-padas (4 padas × 3°20' each = 13°20' per nakshatra). Some nakshatras cross rāśi-boundaries (gaṇḍānta).
| Nakshatra | Padas in Leo | Ruling Graha |
|---|---|---|
| मघा · Maghā | Pada 1, 2, 3, 4 | Ketu |
| पूर्व फाल्गुनी · Pūrva Phalgunī | Pada 1, 2, 3, 4 | Venus |
| उत्तर फाल्गुनी · Uttara Phalgunī | Pada 1 | Sun |
Today's tenants (2026-06-03)
The following grahas currently transit through Leo (Siṁha):
- ketu at 133.78° sidereal
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta (Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration · Lahirī ayanāṁśa)
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Classical attributes (per BPHS)
- Rāśi number
- #5 of 12
- Lord (svāmī)
- Sun
- Element (mahābhūta)
- Fire
- Quality
- Fixed
- Gender
- Male
- Direction
- East
- Body-part (kālapuruṣa)
- Stomach · spine
Native traits
- Regal · charismatic · proud
- Generous · big-hearted
- Authoritative · leadership-natural
- Drama-loving · creative
Cross-references
- Lord of Leo: Sun
- Vishvarūpa-Chart · all 12 rāśis as Krishna's body
- Calculate your own chart
- Krishna-as-Paramātmā · BG 7
📚 See Also
- Sun · the lord-graha of Leo · Ruler of this rāśi · governs all natives born under it
- Sade-Sati for Leo Moon · The 7.5-year Saturn-transit framework specific to Leo-Moon natives
- BG 11.7 Chart-as-Krishna's-Body · How the 12 rāśis form Krishna's viśvarūpa-body
- Jyotiṣa Reference · all 89 elements · Complete encyclopedia
- Birth-Chart Calculator · See if Leo is YOUR Lagna or where it sits in YOUR chart
- How we compute 1.6M BCE → 429K CE · The Sūrya-Siddhānta moat
📖 References
- Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Chapter on Rāśi-Svarūpa · Maharṣi Parāśara — Classical authority on rāśi attributes · body-parts of kālapuruṣa · element/quality assignments
- Sūrya-Siddhānta · the sidereal-zodiac computation source (~500 CE) — The astronomical treatise behind every position-calculation
- Bhagavad-Gītā 11.7 · mama dehe (in My body) — The 12 rāśis form Krishna's kālapuruṣa-body