🪷 धनु · Dhanu (Sagittarius)
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Krishna-as-Bṛhaspati-tattva — the guru. Jupiter-ruled · the dhanus-rāśi where dharma-jñāna is direct.
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This rāśi page links Sagittarius to its lord-graha, exact Bhagavad-Gītā source routes where available, the 89-page Jyotiṣa hub, the Viśvarūpa chart/time surfaces, and the reader-local calculator doorway.
Rāśi #9 · Lord: Jupiter · Fire · Dual · Male · East-direction
Planetary Dignities in Sagittarius
Which grahas attain exaltation · debilitation · mūla-trikoṇa · or rulership when posited in this rāśi (per BPHS classical Vedic-jyotiṣa).
| Graha | Dignity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jupiter | Mūla-Trikoṇa | |
| Jupiter | Ruler (svāmī) | |
| Rāhu (North Node) | Debilitated (nīcha) | |
| Ketu (South Node) | Exalted (uccha) |
Nakshatras of Sagittarius
The Sagittarius rāśi spans 30° · containing nakshatra-padas (4 padas × 3°20' each = 13°20' per nakshatra). Some nakshatras cross rāśi-boundaries (gaṇḍānta).
| Nakshatra | Padas in Sagittarius | Ruling Graha |
|---|---|---|
| मूल · Mūla | Pada 1, 2, 3, 4 | Ketu |
| पूर्व आषाढा · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā | Pada 1, 2, 3, 4 | Venus |
| उत्तर आषाढा · Uttara Āṣāḍhā | Pada 1 | Sun |
Today's tenants (2026-06-24)
No grahas currently transit through Sagittarius as of 2026-06-24.
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Classical attributes (per BPHS)
- Rāśi number
- #9 of 12
- Lord (svāmī)
- Jupiter
- Element (mahābhūta)
- Fire
- Quality
- Dual
- Gender
- Male
- Direction
- East
- Body-part (kālapuruṣa)
- Hips · thighs
Native traits
- Philosophical · expansive
- Adventurous · freedom-loving
- Optimistic · idealistic
- Honest · sometimes blunt
Cross-references
- Lord of Sagittarius: Jupiter
- Vishvarūpa-Chart · all 12 rāśis as Krishna-apertures
- Calculate your own chart
- Krishna-as-Paramātmā · BG 7
📚 See Also
- Jupiter · the lord-graha of Sagittarius · Ruler of this rāśi · governs all natives born under it
- Sade-Sati for Sagittarius Moon · The 7.5-year Saturn-transit framework specific to Sagittarius-Moon natives
- BG 11.7 Chart-as-Viśvarūpa-Darśana Aperture · How the 12 rāśis can be read as Krishna-apertures without equating the chart with Krishna's body
- Jyotiṣa Reference · all 89 elements · Complete encyclopedia
- Birth-Chart Calculator · See if Sagittarius is YOUR Lagna or where it sits in YOUR chart
- How we compute 1,626,102 BCE → 429,000 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 are read as a Viśvarūpa-darśana aperture, not as Krishna's body itself