🪷 धनु · Dhanu (Sagittarius)

धनु = कालपुरुष-Hips · thighs
Krishna IS Skanda among generals (BG 10.24) and Bṛhaspati among priests. Jupiter-ruled · the dharma-rāśi.
Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.24

🪷 Krishna-Declaration · How this rāśi IS Krishna

Krishna-as-Bṛhaspati-tattva — the guru. Jupiter-ruled · the dhanus-rāśi where dharma-jñāna is direct.

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).

GrahaDignityNotes
JupiterMūla-Trikoṇa
JupiterRuler (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).

NakshatraPadas in SagittariusRuling Graha
मूल · MūlaPada 1, 2, 3, 4Ketu
पूर्व आषाढा · Pūrva ĀṣāḍhāPada 1, 2, 3, 4Venus
उत्तर आषाढा · Uttara ĀṣāḍhāPada 1Sun

Today's tenants (2026-06-03)

The following grahas currently transit through Sagittarius (Dhanu):

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

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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

Cross-references

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Chapter on Rāśi-Svarūpa · Maharṣi Parāśara — Classical authority on rāśi attributes · body-parts of kālapuruṣa · element/quality assignments
  2. Sūrya-Siddhānta · the sidereal-zodiac computation source (~500 CE) — The astronomical treatise behind every position-calculation
  3. Bhagavad-Gītā 11.7 · mama dehe (in My body) — The 12 rāśis form Krishna's kālapuruṣa-body
Categories: Vedic Astronomy · Rāśis (Zodiac Signs) · Jyotiṣa Reference · Fire Element · Dual Quality · Sidereal Zodiac (Lahirī) · BPHS Classical Reference