Rashi Calculator

A Rasi or Rashi in Indian astrology is an equivalent of a western zodiac sign. But there are some significant differences when it comes to these two different streams of astrology. Indian vedic astrology is way too different from western astrology although they might seem similar in some instances.

A zodiac sign of a person in western astrology is basically the Sun sign of that person.

While in India, there is a concept of Birth sign. And a Birth sign is nothing but the moon sign of a person. But it has to be calculated by the way of Indian astrology.

You might wonder is if there are different ways to calculate someone's zodiac sign. The answer is YES. For example, if we talk about the Sun sign. A person can have two different Sun signs. A western Sun sign and the Indian Sun sign. This is because those signs are calculated in different ways are a part of different astrological systems.

This makes it very clear that an Indian Birth sign is the Moon sign of a person calculated by Indian astrology and when someone refers to your western zodiac sign they are talking about your Sun sign which is known by western astrology. The popular western social media apps like Snapchat utilise the western Sun sign of the person as their Zodiac sign.

So what does this mean? It means that you cannot use any app on your phone to find out your Indian zodiac sign. You need to know how to do calculations for finding out your Indian zodiac sign (Birth sign) using Indian Astrology.

In this app, we will find your Indian zodiac sign. So let’s get started!

How To Find Your Rasi By Date Of Birth:

1. Enter your Date of Birth.
2. Enter your Time of Birth.
3. Choose your Birthplace OR place nearest to your Birthplace.
4. Click the “Find Rashi” button.
5. View Results

What is a Rashi or Rasi?

A Rashi or Rasi is the Indian zodiac sign of a person. In Indian astrology, it has a much greater significance. A Rasi is used to understand the basic nature of the person utilising Indian astrology.

The Rasi shows how an individual's life will unfold in terms of their personality and character traits. It also gives insight into what kind of career they should pursue (with other things related to it astrology applied). The Rasi can be used for both men and women in different areas of vedic astrology. A Chandra kundli chart is based on your Moon Sign which indicates a different perspective of your birth chart and is used along with the birth chart. Your moon sign determines your mental composition and basic nature.

A Rasi is used to forecast the major events in the life of a person by using Indian astrology.

The Rasi has prime importance in a person's kundli chart as well. A Kundli chart is a type of horoscopic chart that predicts the future based on the position of planets in the birth chart. The Kundli chart or birth chart is also called a natal chart.

And a Rasi is also used for matchmaking in Indian marriages. It is a system of matching two people based on their horoscopes. This system has been followed since ancient times. In India, several astrologers use this system to find out the compatibility between two individuals.

Importance of Rashi in Indian vedic astrology

In vedic astrology, there is a lot to learn for an interested individual. If we talk about Rashi they are just nothing but the zodiac signs. In your birth chart which we also call kundli, there is everything present. What I mean to say is that your birth chart is composed of all of these 12 Rasis or zodiac signs. Just as an individual we all are similar. But every sign and planet within those signs are arranged differently and this is what makes every individual different from each other.

As we have discussed earlier in this article the rasi in which the moon is placed becomes Janma rasi. In the same way, there are different rasis like Lagna rasi is the zodiac sign which is the sign in Lagna or ascendant. Surya rasi is the sign in which the Sun is positioned during the event of your birth. A similar type of rasis can be known for other planets like Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu.

A Planet placed in a sign tells so much about that planet as well like Sun in Aries is a strong Sun by disposition and Saturn in Libra is a strong Saturn. While Moon in Scorpio is generally considered a weak Moon. What we can understand here is that zodiac signs can more pieces of information about the planets in our birth chart just by their position in different zodiac signs. Yes, there are other different planetary strengths and weaknesses as well, but the point here was to convey the importance and role of a Rashi.

Rashi and Nakshatra

Lastly in this article let us discuss something about the birth star. Just like Janma Rasi or Birth sign, there is also a Birth star - a smaller segment of zodiac sign. The birth star or a group of stars at birth are known as Janma Nakshatra in vedic astrology.

Nakshatra is a unique concept in Indian vedic astrology. Rashi is something which can be called as an equivalent of zodiac signs of Western Astrology, but there is nothing similar to Nakshatra of vedic astrology in western astrology.

The Nakshatra which is occupied by the moon during birth is called birth Nakshatra or Janma Nakshatra. And same as the Lagna Rashi there exists a Lagna Nakshatra as well. To know your Birth Nakshatra and Lagna Nakshatra we have an app called Nakshatra Calculator.

If Rashi provides us with the details about the different parts of horoscope and kundli. Then Nakshatra can give more specific refinements to that horoscope. The simultaneous use of Nakshatra and Rashi has proven to be very useful for many vedic astrologers in knowing things and events in their client's horoscope with more accuracy.

We provide both applications. Rashi Calculator for knowing your Birth Rashi and Nakshatra Calculator for finding your Birth Nakshatra and other details.