The direct answer: Makara Rashi in English is Capricorn — Dates & Letters: Makara means Capricorn. Learn the sign's symbol, ruling planet, naming letters and nakshatras, and how Moon rashi differs from Sun-sign dates. AskSoma publishes this at asksoma.ai/makar-rashi-in-english as a free Vedic astrology resource using Swiss Ephemeris calculations and classical Jyotish interpretation — not generic sun-sign copy.
Makara means Capricorn. Learn the sign's symbol, ruling planet, naming letters and nakshatras, and how Moon rashi differs from Sun-sign dates.
Makara Rashi in English is Capricorn — rashi number 10 of 12, symbolised by The Makara (sea-crocodile), ruled by Saturn (Shani).
Makar Rashi in English is Capricorn — the tenth sign of the zodiac. Sanskrit Makara (मकर) names a mythical sea-creature, part crocodile — older and stranger than the Western goat-fish, but the same constellation. Makar rashi means a Capricorn Moon.
Saturn rules Makara, and Mars is EXALTED in it — discipline commanding energy. This is also the zodiac's most famous doorway: the Sun's entry into Makara is Makar Sankranti (14 January), the pan-Indian festival that opens Uttarayana, the northward half of the year.
| English name | Capricorn |
| Sanskrit / Hindi | Makara · मकर |
| Common spellings | Makar, Makara |
| Rashi number | 10 of 12 |
| Symbol | The Makara (sea-crocodile) |
| Ruling planet (lord) | Saturn (Shani) |
| Element (tatva) | Earth (Prithvi) |
| Nakshatras | Uttara Ashadha (padas 2–4), Shravana, Dhanishta (padas 1–2) |
| Name letters (naming aksharas) | Bho, Ja, Ji, Khi, Khu, Khe, Kho, Ga, Gi |
| Sun in Makara 2026 (sidereal) | 14 January 2026 → 13 February 2026 |
| Capricorn dates (Western tropical) | 22 December – 19 January |
The sidereal window is computed with the Lahiri ayanamsa; it shifts by at most a day between years. The two date rows differ because the sidereal and tropical zodiacs are ~24° apart — that difference, not an error, is why Vedic and Western dates disagree.
Makar Moons build — slowly, durably, and usually uphill. Saturn's rulership shows as early seriousness (Makar children are old, Makar elders young), a long view, and an almost physical discomfort with waste. The texts give the sign perseverance and public standing earned late; the shadow is a tendency to mistake endurance for living. Respect matters more here than affection, and is harder to win.
For today's reading of this Moon sign, see the Makara rashifal; for the Western-lens portrait of the same constellation, the Capricorn sign guide; to see which Moon signs pair well with Makara, the Makara rashi compatibility guide.
Daily, weekly and monthly Makara rashifal, computed for the Capricorn Moon sign — read today's on Makara rashifal page.
| # | Rashi | English name | Symbol | Lord | Sun transit 2026 (sidereal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesha (मेष) | Aries | The Ram | Mars (Mangal) | 14 April 2026 → 15 May 2026 |
| 2 | Vrishabha (वृषभ) | Taurus | The Bull | Venus (Shukra) | 15 May 2026 → 15 June 2026 |
| 3 | Mithuna (मिथुन) | Gemini | The Twins (a couple) | Mercury (Budh) | 15 June 2026 → 16 July 2026 |
| 4 | Karka (कर्क) | Cancer | The Crab | Moon (Chandra) | 16 July 2026 → 17 August 2026 |
| 5 | Simha (सिंह) | Leo | The Lion | Sun (Surya) | 17 August 2026 → 17 September 2026 |
| 6 | Kanya (कन्या) | Virgo | The Maiden | Mercury (Budh) | 17 September 2026 → 17 October 2026 |
| 7 | Tula (तुला) | Libra | The Scales (Balance) | Venus (Shukra) | 17 October 2026 → 16 November 2026 |
| 8 | Vrishchika (वृश्चिक) | Scorpio | The Scorpion | Mars (Mangal) | 16 November 2026 → 16 December 2026 |
| 9 | Dhanu (धनु) | Sagittarius | The Bow / Archer | Jupiter (Guru) | 16 December 2026 → 14 January 2027 |
| 10 | Makara (मकर) | Capricorn | The Makara (sea-crocodile) | Saturn (Shani) | 14 January 2026 → 13 February 2026 |
| 11 | Kumbha (कुंभ) | Aquarius | The Water-pot | Saturn (Shani) | 13 February 2026 → 15 March 2026 |
| 12 | Meena (मीन) | Pisces | The Two Fishes | Jupiter (Guru) | 15 March 2026 → 14 April 2026 |
Capricorn. Makara (मकर) is the sea-creature of the tenth rashi, ruled by Saturn.
Makara is rashi number 10 of 12.
Bho, Ja, Ji, Khi, Khu, Khe, Kho, Ga, Gi — the nine pada sounds for naming.
Because the Sun's entry into Makara begins Uttarayana — its six-month northward course, held auspicious since the epics. It is the one festival on a solar date, which is why it stays put in mid-January while every tithi festival moves.
To find your own rashi from your birth details, use the free Moon Sign Calculator.
Sidereal date windows computed from the shared Lahiri-sidereal ephemeris — the same ingress engine behind the Sankranti calendar; nakshatra composition derived, not typed. How AskSoma computes things.
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