Rasi 9 of 12 · Dual Fire
Dhanusu (Sagittarius)
optimistic, frank and drawn to learning and travel, the sign of the teacher and the pilgrim
The sign in short
- Where it sits
- 240° to 270° of the sidereal zodiac
- Lord
- Guru (Jupiter)
- Element
- Fire
- Quality
- Dual
- Read for
- faith
- Body part
- Thighs — the classical Kalapurusha mapping, head at Mesham to feet at Meenam
- Varna
- Kshatriya — the Ashta Koota varna of the sign, not of a person
- Vashya group
- manava (human)
- Vasya rasis
- Meenam — the signs this one draws, by the Tamil vasya table
The nakshatras in it
Nine padas fill a rasi, so a sign holds either three whole stars or two whole ones and parts of two more.
| Star | Pada | Degrees in Dhanusu | Lord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moolam Mula | 1, 2, 3, 4 of 4 | 0°00′ to 13°20′ | Ketu |
| Pooradam Purva Ashadha | 1, 2, 3, 4 of 4 | 13°20′ to 26°40′ | Sukran |
| Uthiradam Uttara Ashadha · partly here | 1 of 4 | 26°40′ to 30°00′ | Suriyan |
A person's rasi, unless a page says otherwise, is the sign the Moon stood in at birth — so it follows from the birth star and its pada. Every star ranked against one keeps the two together for that reason.
What the almanac attaches to it
Traditional and popular associations, as the Tamil almanacs and the daily columns print them — offered in the same spirit as the daily reading, not as fact.
- Colour
- Yellow and Golden yellow
- Number
- 3 and 2
- Day
- Thursday
- Gem
- Yellow sapphire (Pushparagam) — the wearing rules
- Metal
- Gold
- Deity
- Dakshinamurthy (Guru)
- Direction
- Northeast
- Flower
- Yellow marigold (Sevanthi)
- Fasting
- Thursday
- Mantra
- Om Gurave Namaha — the texts
The name
The same sign in every script this app carries.
- English Dhanusu
- தமிழ் தனுசு
- తెలుగు ధనుస్సు
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಧನು
- മലയാളം ധനു
- हिन्दी धनु
- বাংলা ধনু
- ગુજરાતી ધન
- मराठी धनू
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଧନୁ
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਧਨੁ
- සිංහල ධනු
Also written Sagittarius, the Western sign of the same name — though the Western zodiac is tropical and this one sidereal, so the dates do not line up. The difference, and the glossary's entry for Dhanusu.