Rasi 6 of 12 · Dual Earth
Kanni (Virgo)
careful, analytical and service-minded, the sign that notices the detail others miss
The sign in short
- Where it sits
- 150° to 180° of the sidereal zodiac
- Lord
- Budhan (Mercury)
- Element
- Earth
- Quality
- Dual
- Read for
- precision
- Body part
- Abdomen and intestines — the classical Kalapurusha mapping, head at Mesham to feet at Meenam
- Varna
- Vaishya — the Ashta Koota varna of the sign, not of a person
- Vashya group
- manava (human)
- Vasya rasis
- Rishabam and 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 Kanni | Lord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uthiram Uttara Phalguni · partly here | 2, 3, 4 of 4 | 0°00′ to 10°00′ | Suriyan |
| Hastham Hasta | 1, 2, 3, 4 of 4 | 10°00′ to 23°20′ | Chandran |
| Chithirai Chitra · partly here | 1, 2 of 4 | 23°20′ to 30°00′ | Sevvai |
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
- Green and Grey-green
- Number
- 5 and 6
- Day
- Wednesday
- Gem
- Emerald (Maragatham) — the wearing rules
- Metal
- Brass (Panchaloha)
- Deity
- Vishnu (Perumal)
- Direction
- North
- Flower
- Tulsi (Thulasi)
- Fasting
- Wednesday
- Mantra
- Om Budhaya Namaha — the texts
The name
The same sign in every script this app carries.
- English Kanni
- தமிழ் கன்னி
- తెలుగు కన్య
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಕನ್ಯಾ
- മലയാളം കന്നി
- हिन्दी कन्या
- বাংলা কন্যা
- ગુજરાતી કન્યા
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ କନ୍ୟା
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕੰਨਿਆ
- සිංහල කන්යා
Also written Virgo, 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 Kanni.