Rasi 11 of 12 · Fixed Air
Kumbam (Aquarius)
thoughtful, original and community-minded, a sign that thinks for itself
The sign in short
- Where it sits
- 300° to 330° of the sidereal zodiac
- Lord
- Sani (Saturn)
- Element
- Air
- Quality
- Fixed
- Read for
- independence
- Body part
- Calves and ankles — the classical Kalapurusha mapping, head at Mesham to feet at Meenam
- Varna
- Shudra — 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 Kumbam | Lord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avittam Dhanishta · partly here | 3, 4 of 4 | 0°00′ to 6°40′ | Sevvai |
| Sadayam Shatabhisha | 1, 2, 3, 4 of 4 | 6°40′ to 20°00′ | Rahu |
| Poorattathi Purva Bhadrapada · partly here | 1, 2, 3 of 4 | 20°00′ to 30°00′ | Guru |
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
- Blue and Electric blue
- Number
- 8 and 6
- Day
- Saturday
- Gem
- Blue sapphire (Neelam) — the wearing rules
- Metal
- Iron
- Deity
- Sani (Hanuman)
- Direction
- West
- Flower
- Blue lotus (Karuneer poo)
- Fasting
- Saturday
- Mantra
- Om Shanaischaraya Namaha — the texts
The name
The same sign in every script this app carries.
- English Kumbam
- தமிழ் கும்பம்
- తెలుగు కుంభం
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಕುಂಭ
- മലയാളം കുംഭം
- हिन्दी कुंभ
- বাংলা কুম্ভ
- ગુજરાતી કુંભ
- नेपाली कुम्भ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ କୁମ୍ଭ
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕੁੰਭ
- සිංහල කුම්භ
Also written Aquarius, 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 Kumbam.