Rasi 3 of 12 · Dual Air
Mithunam (Gemini)
talkative, adaptable and quick with words, drawn to learning and to people
The sign in short
- Where it sits
- 60° to 90° of the sidereal zodiac
- Lord
- Budhan (Mercury)
- Element
- Air
- Quality
- Dual
- Read for
- curiosity
- Body part
- Arms and shoulders — 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
- Kanni — 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 Mithunam | Lord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirugasirisham Mrigashira · partly here | 3, 4 of 4 | 0°00′ to 6°40′ | Sevvai |
| Thiruvathirai Ardra | 1, 2, 3, 4 of 4 | 6°40′ to 20°00′ | Rahu |
| Punarpoosam Punarvasu · 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
- Green and Light 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 Mithunam
- தமிழ் மிதுனம்
- తెలుగు మిథునం
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಿಥುನ
- മലയാളം മിഥുനം
- हिन्दी मिथुन
- বাংলা মিথুন
- ગુજરાતી મિથુન
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ ମିଥୁନ
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮਿਥੁਨ
- සිංහල මිථුන
Also written Gemini, 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 Mithunam.