Rasi 5 of 12 · Fixed Fire
Simmam (Leo)
warm, generous and proud, a sign that likes to be seen doing things well
The sign in short
- Where it sits
- 120° to 150° of the sidereal zodiac
- Lord
- Suriyan (Sun)
- Element
- Fire
- Quality
- Fixed
- Read for
- dignity
- Body part
- Heart and upper back — 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
- vanachara (wild)
- Vasya rasis
- Magaram — 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 Simmam | Lord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magam Magha | 1, 2, 3, 4 of 4 | 0°00′ to 13°20′ | Ketu |
| Pooram Purva Phalguni | 1, 2, 3, 4 of 4 | 13°20′ to 26°40′ | Sukran |
| Uthiram Uttara Phalguni · 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
- Orange and Gold
- Number
- 1 and 9
- Day
- Sunday
- Gem
- Ruby (Manikkam) — the wearing rules
- Metal
- Gold
- Deity
- Suriyan (Sivan)
- Direction
- East
- Flower
- Red lotus (Sengamalam)
- Fasting
- Sunday
- Mantra
- Om Suryaya Namaha — the texts
The name
The same sign in every script this app carries.
- English Simmam
- தமிழ் சிம்மம்
- తెలుగు సింహం
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿಂಹ
- മലയാളം ചിങ്ങം
- हिन्दी सिंह
- বাংলা সিংহ
- ગુજરાતી સિંહ
- ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସିଂହ
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿੰਘ
- සිංහල සිංහ
Also written Leo, 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 Simmam.