What is the element and nature of Dhanu Rashi?

Dhanu is a dual (dvisvabhava) fire sign. It is male, sattvik in guna and linked to the east. It is a Prishtodaya sign in the way it rises.

Which body part does Dhanu Rashi rule?

Dhanu stands for the thighs in the body of the Kalapurusha, so affliction to Dhanu in a chart is read for the thighs.

Which Nakshatras fall in Dhanu Rashi?

Dhanu holds Mula (padas 1–4), Purva Ashadha (padas 1–4) and Uttara Ashadha (pada 1). The name syllables for these padas are Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhi, Bhu, Dha, Pha, Dha, Bhe.

What are the lucky colour, numbers and direction for Dhanu?

For Dhanu the favourable colour is yellow, the lucky numbers are 3, 9 and the favourable direction is east. The deity to worship is Lord Vishnu.

2026 Dhanu Rashi

Quick Overview

Lord: Jupiter
Element: Fire
Nature: Dual (dvisvabhava)
Gender: Male
Body part: Thighs
Nakshatras: Mula (padas 1–4), Purva Ashadha (padas 1–4) and Uttara Ashadha (pada 1)

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Dhanu (Sagittarius) is the 9th sign of the sidereal zodiac, spanning 240° – 270°. It is a dual (dvisvabhava) fire sign ruled by Jupiter, symbolised by a centaur holding a bow from which he is about to shoot an arrow, and in the body of the Kalapurusha it stands for the thighs.

People with the Moon or ascendant in Dhanu are described as learned in the shastras and philosophical; on the weaker side they can show over-ambition, exaggeration and promises not kept. The sign holds Mula (padas 1–4), Purva Ashadha (padas 1–4) and Uttara Ashadha (pada 1).

Dhanu Rashi characteristics

Sagittarius / Dhanu

Abbreviations: Sg
Nature: Dual
Tattwa/Element: Fire
Gender: Male
Direction (Lagna): East
Direction (Arudha): North-West
Constitution: Jeeva
Guna/Quality: Sattvik
Benefic/Malefic: Malefic
Odd/Even: Odd
Caste/Varna: Kshatriya
Symbol: A centaur holding a bow from which he is about to shoot an arrow
Sign Lord: JupiterMore
Mode of Rising: Prishtodaya
Body Part: Thighs
Positive Trait: Learned in Shastra, Philosophical
Ascension: Long
Radiance: Lustreless
Resides / Place of Dwelling: Battlefields
Resides in / Signifies (detailed): Habitat of horses and elephants, king's abode, a battle field, a fort, brave and accomplished. In the present context expert in firearms, rest houses, military cantonments.
Colour: Pale
Purushartha: Dharma
Negative Trait: Over ambition, Exaggeration, False Promises
Appearance: Quadruped
Feet (Motion): Rough
Lunar/Solar Mansion: Lunar
Ratribali/Divabali: Ratribali
Bodily Constitution: Pitta
Fruitful/Barren/Semi-Fruitful: Semi-Fruitful
Degree Range: 240-270
Vargottama Degrees: 26°40'-30°00'
Trirashi Lord in Day Time: SaturnMore
Trirashi Lord in Night Time: SaturnMore
Measure of length: 32
Dumb/deaf/lame: lame at twilights
Part of animals: hind legs
Sound: full
Progeny: average progeny
Door (Dwara)/ Outside (Bahya)/ Inside: inside
Hot / Cold: hot
Surface type: level
Population: less populated.
Water: waterless
Items presented: sugar cane & iron items
Dig Bal (in house of radix): east- 1st part, south- 2nd part
Kaal Bal: first half at day time, latter half night time
Creative, Sustaining, Destructive: destructive
Karak Planet for the Rashi: Sun, Mars
Best functional benefic: Jupiter
Other Functional benefics: —
Functional neutral: Moon, Jupiter
Functional malefic: Mercury, Venus, Saturn
Affinity with Women: Scarce
Nature: Philosophic and philanthropic