What is the element and nature of Kanya Rashi?

Kanya is a dual (dvisvabhava) earth sign. It is female, tamasik in guna and linked to the south. It is a Shirshodaya sign in the way it rises.

Which body part does Kanya Rashi rule?

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

Which Nakshatras fall in Kanya Rashi?

Kanya holds Uttara Phalguni (padas 2–4), Hasta (padas 1–4) and Chitra (padas 1–2). The name syllables for these padas are To, Pa, Pi, Pu, Sh, Na, Th, Pe, Po.

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

For Kanya the favourable colour is green, the lucky numbers are 5, 6 and the favourable direction is south. The deity to worship is Goddess Durga.

2026 Kanya Rashi

Quick Overview

Lord: Mercury
Element: Earth
Nature: Dual (dvisvabhava)
Gender: Female
Body part: Belly
Nakshatras: Uttara Phalguni (padas 2–4), Hasta (padas 1–4) and Chitra (padas 1–2)

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Kanya (Virgo) is the 6th sign of the sidereal zodiac, spanning 150° – 180°. It is a dual (dvisvabhava) earth sign ruled by Mercury, symbolised by a young woman in a boat, holding wheat in one hand and fire in other, and in the body of the Kalapurusha it stands for the belly.

People with the Moon or ascendant in Kanya are described as service-minded, practical and well-spoken; on the weaker side they can show fussiness and worry. The sign holds Uttara Phalguni (padas 2–4), Hasta (padas 1–4) and Chitra (padas 1–2).

Kanya Rashi characteristics

Virgo / Kanya

Abbreviations: Vi
Nature: Dual
Tattwa/Element: Prithvi/Earth
Gender: Female
Direction (Lagna): South
Direction (Arudha): South-West
Constitution: Jeeva
Guna/Quality: Tamasik
Benefic/Malefic: Benefic
Odd/Even: Even
Caste/Varna: Vaishya
Symbol: A young woman in a boat, holding wheat in one hand and fire in other
Sign Lord: MercuryMore
Mode of Rising: Shirshodaya
Body Part: Belly
Positive Trait: Service, Practical, Good Speech
Ascension: Short
Radiance: Lustreless
Resides / Place of Dwelling: Boat
Resides in / Signifies (detailed): Resides near water in pasture lands, or having water and food crops, pleasure rooms, near a shop, temple.
Colour: Variegated or Multicolored
Purushartha: Artha
Negative Trait: Fussy, Worry, Troublesome
Appearance: Biped
Feet (Motion): Rough
Lunar/Solar Mansion: Solar
Ratribali/Divabali: Divabali
Bodily Constitution: Vata
Fruitful/Barren/Semi-Fruitful: Barren
Degree Range: 150-180
Vargottama Degrees: 26°40'-30°00'
Trirashi Lord in Day Time: MoonMore
Trirashi Lord in Night Time: VenusMore
Measure of length: 40
Dumb/deaf/lame: blind at midday
Part of animals: side
Sound: half loud
Progeny: less progeny
Door (Dwara)/ Outside (Bahya)/ Inside: inside
Hot / Cold: hot & cold
Surface type: dry
Population: less populated.
Water: more water
Items presented: bamboo
Dig Bal (in house of radix): East
Kaal Bal: day time
Creative, Sustaining, Destructive: destructive
Karak Planet for the Rashi: Venus
Best functional benefic: Mercury
Other Functional benefics: —
Functional neutral: Sun Mercury Saturn
Functional malefic: Mars Jupiter Moon
Affinity with Women: Scarce
Nature: Imperious and authoritative