What is the element and nature of Karka Rashi?

Karka is a movable (chara) water sign. It is female, sattvik in guna and linked to the north. It is a Prishtodaya sign in the way it rises.

Which body part does Karka Rashi rule?

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

Which Nakshatras fall in Karka Rashi?

Karka holds Punarvasu (pada 4), Pushya (padas 1–4) and Ashlesha (padas 1–4). The name syllables for these padas are He, Ho, Da, Di, Du, De, Do, Ma, Mi.

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

For Karka the favourable colour is white, the lucky numbers are 2, 7 and the favourable direction is north. The deity to worship is Goddess Parvati.

2026 Karka Rashi

Quick Overview

Lord: Moon
Element: Water
Nature: Movable (chara)
Gender: Female
Body part: Chest
Nakshatras: Punarvasu (pada 4), Pushya (padas 1–4) and Ashlesha (padas 1–4)

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Karka (Cancer) is the 4th sign of the sidereal zodiac, spanning 90° – 120°. It is a movable (chara) water sign ruled by Moon, symbolised by the crab, and in the body of the Kalapurusha it stands for the chest.

People with the Moon or ascendant in Karka are described as nurturing, sociable and self-sacrificing; on the weaker side they can show self-centredness, vengefulness and secrecy. The sign holds Punarvasu (pada 4), Pushya (padas 1–4) and Ashlesha (padas 1–4).

Karka Rashi characteristics

Cancer / Karkataka / Karka

Abbreviations: Cn
Nature: Movable/Chara/Mutable
Tattwa/Element: Water
Gender: Female
Direction (Lagna): North
Direction (Arudha): South
Constitution: Dhathu
Guna/Quality: Sattvik
Benefic/Malefic: Benefic
Odd/Even: Even
Caste/Varna: Brahmin
Symbol: Crab
Sign Lord: MoonMore
Mode of Rising: Prishtodaya
Body Part: Chest
Positive Trait: Nurturing, sociable, Sacrifice
Ascension: Medium
Radiance: Shining
Resides / Place of Dwelling: Water body in forest (Absence of human)
Resides in / Signifies (detailed): Resides in water and forests, places near water, ponds, rivers.
Colour: Reddish brown, Pink
Purushartha: Moksha
Negative Trait: Self-centred, Vengeance, Secretive
Appearance: Centipede
Feet (Motion): Smooth
Lunar/Solar Mansion: Lunar
Ratribali/Divabali: Ratribali
Bodily Constitution: Kapha
Fruitful/Barren/Semi-Fruitful: Fruitful
Degree Range: 90-120
Vargottama Degrees: 00°-3°20'
Trirashi Lord in Day Time: VenusMore
Trirashi Lord in Night Time: MarsMore
Measure of length: 32
Dumb/deaf/lame: blind at mdi-day
Part of animals: back
Sound: silent
Progeny: more progeny
Door (Dwara)/ Outside (Bahya)/ Inside: door
Hot / Cold: cold
Surface type: oily
Population: more populated.
Water: more water
Items presented: Kandali (Urtica dioica)
Dig Bal (in house of radix): North
Kaal Bal: twilights
Creative, Sustaining, Destructive: creative
Karak Planet for the Rashi: Mars Jupiter
Best functional benefic: Mars
Other Functional benefics: —
Functional neutral: Sun Moon Saturn
Functional malefic: Mercury Venus
Affinity with Women: Excess
Nature: Philosophic and philanthropic