What is the element and nature of Mesha Rashi?

Mesha is a movable (chara) fire sign. It is male, rajasik in guna and linked to the east. It is a Prishtodaya sign in the way it rises.

Which body part does Mesha Rashi rule?

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

Which Nakshatras fall in Mesha Rashi?

Mesha holds Ashwini (padas 1–4), Bharani (padas 1–4) and Krittika (pada 1). The name syllables for these padas are Chu, Che, Cho, La, Li, Lu, Le, Lo, A.

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

For Mesha the favourable colour is red, the lucky numbers are 1, 9 and the favourable direction is east. The deity to worship is Lord Hanuman.

2026 Mesha Rashi

Quick Overview

Lord: Mars
Element: Fire
Nature: Movable (chara)
Gender: Male
Body part: Head
Nakshatras: Ashwini (padas 1–4), Bharani (padas 1–4) and Krittika (pada 1)

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Mesha (Aries) is the 1st sign of the sidereal zodiac, spanning 0° – 30°. It is a movable (chara) fire sign ruled by Mars, symbolised by the goat or Ram, and in the body of the Kalapurusha it stands for the head.

People with the Moon or ascendant in Mesha are described as quick and practical; on the weaker side they can show bad temper, haste and stubbornness. The sign holds Ashwini (padas 1–4), Bharani (padas 1–4) and Krittika (pada 1).

Mesha Rashi characteristics

Aries / Mesha

Abbreviations: Ar
Nature: Movable/Chara/Mutable
Tattwa/Element: Fiery/Fire
Gender: Male
Direction (Lagna): East
Direction (Arudha): East
Constitution: Dhaatu
Guna/Quality: Rajasik
Benefic/Malefic: Malefic
Odd/Even: Odd
Caste/Varna: Kshatriya
Symbol: Goat/Ram
Sign Lord: MarsMore
Mode of Rising: Prishtodaya
Body Part: Head
Positive Trait: Quick/Practical
Ascension: Short
Radiance: Lustreless
Resides / Place of Dwelling: Garden, Hills, Mountains
Resides in / Signifies (detailed): Forests among other four legged animals like sheep, goat, grassy meadows, canals, lakes etc. Areas abundant with precious stones and minerals, which includes their mines, snake holes.
Colour: Blood Red
Purushartha: Dharma
Negative Trait: Bad temper, Haste, Headstrong
Appearance: Quadruped
Feet (Motion): Rough
Lunar/Solar Mansion: Lunar
Ratribali/Divabali: Ratribali
Bodily Constitution: Pitta
Fruitful/Barren/Semi-Fruitful: Barren
Degree Range: 00°-30°
Vargottama Degrees: 00°-3°20'
Trirashi Lord in Day Time: SunMore
Trirashi Lord in Night Time: JupiterMore
Measure of length: 20 (units)
Dumb/deaf/lame: blind at night
Part of animals: head
Sound: loud
Progeny: less progeny
Door (Dwara)/ Outside (Bahya)/ Inside: door
Hot / Cold: hot
Surface type: level
Population: less populated.
Water: waterless
Items presented: clothes
Dig Bal (in house of radix): South
Kaal Bal: night time
Creative, Sustaining, Destructive: creative
Karak Planet for the Rashi: Jupiter Sun Mars
Best functional benefic: —
Other Functional benefics: —
Functional neutral: Moon
Functional malefic: Venus Mercury Saturn
Affinity with Women: Scarce
Nature: Imperious and authoritative