What is the element and nature of Simha Rashi?

Simha is a fixed (sthira) fire sign. It is male, sattvik in guna and linked to the east. It is a Shirshodaya sign in the way it rises.

Which body part does Simha Rashi rule?

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

Which Nakshatras fall in Simha Rashi?

Simha holds Magha (padas 1–4), Purva Phalguni (padas 1–4) and Uttara Phalguni (pada 1). The name syllables for these padas are Ma, Mi, Mu, Me, Mo, Ta, Ti, Tu, Te.

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

For Simha the favourable colour is gold, orange, the lucky numbers are 1, 5 and the favourable direction is east. The deity to worship is Lord Surya.

2026 Simha Rashi

Quick Overview

Lord: Sun
Element: Fire
Nature: Fixed (sthira)
Gender: Male
Body part: Stomach
Nakshatras: Magha (padas 1–4), Purva Phalguni (padas 1–4) and Uttara Phalguni (pada 1)

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Simha (Leo) is the 5th sign of the sidereal zodiac, spanning 120° – 150°. It is a fixed (sthira) fire sign ruled by Sun, symbolised by the lion, and in the body of the Kalapurusha it stands for the stomach.

People with the Moon or ascendant in Simha are described as natural leaders and loyal; on the weaker side they can show ego and a dominating manner. The sign holds Magha (padas 1–4), Purva Phalguni (padas 1–4) and Uttara Phalguni (pada 1).

Simha Rashi characteristics

Leo / Simha

Abbreviations: Le
Nature: Fixed
Tattwa/Element: Fire
Gender: Male
Direction (Lagna): East
Direction (Arudha): South
Constitution: Moola
Guna/Quality: Sattvik
Benefic/Malefic: Malefic
Odd/Even: Odd
Caste/Varna: Kashatriya
Symbol: Lion
Sign Lord: SunMore
Mode of Rising: Shirshodaya
Body Part: Stomach
Positive Trait: Leadership, Loyal
Ascension: Short
Radiance: Lustreless
Resides / Place of Dwelling: Forest
Resides in / Signifies (detailed): Lives in mountains, caves and forests, places inhabited by hunters, places where rishis live.
Colour: Pale White
Purushartha: Dharma
Negative Trait: Egoistic, Dominating
Appearance: Quadruped
Feet (Motion): Rough
Lunar/Solar Mansion: Solar
Ratribali/Divabali: Divabali
Bodily Constitution: Pitta
Fruitful/Barren/Semi-Fruitful: Barren
Degree Range: 120-150
Vargottama Degrees: 13°20'-16°40'
Trirashi Lord in Day Time: JupiterMore
Trirashi Lord in Night Time: SunMore
Measure of length: 36
Dumb/deaf/lame: blind at night
Part of animals: chest
Sound: loud / long
Progeny: less progeny
Door (Dwara)/ Outside (Bahya)/ Inside: outside
Hot / Cold: hot
Surface type: level
Population: less populated.
Water: waterless
Items presented: banana tree / a spice of deer
Dig Bal (in house of radix): South
Kaal Bal: night time
Creative, Sustaining, Destructive: sustaining
Karak Planet for the Rashi: Sun, Mars
Best functional benefic: Mars
Other Functional benefics: —
Functional neutral: Saturn Moon Jupiter
Functional malefic: Mercur Venus
Affinity with Women: Scarce
Nature: Philosophic and philanthropic