Kanya कन्या Virgo, the maiden
The 6th sign, 150° to 180° of the sidereal zodiac.
Analytical, precise and service minded; practical and discerning, sometimes over critical or anxious.
- LordBudha
- ElementPrithvi
- QualityDvisvabhava
- SymbolMaiden
Classical nature
- Element (tattva)
- Prithvi (earth)
- Quality
- Dvisvabhava (dual)
- Gender and nature
- Female, saumya (even sign)
- Direction
- South
- Rising
- Shirshodaya (rises head first)
- Strong
- By day
- Varna
- Vaishya
- Dosha
- Vata
- Kind
- Human (dvipada)
- Body (Kalapurusha)
- Waist and intestines
Dignities
- Lord
- Budha (Mercury)
- Exalted here
- Budha, deepest at 15°
- Debilitated here
- Shukra, deepest at 27°
- Moolatrikona of
- Budha, 16° to 20°
Nakshatras and padas in this sign
- Uttara Phalguni padas 2, 3, 4
- Hasta padas 1, 2, 3, 4
- Chitra padas 1, 2
Nine padas in all. Their navamshas, in order: Makara, Kumbha, Meena, Mesha, Vrishabha, Mithuna, Karka, Simha, Kanya.
In a chart
As the Lagna or the Moon sign, Kanya gives the nature described above, coloured by the strength and placement of its lord Budha. Kanya is also the 6th house of the natural zodiac (Kalapurusha), so it carries the themes of that house: opponents, debt and disease.