Who is the lord of Aquarius?

Saturn rules Aquarius. Wherever Saturn sits in a chart, it carries this sign's affairs with it.

Which nakshatras fall in Aquarius?

Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada — each nakshatra spans 13°20', so a sign holds two and a quarter of them and the ones at the edges are shared with the neighbouring sign.

Aquarius (कुम्भ) Rashifal

Reading for 5 October 2026

Today

The Moon moves through your 6th house today, bringing work, routine and rivals into focus. Venus favours your 9th house, opening warmth, love and comfort. Go slow with work, routine and rivals, where Mars asks for patience. A short dawn prayer keeps the day calm and hopeful.

Love & people: A hard planet crosses your house of partnership. Nothing is wrong — just let a sharp sentence go unsaid today.
What to do about it: A small task you keep postponing will cost less today than tomorrow.
Today's remedy: Offer water at a Shiva temple, or simply keep something white on you.

Tomorrow · 6 October 2026

Tomorrow reads the same — the slow planets have not moved.

Computed from: Moon → 6 · Venus → 9 · Jupiter → 6 · Saturn → 2 (house)

Lucky colour: Deep BlueNumber: 4

What this sign is

Aquarius (कुम्भ) is the 11th sign of the zodiac, ruled by Saturn. It is a air sign and a fixed (sthira) one — which together say most of what there is to say about how it behaves.

Being a air sign, Aquarius thinks, talks and connects — restless, sociable, quick to see both sides. Being fixed (sthira), it holds things — the one that sustains and resists being moved. Its ruler Saturn adds its own colour on top of that, and in a real chart the ruler's position decides how much of this actually shows.

Ruler: Saturn
Element: Air
Modality: fixed (sthira)

Nakshatras in this sign

Dhanishta(shared with the next sign)
Shatabhisha
Purva Bhadrapada(shared with the next sign)

One thing worth knowing before you read any of this: in Vedic astrology your rashi is where the MOON stood when you were born, not the sun-sign the date ranges give. The Moon crosses a sign in about two and a quarter days, so the date table is right by luck rather than by rule — most people reading a column have been reading the wrong one.

This is the sign, not your chart

A rashifal is written for a twelfth of the world at once. Your own chart is cast from your date, exact time and place — and it says something no sign column can.

Common questions

Who is the lord of Aquarius?: Saturn rules Aquarius. Wherever Saturn sits in a chart, it carries this sign's affairs with it.
Which nakshatras fall in Aquarius?: Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada — each nakshatra spans 13°20', so a sign holds two and a quarter of them and the ones at the edges are shared with the neighbouring sign.
Is my rashi the same as my sun sign?: One thing worth knowing before you read any of this: in Vedic astrology your rashi is where the MOON stood when you were born, not the sun-sign the date ranges give. The Moon crosses a sign in about two and a quarter days, so the date table is right by luck rather than by rule — most people reading a column have been reading the wrong one.