SIDEREAL ECLIPTIC DIVISION (RASHI 10 OF 12)♑︎ 10. Makara (Sidereal Capricorn) — 270° 00' to 300° 00'
Makara (Makara (Mriga), Sidereal Capricorn) spans the sidereal ecliptic arc from 270° 00' to 300° 00'. The ecliptic longitude of Makara is measured from the fixed origin of Ashwini opposite the star Chitra (Spica). Within jyotish_corpus_core_v3, Makara appears in 1,081 verified passages and 585 numbered shlokas.
Makara is the 10-numbered sidereal Rashi (270° 00' to 300° 00'), ruled by Shani (Saturn). It carries a chara (movable) modality and prithvi (earth) elemental nature. Within Makara, planetary exaltation falls at Mangala at 28°00' Makara and debilitation falls at Guru at 05°00' Makara.
TROPICAL SHIFT & 9-PADA NAKSHATRA SUBDIVISIONPrecession Differential & Nine Navamsa Padas of Makara
Under the Chitrapaksha Lahiri Ayanamsha (24° 13' 18" in October 2026), solar ingress into sidereal Makara occurs during January 14 to February 12. By contrast, the Western Tropical window for Makara spans December 22 to January 19. Roughly eighty percent of placements assigned to tropical Capricorn shift backward out of sidereal Makara under DE441
The 30° 00' arc of Makara divides into nine 3° 20' (200 arc-minute) Nakshatra Padas that map into the ninth harmonic Navamsa (D9D1D9
| Degree Span | Nakshatra | Dasha Lord | Navamsa Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
0°00' to 10°00' |
21 Uttara Ashadha (Padas 2 to 4) | Surya (6y) |
In sidereal Makara, 21 Uttara Ashadha (Padas 2 to 4) projects into Makara, Kumbha, and Meena Navamsas match Padas 2 to 4 of Uttara Ashadha. inside the ninth harmonic Navamsa chart. |
10°00' to 23°20' |
22 Shravana (Padas 1 to 4) | Chandra (10y) |
In sidereal Makara, 22 Shravana (Padas 1 to 4) projects into Mesha, Vrishabha, Mithuna, and Karka Navamsas match Padas 1 to 4 of Shravana. inside the ninth harmonic Navamsa chart. |
23°20' to 30°00' |
23 Dhanishta (Padas 1 to 2) | Mangala (7y) |
In sidereal Makara, 23 Dhanishta (Padas 1 to 2) projects into Simha and Kanya Navamsas match Padas 1 and 2 of Dhanishta inside Makara. inside the ninth harmonic Navamsa chart. |
MULTI-TREATISE SHASTRA CONCORDANCEClassical Citations for Makara Across 18 Sanskrit Shastras
In Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Chapter 4 Verses 24 to 25 and Brihat Jataka Chapter 1 Verses 13 to 20, Makara corresponds to Janu (Knees and joints) on the cosmic body of Kalapurusha. Under the sign-aspect rules (Rashi Drishti) of Maharishi Jaimini, Makara aspects vrishabha (taurus), simha (leo), and vrishchika (scorpio). This aspect transmits permanent sign-to-sign influence from Makara to every planet or Arudha Pada in those sectors.
| Sanskrit Treatise | Verified Passages | Chapter Coverage | Analytical Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brihat Jataka | 203 passages |
23 ch / 130 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Makara (Sidereal Capricorn) across 23 chapters. |
| Saravali | 176 passages |
26 ch / 108 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Makara (Sidereal Capricorn) across 26 chapters. |
| Hora Ratnam | 145 passages |
5 ch / 84 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Makara (Sidereal Capricorn) across 5 chapters. |
| Jaimini Upadesha Sutras | 78 passages |
2 ch / 59 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Makara (Sidereal Capricorn) across 2 chapters. |
| Kalaprakashika | 70 passages |
21 ch / 2 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Makara (Sidereal Capricorn) across 21 chapters. |
| Sarvartha Chintamani | 68 passages |
7 ch / 14 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Makara (Sidereal Capricorn) across 7 chapters. |
VERBATIM CORPUS FOLIO & VARGA GEOMETRYArchival Public-Domain Folio Excerpt for Makara
This archival passage for Makara comes from the public-domain edition of Phaladeepika (Chapter 1, Verse 5) in jyotish_corpus_core_v3. When evaluating any planet in Makara, classical commentators weigh its parity (even (yugma) and feminine) alongside the strength of its ruler Shani (Saturn).
CORPUSPROVENANCE: Phaladeepika | SourceID: archive_dli.ernet.507316 | Chapter 1, Verse 5 "Sl 5 6 belly (6) the hip (7) the groins (8) the private part (9) the two thighs (10) the two knees (11) the two calves and (12) the two feet The concluding portion of the signs, Vrischika, Meena and Kataka is called af u (Bhasandhi) or (Riksbasandhi) Others apply this term to the"
In the North Indian diamond chart, Makara is marked by the integer 10 rotating through the twelve fixed Bhava polygons. In the South Indian Rashi grid, Makara holds a fixed perimeter cell for inspecting Rashi Drishti and Argala interventions.
SUTRA BLACK LABEL · INDIVIDUAL EPHEMERIS SYNTHESISVerify Sidereal Makara Placements & Navamsa Padas at Birth-Second Precision
This encyclopedia article documents the astronomical and shastric parameters of Makara (Sidereal Capricorn). To verify whether a tropical placement shifts into sidereal Makara under DE441
Makara Pada &D9MapDE441Ephemeris (0.001°)Makara Ashtakavarga BindusVerbatim Shloka Citations
