The Moon, or Chandra, is the karaka for the mind (manas), emotional life, and the mother in a Vedic chart — and unlike the other grahas, it's the Moon's exact position at birth (not the Sun's) that fixes the Nakshatra your Vimshottari dasha sequence starts from. It rules Cancer, is exalted in Taurus, and is debilitated in Scorpio.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Nature | Benefic when waxing, milder when waning |
| Own Sign(s) | Cancer |
| Exaltation | Taurus |
| Debilitation | Scorpio |
| Vimshottari Dasha | 10 years |
| Day | Monday |
The Moon's Mahadasha runs 10 years. Classical texts treat a waxing Moon (Shukla Paksha) as more benefic than a waning one (Krishna Paksha), since a growing Moon is read as gaining strength rather than losing it — the same graha, different phase, different weight given to its results. Ruling Monday, the Moon is the fastest-moving of the nine grahas, which is also why its transits are read on a monthly rather than a yearly cycle.
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