RĀŚI 08 / 12 · 210°–240° · WATER-FIXED

वृश्चिक · Vṛścika

Scorpio. Vṛścika is the eighth rāśi, spanning 210°–240°. It is a water (jala) sign of fixed (sthira) modality, ruled by Maṅgala (Mars) — Mars's second domicile. Fixed-water is the classical structure of depth, concentration and the hidden.

sidereal arc
210°–240°
ruling graha
Maṅgala
element · tattva
water
modality
fixed
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Classical structure

  • position → 8th of the twelve sidereal rāśis, occupying 210°–240°.
  • element → जल · jala (water)
  • modality → स्थिर · sthira (fixed)
  • ruler → Maṅgala (also rules Aries)
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Nakṣatras in Scorpio

2¼ mansions per rāśi
#nakṣatraIASTportion in Scorpio
16विशाखाViśākhāpāda 4
17अनुराधाAnurādhāfull
18ज्येष्ठाJyeṣṭhāfull

Containment derived from the 360°/27 nakṣatra arc against the 30° rāśi arc · Tier-S (iii).

COMPUTE · YOUR CHART

Find your grahas in Scorpio

Sūrya 7.8″ p95, Candra 30.3″ p95 of NASA/JPL Horizons · sidereal lagna and Moon sign computed from birth data.

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The twelve rāśis

Arc partition · Tier-S (iii) · 360°/12 = 30°. Ruler · element · modality · Tier-W (vii) classical provenance (BPHS Ch. 3-4).