In Vedic astrology, the Moon sign (Chandra Rashi) is the zodiac sign occupied by the Moon at the exact time and place of birth. Because the Moon moves quickly, an accurate birth date, time and location are important.

Your Moon sign is different from the commonly quoted Western Sun sign. Jyotish gives the Moon considerable importance because it is traditionally associated with the mind, emotional responses, habits and the way a person experiences everyday life.

The reliable way to identify it is to calculate a sidereal birth chart using your exact birth details and locate the Moon in one of the twelve rashis. The nakshatra occupied by the Moon adds another layer of interpretation.

A Moon sign should not be interpreted in isolation. Its house, nakshatra, aspects, conjunctions and the condition of its ruling planet can materially change the reading. A complete horoscope therefore gives more context than a Moon-sign description alone.