Makara at a glance
- Name
- Makara मकर
- Western name
- Capricorn
- Ruling graha
- Shani (Saturn)
- Shani's day
- Shanivara (Saturday)
Why the Hanuman Yantra Card
The collection holds no yantra of Shani's own. Saturday, Shanivara, carries Shani's name, and many homes keep it with the Hanuman Chalisa; that is the pairing behind the card.
Kumbha (Aquarius), the other rashi Shani rules, takes the same card.
When to begin
Saturday is Shani's day, and tradition begins the card on that day, at sunrise. The rest of the practice is the same for every rashi: how families begin a rashi's card.
The card
Shri Hanuman, the devoted servant of Shri Ram, is the one families call on for courage. His yantra, for Tuesdays, Saturdays and the Hanuman Chalisa.
Questions about Makara and its card
Which yantra is kept for Capricorn (Makara)?
The Hanuman Yantra Card. Makara's lord is Shani, and Saturday, his day, is kept in many homes with Shri Hanuman. Kumbha, the other sign Shani rules, takes the same card.
Is my rashi my Moon sign or my Sun sign?
Your Moon sign. Vedic astrology reads your rashi from the Moon at your birth, so Makara is yours if the Moon stood in it then. Moon sign or Sun sign says how to find it.
What if my kundali points to another graha?
In tradition the reading comes before the sign: when an astrologer reading your kundali names a graha, families keep that graha's card. When the kundali names another graha.
The other rashis
Mesha (Aries)Vrishabha (Taurus)Mithuna (Gemini)Karka (Cancer)Simha (Leo)Kanya (Virgo)Tula (Libra)Vrishchika (Scorpio)Dhanu (Sagittarius)Kumbha (Aquarius)Meena (Pisces)