Rashi 12 of 12
Meenaమీనం
Pisces
The last thirty degrees, closing at Revati — the end of the circle.
- Ruling planet
- Jupiter
- Element
- Jala (water)
- Modality
- Dvisvabhava — dual
- Symbol
- Two fish, joined and facing opposite ways
- Sidereal span
- 330° – 360°
- Sun crosses it
- mid-March to mid-April
About Meena
Meena runs 330° to 360° and closes the zodiac. It contains Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati entire, and Revati's end is 0° Mesha — so the zodiac's last degree and its first are the same boundary. Ruled by Jupiter and classified dual and watery, its symbol is two fish facing opposite ways, which the classical texts read as the pull between dissolution and continuation.
Nakshatras in this rashi
Purva Bhadrapada pada 4, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
Where it appears in the panchangam
Meena Masam is the second of the two months in which weddings are traditionally not held. Holi and Ugadi both fall while the sun crosses it, and his exit at the end brings the solar new year at Mesha Sankranti.
Janma rashi
Your janma rashi is the rashi the moon occupied at the moment you were born — not the sun, which is what a western star sign uses. This is why the two frequently disagree, and why someone told they are a Leo in a newspaper may be a Karka by Indian reckoning. The janma rashi is what a family uses for naming, for annual rituals, and for matching in the traditional systems.