Cancer (Karka) ♋
Sign #4 · Movable water sign · lord Moon
Classification
| Lord | Moon |
|---|---|
| Element | Water — feeling-led, intuitive and responsive |
| Quality | Movable — inclined to start things and change course |
| Exalted here | Jupiter |
| Debilitated here | Mars |
| Own sign of | Moon |
| Moolatrikona of | — |
Dignity rows computed from the engine's BPHS dignity table.
Nakshatras in Cancer
| Nakshatra | Padas here | Lord |
|---|---|---|
| Punarvasu | 4 | Jupiter |
| Pushya | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Saturn |
| Ashlesha | 1, 2, 3, 4 | Mercury |
Nine padas of 3°20′ make up the 30° sign — computed, not copied.
Reading Cancer
A movable water sign ruled by the Moon: protective, tidal feeling that initiates through care — home and belonging as first movers.
Composed from FACT attributes (element × quality × sign lord, per the Parashari classification in SIGNS) — the compositional-skeleton discipline of the delineation engine; no per-sign invention. General tendencies only — never events, dates or outcomes.
Questions, answered
Which planet rules Cancer (Karka)?
Moon is the lord of Cancer.
Which planets are exalted or debilitated in Cancer?
Exalted here: Jupiter. Debilitated here: Mars.
Which nakshatras fall in Cancer?
Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha — nine padas in all.
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