Makara · मकर · The Sea-Goat
Disciplined and long-sighted — the sign that plays a longer game than anyone realises.
Dates
22 December – 19 January
Element
Earth
Quality
Cardinal
Ruling planet
Saturn (Shani)
Lucky day
Saturday
Gemstone
Blue sapphire (Neelam)
The dates above are the common Western tropical ranges, which is how most people know their sign. Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, which runs roughly three weeks later — so if you were born near the edge of a range, your Vedic rashi may be the previous sign. A full kundali resolves it properly.
Strengths
Challenges
Capricorn is slow, serious and undemonstrative early on, which is often read as disinterest when it is caution. It shows commitment structurally — plans, provision, presence — rather than verbally. It needs a partner who does not require constant proof.
Management, law, engineering, finance, government, construction, long-horizon business. Excels where persistence beats brilliance.
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8, 6
Colours
Black, deep blue, brown
Day
Saturday
Gemstone
Blue sapphire (Neelam)
Nakshatras spanning Makara: Uttara Ashadha (last three quarters), Shravana, Dhanishta (first half). A gemstone is traditionally prescribed from a full chart rather than the sign alone — treat the stone above as the classical association, not a recommendation to go and buy one.
Your sun sign is one placement out of a chart full of them. A kundali reads the whole thing — ascendant, houses, dashas and all.