Makara (Capricorn)
By The Astrologic Desk · Editorial and calculation review
Makara (Capricorn) spans 270° to 300° of the sidereal zodiac. It is a movable earth sign ruled by Saturn, symbolised by the makara, a composite sea-creature. Mars is exalted here at 28° and Jupiter is debilitated at 5°. Makara emphasis reads as structural and patient: it works on timescales other placements will not tolerate.
- Lord
- Saturn
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Chara (movable)
- Vashya
- Chatushpada
- Span
- 270°–300°
- Body
- Knees
Temperament
Strengths: Executes over years, not weeks; Comfortable with constraint and delayed reward; Builds structures other people can rely on. Costs: Achievement substitutes for rest and for warmth; Pessimism presents itself as realism; Difficulty valuing anything that was not hard.