The 12th of the twelve rashis · 330°–360° of the sidereal zodiac
Meen Rashi
Pisces Moon sign · ruled by Guru
Meen is your rashi if the Moon was in Pisces when you were born: the rashi your rashifal, Sade Sati and naam akshar go by. People with the Moon in Meen are kind, imaginative and spiritual. Its lord is Guru, its nakshatras are Purva Bhadrapada (pada 4), Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati, and a Meen child’s name traditionally begins with one of Di (दी), Du (दू), Tha (थ), Jha (झ), Ña (ञ), De (दे), Do (दो), Cha (चा), Chi (ची).
Also written Meena, Meenam.
Meen at a glance
The sign’s own facts, the same for every Meen Moon.
Budh (Mercury): debilitated (at its weakest)
People with the Moon in Meen
The Moon is the karaka (significator) of the mind, so its rashi says how a person feels and takes things. Your lagna and the rest of the chart shape it further.
They feel others' pain, forgive easily and are drawn to faith, music and art. They can be too trusting, live in their dreams or avoid hard facts. Meen is Guru's rashi, so they do well in healing, teaching, the arts and service.
What Varahamihira says
Brihat Jataka says a person born with Chandra in Meena (Pisces) does well in trade, especially in goods from the sea, and is wealthy, happy and learned. Such a person loves the spouse and fine clothes, gets the better of rivals and is much guided by the women in their life. The verse describes well-formed limbs, a bright, radiant look and beautiful eyes. Varahamihira adds (17.13) that this holds in full only when the Moon, Meen and its lord Guru are all strong at birth.
Brihat Jataka 17.12
Strengths
Meen is the twelfth and last sign, the place of letting go, and its people give without keeping count, whether it is an hour of seva at a gurdwara langar or quiet help to a neighbour. Faith holds for Meen when things go badly, as befits Guru's rashi, and a hospital corridor or a long wait feels calmer with a Meen in it.
What to watch
Vyaya (expenditure) is a matter of the twelfth house, and in Meen, the twelfth sign, money slips away on other people's needs: a relative's emergency here, a donation there. Saying no to a friend in trouble feels almost impossible. A fixed monthly sum set aside for giving, with the rest left alone, lets this rashi help others without leaving its own family short.
Work, marriage and health for Meen
Jyotish also reads a chart with the Moon sign as its lagna (Chandra lagna): the 10th from the Moon for work, the 7th for marriage, and the rashi’s own limb and element for health. The 7th sign describes the partner’s nature, not the rashi your partner will have. This is tradition, not a forecast; your full kundli decides.
Work and career
For Meen the 10th sign from the Moon is Dhanu (Sagittarius), and Guru (Jupiter) rules both, so Guru's work comes through twice: teaching, law, finance and advice. A teacher, a lawyer, a bank officer, a counsellor or a scholar of the shastras (the classical texts) all fit this rashi. The verse above names trade in goods from the sea, and export or shipping work sits close to it.
Marriage
The 7th sign from the Moon is Kanya (Virgo), ruled by Budh (Mercury), so tradition reads a partner who is careful, practical and good with detail and accounts. Trusting, imaginative Meen and an exact partner like this fill each other's gaps. The one care is for Meen to listen when the partner points to a hard fact.
Health
Meen is the last rashi, and tradition links it to the last limb of the Kalapurusha, the zodiac pictured as one body: the feet (Brihat Jataka 1.4). As a Jala (water) rashi it is also tied to the body's fluids and to a sensitive mind. So the sensible care here is good footwear, looking after the feet, and real rest for a mind that takes on other people's pain.
Meen’s nakshatras and naam akshar
Each rashi holds nine padas, a quarter of a nakshatra each. The pada the Moon was in gives the syllable a name traditionally begins with.
| Nakshatra | Lord | Span in Meen | Padas in Meen | Naam akshar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purva Bhadrapada | Guru (Jupiter) | 0°–3°20′ | 4 | Di (दी) |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Shani (Saturn) | 3°20′–16°40′ | all four | Du (दू), Tha (थ), Jha (झ), Ña (ञ) |
| Revati | Budh (Mercury) | 16°40′–30° | all four | De (दे), Do (दो), Cha (चा), Chi (ची) |
Shani, Guru and Rahu for Meen now
These houses are counted from your Moon, as the rashifal counts them. Sade Sati is Shani in the 12th, 1st or 2nd from the Moon, about seven and a half years; a dhaiyya is Shani in the 4th (Kantaka) or 8th (Ashtama), about two and a half. The same for every Meen Moon; your own chart decides how they land.
- Shani (Saturn)Meen is in Sade Sati, which runs until 17 April 2030. Right now it is the peak (middle) phase, with Shani in the 1st from your Moon, until 3 June 2027. Shani goes vakri (moves backward) for about four and a half months every year, so near the edge of a sign it crosses back and forth, and the phases run:
· the setting (last) phase from 3 June 2027 until 20 October 2027
· back in the peak (middle) phase from 20 October 2027 until 23 February 2028
· back in the setting (last) phase from 23 February 2028 until 8 August 2029
· a pause from 8 August 2029 until 5 October 2029, while Shani is in Vrishabh
· back in the setting (last) phase from 5 October 2029 until 17 April 2030
Next comes Kantaka Shani (a dhaiyya, Shani in the 4th) from 31 May 2032 until 13 July 2034. Sade Sati · dhaiyya dates. - Guru (Jupiter)Now in your 5th house from the Moon, the house of children, studies and judgement. After that it moves to your 6th (work under pressure, rivals, debts and illness) from 31 October 2026, back to your 5th from 25 January 2027, back to your 6th from 26 June 2027 and to your 7th (marriage, partners and business dealings) from 26 November 2027.
- RahuNow in your 12th house from the Moon, the house of expenses, sleep, travel abroad and letting go. After that it moves to your 11th (income, gains and elder siblings) from 5 December 2026.
Upay for Meen: its lord Guru
A rashi is kept strong through its lord. These are free; each says what it is for.
- Guru’s mantra, 108 times on Thursdaysॐ गुरवे नमःOm Gurave Namah. The simplest mantra of Meen’s lord, said for wisdom, children and good guidance.
- Beej mantra (the seed mantra), for regular japa (chanting on a mala)ॐ ग्रां ग्रीं ग्रौं सः गुरवे नमःOm Graam Greem Graum Sah Gurave Namah. For a fuller japa of Guru, said 108 times a day, when Meen’s lord needs strengthening: in its dasha (its planetary period), or when it is weak in your chart.
- Worship of VishnuThe deity tradition links with Meen, worshipped for protection and a balanced life; a temple visit or a lamp at home is the simplest form.
A gemstone is not given by rashi. A stone that suits one chart can harm another, so it is chosen from your whole kundli.
Meen in kundli matching
Of the eight kootas (the parts of gun milan), four are read from the rashi alone, worth 15 of the 36 points: Varna (1, the sign’s class), Vashya (2, mutual attraction), Graha Maitri (5, the lords’ friendship) and Bhakoot (7, love and the family’s wellbeing).
- Best and hardest on the rashi aloneTaking Meen as the boy’s rashi, Meen scores highest of the other eleven with Dhanu (14/15) and lowest with Tula (2.5/15). Two Meen Moons together score the full 15 on these four. Swap the boy’s and girl’s rashis and Varna and Vashya can score differently, so each pair page gives both ways. The other four kootas, 21 points, need both nakshatras.
- BhakootBhakoot, worth 7 points, scores 0 when the two rashis sit 2nd–12th, 5th–9th or 6th–8th from each other. With Kumbh, Kark and Tula the dosha stands. With Mesh, Vrishchik and Singh it is cancelled, because the two lords are the same graha or friends to each other: Bhakoot still scores 0 of 7, but astrologers do not treat the match as blocked by it.
- Vashya (2 points)Meen is Jalachara (water). Vashya, the koota of mutual attraction, gives Meen the full 2 points with a partner whose Moon is in Meen or Kark. Dhanu and Makar change class at 15°, and the counts here take their first half: with a Moon in Makar’s second half Meen gets 2 points.
Meen with every rashi, koota by koota → · Full kundli matching
Meen as Parashara describes it
The sign’s own make-up, apart from any graha in it.
- Image: a pair of fish, the head of each at the other's tail
- Medium build
- Footless
- Strong by day
- Direction: north
- Lives in water
- Sattvic (pure)
- Watery
- Ubhayodaya: rises with both head and back
- Signifies resoluteness
- Lord: Guru (Jupiter)
- Dvisvabhava (dual), female, saumya (gentle)
- Kapha (phlegmatic) temperament
Sattva, rajas and tamas are the three gunas (calm clarity, drive and inertia). Vata, pitta and kapha are the three doshas of Ayurveda (air, fire and water in the body). A sign rises head first (shirshodaya) or back first (prishtodaya) by how its figure comes up in the east; the texts use this, with day or night strength, to time results. Parashara describes the sign itself; Varahamihira, above, the person whose Moon is in it, so the two can differ.
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 4.5, 4.22–24
Common questions
What is Meen rashi?
Meen (Pisces) is the 12th of the twelve rashis, 330°–360° of the sidereal zodiac, ruled by Guru. It is your rashi if the Moon was in it when you were born.
What are the naam akshar for Meen rashi?
Di (दी), Du (दू), Tha (थ), Jha (झ), Ña (ञ), De (दे), Do (दो), Cha (चा), Chi (ची): one for each of the nine padas, in order. The pada of the Moon at birth gives the one to use.
Which rashis match Meen best?
On the four kootas a rashi decides, Meen scores highest of the other eleven with Dhanu (14 of 15, Meen taken as the boy’s rashi); two Meen Moons together score the full 15. A real match needs both kundlis: the nakshatra kootas carry 21 of the 36 points.
What is the mantra for Meen rashi?
Om Gurave Namah, the mantra of its lord Guru, 108 times on Thursdays. The upay section above gives the beej mantra and the deity too.
Is Meen rashi in Sade Sati or dhaiyya now?
Yes: in Sade Sati, which runs until 17 April 2030. You are in the peak (middle) phase now, with Shani in the 1st from your Moon, until 3 June 2027. After it: Kantaka Shani (a dhaiyya, Shani in the 4th) from 31 May 2032 until 13 July 2034. Shani is in Meen itself, the 1st from the Moon.
How is 2027 for Meen rashi?
2027 is at its best in May and June and slowest in January, July and August. The 2027 rashifal gives every month, with the Shani, Guru and Rahu moves above.
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