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title: "Mithuna (Gemini) Moon Sign: Traits, Ruling Planet & Nakshatras"
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# Mithuna (Gemini) Moon Sign: Traits, Ruling Planet & Nakshatras

Jyotiṣa · Rāśi

Mithuna (Gemini), ruled by Mercury, a Air sign of Dwiswabhava temperament. Here is its classical nature, body-part rulership, and where it sits on the zodiac wheel.

Karma JyotiṣaClassical profile≈ 4 min

Mithuna · at a glance

Ruling planet
Mercury

Element
Air

Mode
Dwiswabhava (dual)

Symbol
Twins

Body part
Arms & chest

Direction
West

Exalted planet
—

Debilitated planet
—

Curious, quick-witted, genuinely dual — it can hold two positions at once and switch mid-sentence. Mithuna processes life through conversation.

## 01What Mithuna shapes

A rāśi is not a personality type on its own. It is the sign your **Moon** (mind) or **Ascendant** (body/approach to life) occupied at birth. Under Mercury’s rulership and the Air element, Mithuna leans toward the qualities above, strongest when the ruling planet is well-placed and strained when it is afflicted.

This is not a verdict on character. It is the classical tendency of a sign, meaningful only once read alongside the rest of the chart.

## 02Nakṣatras inside Mithuna

Each rāśi spans 30° and contains parts of three nakṣatras (each 13°20′ wide). Your exact Moon nakṣatra, which sets your Vimśottarī daśā, depends on precisely where within Mithuna the Moon fell.

Nakṣatras spanning Mithuna

Mrigashira
[pada 3–4](https://karmajyotisha.adityaarsharma.com/blog/mrigashira-nakshatra/)

Ardra
[all](https://karmajyotisha.adityaarsharma.com/blog/ardra-nakshatra/)

Punarvasu
[pada 1–3](https://karmajyotisha.adityaarsharma.com/blog/punarvasu-nakshatra/)

Find your exact rāśi and nakṣatra

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## 03Common questions

Which planet rules Mithuna?
Mithuna (Gemini) is ruled by **Mercury**. It is a air sign of dwiswabhava (dual) nature.

What is exalted or debilitated in Mithuna?
No planet reaches its classical exaltation in Mithuna. No planet is classically debilitated here either.

What body part does Mithuna rule?
In Kalapurusha (the zodiac-as-body doctrine), Mithuna governs the **arms & chest**.

How do I find my rāśi?
Your birth Moon’s exact longitude sets your rāśi (Moon sign). Karma Jyotiṣa computes it free from your birth date, time and place.