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title: "Kanya (Virgo) Moon Sign: Traits, Ruling Planet & Nakshatras"
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# Kanya (Virgo) Moon Sign: Traits, Ruling Planet & Nakshatras

Jyotiṣa · Rāśi

Kanya (Virgo), ruled by Mercury, a Earth 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

Kanya · at a glance

Ruling planet
Mercury

Element
Earth

Mode
Dwiswabhava (dual)

Symbol
Maiden in a boat

Body part
Hips & waist

Direction
South

Exalted planet
Mercury

Debilitated planet
Venus

Precise, self-critical, service-minded to a fault. Kanya perfects the details everyone else skips, then quietly wonders why no one noticed.

## 01What Kanya 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 Earth element, Kanya leans toward the qualities above, strongest when the ruling planet is well-placed and strained when it is afflicted.

A rāśi shapes a leaning, not a fixed nature. Treat it as classical tendency, weighed against the whole chart, not a standalone judgment.

## 02Nakṣatras inside Kanya

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 Kanya the Moon fell.

Nakṣatras spanning Kanya

Uttara Phalguni
[pada 2–4](https://karmajyotisha.adityaarsharma.com/blog/uttara-phalguni-nakshatra/)

Hasta
[all](https://karmajyotisha.adityaarsharma.com/blog/hasta-nakshatra/)

Chitra
[pada 1–2](https://karmajyotisha.adityaarsharma.com/blog/chitra-nakshatra/)

Find your exact rāśi and nakṣatra

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## 03Common questions

Which planet rules Kanya?
Kanya (Virgo) is ruled by **Mercury**. It is a earth sign of dwiswabhava (dual) nature.

What is exalted or debilitated in Kanya?
**Mercury** is exalted in Kanya. **Venus** is debilitated in Kanya.

What body part does Kanya rule?
In Kalapurusha (the zodiac-as-body doctrine), Kanya governs the **hips & waist**.

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.