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Mithuna rasi

Gemini as a Vedic Moon sign. Called Mithunam in Tamil, Midhunam in Malayalam and Mithun rashi in Hindi. Ruled by Mercury.

Lord
Mercury
Element
Air
Quality
Dualdwiswabhava
Nakshatras
Mrigashira, Ardra, Punarvasu

The Mithuna Moon

Mithuna, ruled by Mercury, is curious, witty and sociable. A Mithuna Moon needs conversation and variety and processes feelings by talking them through. Its people are adaptable learners, writers and traders. Tradition asks them to settle on what matters most.

Your rasi is the sign the Moon occupied at birth. The Lagna and the rest of the chart shape how it shows up in you.

Transits for Mithuna now

How the slow planets stand from a Mithuna Moon as of 6 October 2026, read by the classical rules of gochara.

PlanetInHouse from MoonTraditional readingUntil
SaturnMeena10Heavy workload and career changes2 June 2027
JupiterKarka2Wealth, family happiness and good speech31 October 2026
RahuKumbha9Care needed with fortune, father and faith; avoid shortcuts5 December 2026
KetuSimha3Favourable: quiet success in courage, siblings and initiative5 December 2026

Sade Sati for Mithuna

Sade Sati is Saturn’s passage through Vrishabha, Mithuna and Karka, about seven and a half years in all. Dates are Saturn’s exact sidereal sign changes; a brief retrograde return is counted within the same Sade Sati.

Sade SatiRisingPeakSetting
28 April 1971 – 7 September 197728 April 197110 June 197323 July 1975
6 June 2000 – 15 July 20076 June 200023 July 20025 September 2004
8 August 2029 – 27 August 20368 August 202930 May 203212 July 2034

Saturn also asks for care in the 8th from the Moon (Ashtama Shani): 24 January 2020 – 17 January 2023, and the 4th (Kantaka Shani): 22 October 2038 – 26 September 2041.

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Mithuna in marriage matching

Bhakoot, worth 7 of the 36 gunas, looks at the distance between the two Moon signs. For Mithuna, a partner in Vrischika or Makara is in a 6/8 relationship, Tula or Kumbha 5/9, and Karka or Vrishabha 2/12: these give Bhakoot dosha unless the two Moon-sign lords are the same or friends. Any other sign scores the full 7 points.

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Mithuna: common questions

Is Mithuna rasi in Sade Sati now?

No. The next Sade Sati for Mithuna begins on 8 August 2029 and ends on 27 August 2036.

Who is the lord of Mithuna rasi?

Mercury. Mithuna is a air sign of dual quality.

Which nakshatras are in Mithuna rasi?

Mrigashira (pada 3, 4), Ardra (pada 1, 2, 3, 4), Punarvasu (pada 1, 2, 3).

What is Mithuna rasi called in Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi?

Mithunam in Tamil, Midhunam in Malayalam and Mithun rashi in Hindi. In English it corresponds to Gemini, but as a Moon sign in the sidereal zodiac.

Which rasis cause Bhakoot dosha with Mithuna?

Vrischika, Makara (6/8), Tula, Kumbha (5/9) and Karka, Vrishabha (2/12). The dosha is cancelled when the two Moon-sign lords are the same or friends.