Vedic astrology glossary
What is a Rashi (Moon sign)?
Also known as: Moon sign, zodiac sign
A rashi is a 30° zodiac sign. In Vedic astrology the Moon rashi — the sign the Moon occupied at birth — is especially important and is what most people mean by their Vedic 'sign'.
There are twelve rashis from Mesha (Aries) to Meena (Pisces), each ruled by a planet. Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, so a person's rashi can differ from their Western (tropical) sun sign.