Mesha rashi · मेष · Daily horoscope
Aries horoscope today
Today’s Aries (Mesha) horoscope by Moon sign: love, career and health, lucky number and colour, and the best time of the day, worked out from today’s planetary transits for your city. Read yesterday’s and tomorrow’s too.
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Aries (Mesha) facts
| Sanskrit name | Mesha (मेष) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Ram |
| Element | Fire |
| Quality | Movable (Chara) |
| Ruling planet | Mars |
| Nakshatras | Ashwini (all 4 padas), Bharani (all 4), Krittika (pada 1) |
| Vedic (sidereal) Sun dates | about 14 April to 14 May |
| Western (tropical) Sun dates | about 21 March to 19 April |
Mesha is the first sign, ruled by Mars. Texts describe it as quick to start, direct and competitive, happiest with a clear goal and impatient with delay.
Is Aries your Moon sign?
Vedic astrology reads the daily horoscope from the Moon sign, not from the birthday alone. Your Moon sign is Mesha if you were born with the Moon in Ashwini (all 4 padas), Bharani (all 4), Krittika (pada 1). Make your free kundli to find yours; the horoscope then opens on your sign and is personalised with your birth star.
Questions
What are the Aries dates?
In Western (tropical) astrology the Sun is in Aries about 21 March to 19 April. In Vedic (sidereal) astrology the Sun is in Mesha about 14 April to 14 May. For a Vedic daily horoscope, what matters is your Moon sign, which can be Mesha whatever your birthday.
How do I know if my Moon sign is Mesha (Aries)?
Your Moon sign is Mesha if the Moon was in Aries when you were born, which means your birth star is one of: Ashwini (all 4 padas), Bharani (all 4), Krittika (pada 1). Make your free kundli with your date, time and place of birth to see it.
Who is the ruling planet of Aries?
Mars rules Mesha (Aries). It is a fire sign of the movable quality, and its symbol is the ram.
How is today’s Aries horoscope made?
From today’s planetary transits counted from Mesha as the first house, using the classical Gochar rules with Vedha. It is recalculated for each day and for your city, and you can also read yesterday’s and tomorrow’s.