Chandra (Moon)

Significations: mind, mother, fluids, public, habits

Central in Jyotish: manas, nourishment, tides. Waxing Moon (Shukla) generally stronger than waning (Krishna) for benefic tone.

Rules Karka; exalted in Vrishabha; debilitated in Vrischika. Seeds dashas-intro via nakshatras. See moon-in-chart.

See grahas, rashis, bhavas, benefic-malefic.