Makar Rashi in English is Capricorn
Makar rashi (मकर) is called Capricorn in English. That is the short answer - but it is worth knowing what the two words actually refer to, because they are usually not the same thing.
Moon sign, not sun sign
A rashi is the sign the MOON was in at your birth. The Capricorn you read about in a newspaper column is a SUN sign. They carry the same twelve names, which is why they are so easily confused, and they point at the same sign for about one person in twelve. If you have been reading Capricorn horoscopes because somebody told you Makar is Capricorn, you may have been reading somebody else's.
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- Is Makar rashi the same as Capricorn?
- The name is the same; what it describes usually is not. Makar rashi is where the MOON was when you were born, which is what Vedic astrology reads. A western Capricorn horoscope is written for the SUN. Both are real, and they agree for roughly one person in twelve.
- Why does my Capricorn horoscope not match my Makar rashifal?
- Because they are about different planets, and often about different signs. If your Moon is in Makar your rashifal is yours; your Sun may well be in another sign entirely.
- How do I know my rashi for certain?
- From your birth date, exact time and place - the Moon moves about one sign every two and a half days, so the time matters. The free birth chart works it out in seconds.