Candra — Moon

face, fluids, and receptive mind

Candra is treated in Jyotiṣa as a significator of receptive, fluid, and mental functions. We project that cluster to the face region, while recognising that regional body lists vary by school and text.

Sūrya — SunCandra — MoonCandra — MoonMaṅgala — MarsBudha — MercuryGuru — JupiterŚukra — VenusŚani — SaturnRāhu — ascending nodeKetu — descending node

Point 2 of 9 in Jyotiṣa Astrology Body Map

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra (primary_canonical)

Ch. 3, natural significations (naisargika kārakatva) for the grahas; chapter and terminology follow the Santhanam edition.

Hart de Fouw and Robert Svoboda, Light on Life (scholarly_modern)

Modern scholarly-practitioner synthesis of Jyotiṣa graha significations and medical astrology, used here to clarify variant lists without treating them as anatomy.

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