Meaning of Kark Rashi
Kark is the 4th Rashi of the Vedic zodiac, a movable water sign ruled by Moon. In the Kalapurusha, the cosmic body from which signs are assigned to parts of the body, it corresponds to the chest and stomach.
Traditional texts associate Kark with feeling, care for others, attachment to home and family, memory and protectiveness. It is the only sign ruled by the Moon. Because Moon rules the sign, the strength and placement of Moon in a chart shape how planets in Kark behave.
Nakshatras in Kark
Kark covers 30 degrees of the zodiac and contains parts of three Nakshatras. Each Nakshatra has four padas, and Kark holds nine padas in total.
Exalted and Debilitated Planets in Kark
Jupiter is exalted in Kark, at its strongest around 5°. Mars is debilitated in Kark, at its weakest around 28°.
Exaltation and debilitation apply to the seven classical planets. Traditions differ on the signs of Rahu and Ketu.
Kark Rashi in a Kundli
Your Rashi is Kark if the Moon was in Kark at your birth. This differs from having the Sun in Kark, which gives a Kark Sun sign, and from having Kark rise on the eastern horizon, which makes it your Lagna. A Kundli reads all three, together with the house that Kark occupies in your chart.
For the difference between a sign-based forecast and a personal chart, see Rashifal.