The zodiac divides two ways. Twelve signs of 30° each track the Sun; twenty-seven nakshatras of 13°20′ each track the Moon — one for roughly every day of the Moon's journey around the chart. The nakshatra your Moon occupied at birth is your Janma Nakshatra, and it does more work in Vedic astrology than the sign does: its ruling planet starts your Vimshottari dasha sequence, and how far the Moon had travelled through it decides the dasha balance you were born with.
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Uttara Phalguni nakshatra
| Ruling planet | Sun |
|---|---|
| Span | 26°40′ Leo – 10°00′ Virgo |
| Sign | Leo · Virgo |
| Symbol | The back legs of a bed |
| Deity | Aryaman — god of patronage and contracts |
| Gana | Manushya |
| Yoni | Cow |
| Nadi | Adi |
What it means
Where Purva Phalguni enjoys, Uttara Phalguni commits. Marriage, contracts, partnership and patronage. The Sun gives integrity and a real willingness to help: friendship here is a working institution rather than a sentiment, and much of the native’s prosperity arrives through it.
The power to accumulate prosperity through union — chayani shakti .
Characteristics
- Loyal and reliable in partnership
- Genuinely helpful — acts, not just offers
- Organised and contractual
- Socially responsible
- Prospers through alliances
- Kind without being soft
Where it tends to work
- Partnerships, contracts and law
- Human resources and organisation
- Philanthropy and charity
- Medicine
- Administration and social work
Caution
Gives more than it receives for a long time without saying anything, then feels the imbalance sharply and all at once.
Predictive Role
Characteristics
The Four Padas
Each nakshatra divides into four quarters of 3°20′. The pada decides which sign the Moon falls in on the Navamsa (D9) chart — which is why two people born hours apart in the same nakshatra can read quite differently.
| Pada | Range | Navamsa sign | Navamsa lord |
|---|
Where It Tends To Work
Nakshatra attributes — gana, yoni and nadi — are fixed traditional classifications and are used in Ashtakoot matching. They describe tendencies, not verdicts: no single nakshatra placement decides a life on its own, and it must be read alongside the rest of the chart.