Nakshatra 21 of 27
Uttara Ashadha Nakshatra
Uttara Ashadha wins slowly, ethically and for good, and what it builds does not fall. The Sun rules it and the ten universal gods preside over it.
Classical attributes
- Ruling grahaOne of the nine: the seven visible bodies plus Rahu and Ketu, the two lunar nodes. A graha is read as a force at work, not as a lump of rock.
- Sun
- Deity
- The Vishvadevas, the ten universal gods
- Symbol
- An elephant tusk, a small bed, planks
- GanaBasic nature, sorted into gentle, worldly and forceful. Six points of the thirty six, and a mismatch here shows up in the way arguments go.
- ManushyaThe worldly gana, carried by nine nakshatras. A mixed, everyday temperament that meets both of the others halfway, which is why it rarely costs a match much on this koota.
- Guna
- RajasThe second guna: motion, desire and restlessness. A nakshatra of this guna pushes towards doing, achieving, and wanting the next thing.
- YoniPhysical and instinctive comfort together, with an animal attached to every nakshatra. Four points of the thirty six.
- Mongoose (Nakula)
- Tree
- Jackfruit (Panasa)
- DashaA period ruled by one graha, running for a fixed number of years. Dashas are how a chart is read forward in time instead of as a snapshot. years
- 6
- RashiA sign, one twelfth of the zodiac. In Indian practice your rashi is the sign the Moon was in, not the Sun. span
- Dhanu 26°40′ – Makara 10°00′
The four padas
Padas and their navamsa
Each nakshatraThe star the Moon is passing through. There are twenty-seven, and yours decides your naming letter and much of a matching score. divides into four padasA quarter of a nakshatra, and there are four of them. Your pada decides the syllable a traditional name starts with. of 3°20′. A pada is one navamsaThe ninth-part chart, read next to the main one. It shows how much of a promise actually holds up, and marriage is judged on it., so the Moon’s pada refines the reading — it is what a chart uses to place you within Uttara Ashadha.
| Pada | Longitude | NavamsaThe ninth-part chart, read next to the main one. It shows how much of a promise actually holds up, and marriage is judged on it. rashi |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 266°40′ – 270°00′ | Dhanu |
| 2 | 270°00′ – 273°20′ | Makara |
| 3 | 273°20′ – 276°40′ | Kumbha |
| 4 | 276°40′ – 280°00′ | Meena |
Nature
The nature of this nakshatra
Where Purva AshadhaThe twentieth nakshatra, ruled by Shukra with the cosmic waters presiding. Invincibility: buoyant and persuasive, it rises again and carries other people with it. is the invincible drive, Uttara Ashadha is "the later undefeated one", the victory that endures because it was earned rightly. Its deities are the Vishvadevas, the ten universal gods, and the Sun rules it, giving integrity, dignity and a long view. This is the nakshatraThe star the Moon is passing through. There are twenty-seven, and yours decides your naming letter and much of a matching score. of principled achievement: patient, responsible, unwilling to cut corners. People with the Moon here are steady, honest and ambitious in a quiet, ethical way; they aim high but climb carefully, and their successes tend to last because they are built on real foundations and goodwill. There is a natural leadership grounded in fairness rather than force, and a reluctance to win in any way it would be ashamed to explain.
Strengths
Where it is strong
The strength is enduring, principled success. Uttara Ashadha achieves things that hold up. It does the patient, honest work, keeps its integrity under pressure, and earns lasting respect rather than quick applause. It leads by example and consensus, uniting different people around a fair aim (the ten universal gods are a council). It has determination without ruthlessness and ambition without vanity. What it wins, it keeps, because it did not steal the ground it stands on.
Watch-outs
What to watch for
The high standard can become rigidity, self-righteousness and a stubborn slowness to adapt. Uttara Ashadha can be too fixed in its ways, too proud of its integrity, and lonely in its carefulness, reluctant to lean on others or to move before it is certain. The load of responsibility it takes on can wear it down, and its slowness can cost it chances quicker natures seize. The work is to stay flexible, to share the burden, and to let "good and lasting" not become "slow and unyielding".
Work and relationships
Career and relationships
Tradition points Uttara Ashadha toward positions of lasting leadership and public good: government and administration, law, established institutions, causes and reform, any role that builds something durable and fair. These people do well where integrity and endurance are decisive, and where the work is meant to outlast them. In relationships they are loyal, dependable and principled. Flexibility is the growth: bending for the people they love, and trusting others with the weight they carry.
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How this page is worked out
The ruling graha, rashi span, dasha length and the four padas are the classical attributes of Uttara Ashadha, computed from its position on the sidereal wheel with Lahiri ayanamsa. The written character is offered for reflection, drawn from the tradition’s significations — not a prediction about any individual life.