Anuradha Nakshatra

About Anuradha nakshatra

Anuradha is the 17th of the 27 lunar mansions. It runs from 3°20′ Scorpio to 16°40′ Scorpio in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa). Its ruling planet (swami grah) is Saturn, its deity is Mitra, god of friendship, and its symbol is a lotus.

People born with the Moon in Anuradha are traditionally described as friendly, devoted, organised and good in groups.

• Lord: Saturn
• Deity: Mitra, god of friendship
• Symbol: a lotus
• Gana: Deva
• Yoni: deer
• Nadi: Madhya
• Nature: soft

Anuradha nakshatra padas and name letters

Each pada is 3°20′ and has its own letter and navamsa sign.

• Pada 1: letter Na, Scorpio (Vrishchik) rashi, navamsa Leo.
• Pada 2: letter Ni, Scorpio (Vrishchik) rashi, navamsa Virgo.
• Pada 3: letter Nu, Scorpio (Vrishchik) rashi, navamsa Libra.
• Pada 4: letter Ne, Scorpio (Vrishchik) rashi, navamsa Scorpio.

Anuradha in kundli matching (kundli milan)

In ashtakoota guna milan, Anuradha gives Deva gana (6 points), deer yoni (4 points) and Madhya nadi (8 points), together 18 of the 36 points.

1. Find both birth nakshatras.
2. Compare nadi: same nadi scores 0.
3. Compare gana and yoni.
4. Add the remaining kootas for a score out of 36.

Anuradha personality, love and career

Friendly, devoted, organised and good in groups. In love, the deva gana style shows. At work, these qualities suit roles that reward them.

• Strengths: friendly, devoted, organised and good in groups.
• Nature in muhurat: soft.
• Planet to know: Saturn.

Anuradha and dasha

Vimshottari dasha starts from the birth nakshatra lord, so Anuradha natives begin in Saturn mahadasha (19 years in full).

1. Saturn mahadasha, 19 years
2. Mercury mahadasha, 17 years
3. Ketu mahadasha, 7 years
4. Venus mahadasha, 20 years
5. Sun mahadasha, 6 years
6. Moon mahadasha, 10 years
7. Mars mahadasha, 7 years
8. Rahu mahadasha, 18 years
9. Jupiter mahadasha, 16 years

Anuradha in muhurat

Muhurat texts class Anuradha as soft. Light nakshatras suit travel and trade, fixed ones suit foundations, soft ones suit art and marriage, sharp and fierce ones suit firm or bold tasks.

Anuradha nakshatra in depth

The word nakshatra is often translated as lunar mansion. The Moon moves roughly 13 degrees a day, so it spends about one day in each of the 27 nakshatras and completes the circle in a little over 27 days. Ancient astronomers used these star groups as a calendar long before the twelve signs became popular, and that is why Indian families still ask for the janma nakshatra before anything else. Anuradha sits at position 17 in that circle, after Vishakha and before Jyeshtha.

The deity of Anuradha is Mitra, god of friendship. In traditional reading the deity hints at the inner motive of the nakshatra, while the symbol, a lotus, gives a picture that is easy to remember. The ruling planet (swami grah) Saturn adds its own colour, and because Vimshottari dasha begins from the birth nakshatra lord, Saturn becomes the first planetary period in the life of anyone born with the Moon here.

Matching uses three attributes of Anuradha directly. Gana describes temperament, and Anuradha is Deva gana. Yoni describes instinct and comfort, and Anuradha carries the deer yoni. Nadi describes constitution, and Anuradha is Madhya nadi. Together these three kootas carry 18 of the 36 guna milan points, which is why two people's nakshatras matter so much in kundli milan.

In muhurat, Anuradha is a soft nakshatra. Muhurat texts sort nakshatras into groups such as fixed, movable, soft, light, sharp and fierce, and each group suits certain kinds of work. Families look at this when choosing a day for naamkaran, griha pravesh, travel, purchases or a wedding, along with tithi, weekday and lagna.

For a newborn, the pada matters most. Each of the four padas of Anuradha gives a different starting letter: Na, Ni, Nu, Ne. Families who follow the custom pick a name that begins with the letter of the birth pada, then often check the name number (naam ka ank) in numerology (ank jyotish) as a second, lighter step.

How to find your nakshatra

Your janma nakshatra is where the Moon stood at birth.

1. Open the free nakshatra calculator.
2. Enter date, time and place of birth.
3. Note the nakshatra and pada.
4. Read this guide for your nakshatra.