Jyeshtha Nakshatra

About Jyeshtha nakshatra

Jyeshtha is the 18th of the 27 lunar mansions. It runs from 16°40′ Scorpio to 0°00′ Sagittarius in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa). Its ruling planet (swami grah) is Mercury, its deity is Indra, king of the gods, and its symbol is an earring or umbrella.

People born with the Moon in Jyeshtha are traditionally described as protective, senior minded, capable and private.

• Lord: Mercury
• Deity: Indra, king of the gods
• Symbol: an earring or umbrella
• Gana: Rakshasa
• Yoni: deer
• Nadi: Adi
• Nature: sharp

Jyeshtha nakshatra padas and name letters

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

• Pada 1: letter No, Scorpio (Vrishchik) rashi, navamsa Sagittarius.
• Pada 2: letter Ya, Scorpio (Vrishchik) rashi, navamsa Capricorn.
• Pada 3: letter Yi, Scorpio (Vrishchik) rashi, navamsa Aquarius.
• Pada 4: letter Yu, Scorpio (Vrishchik) rashi, navamsa Pisces.

Jyeshtha in kundli matching (kundli milan)

In ashtakoota guna milan, Jyeshtha gives Rakshasa gana (6 points), deer yoni (4 points) and Adi 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.

Jyeshtha personality, love and career

Protective, senior minded, capable and private. In love, the rakshasa gana style shows. At work, these qualities suit roles that reward them.

• Strengths: protective, senior minded, capable and private.
• Nature in muhurat: sharp.
• Planet to know: Mercury.

Jyeshtha and dasha

Vimshottari dasha starts from the birth nakshatra lord, so Jyeshtha natives begin in Mercury mahadasha (17 years in full).

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

Jyeshtha in muhurat

Muhurat texts class Jyeshtha as sharp. 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.

Jyeshtha 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. Jyeshtha sits at position 18 in that circle, after Anuradha and before Mula.

The deity of Jyeshtha is Indra, king of the gods. In traditional reading the deity hints at the inner motive of the nakshatra, while the symbol, an earring or umbrella, gives a picture that is easy to remember. The ruling planet (swami grah) Mercury adds its own colour, and because Vimshottari dasha begins from the birth nakshatra lord, Mercury becomes the first planetary period in the life of anyone born with the Moon here.

Matching uses three attributes of Jyeshtha directly. Gana describes temperament, and Jyeshtha is Rakshasa gana. Yoni describes instinct and comfort, and Jyeshtha carries the deer yoni. Nadi describes constitution, and Jyeshtha is Adi 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, Jyeshtha is a sharp 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 Jyeshtha gives a different starting letter: No, Ya, Yi, Yu. 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.