Krittika Nakshatra

About Krittika nakshatra

Krittika is the 3rd of the 27 lunar mansions. It runs from 26°40′ Aries to 10°00′ Taurus in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa). Its ruling planet (swami grah) is Sun, its deity is Agni, the fire god, and its symbol is a razor or flame.

People born with the Moon in Krittika are traditionally described as sharp minded, honest, protective and direct.

• Lord: Sun
• Deity: Agni, the fire god
• Symbol: a razor or flame
• Gana: Rakshasa
• Yoni: sheep
• Nadi: Antya
• Nature: mixed, sharp

Krittika nakshatra padas and name letters

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

• Pada 1: letter A, Aries (Mesh) rashi, navamsa Sagittarius.
• Pada 2: letter I, Taurus (Vrishabh) rashi, navamsa Capricorn.
• Pada 3: letter U, Taurus (Vrishabh) rashi, navamsa Aquarius.
• Pada 4: letter E, Taurus (Vrishabh) rashi, navamsa Pisces.

Krittika in kundli matching (kundli milan)

In ashtakoota guna milan, Krittika gives Rakshasa gana (6 points), sheep yoni (4 points) and Antya 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.

Krittika personality, love and career

Sharp minded, honest, protective and direct. In love, the rakshasa gana style shows. At work, these qualities suit roles that reward them.

• Strengths: sharp minded, honest, protective and direct.
• Nature in muhurat: mixed, sharp.
• Planet to know: Sun.

Krittika and dasha

Vimshottari dasha starts from the birth nakshatra lord, so Krittika natives begin in Sun mahadasha (6 years in full).

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

Krittika in muhurat

Muhurat texts class Krittika as mixed, 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.

Krittika 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. Krittika sits at position 3 in that circle, after Bharani and before Rohini.

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

Matching uses three attributes of Krittika directly. Gana describes temperament, and Krittika is Rakshasa gana. Yoni describes instinct and comfort, and Krittika carries the sheep yoni. Nadi describes constitution, and Krittika is Antya 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, Krittika is a mixed, 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 Krittika gives a different starting letter: A, I, U, E. 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.