Magha Nakshatra

About Magha nakshatra

Magha is the 10th of the 27 lunar mansions. It runs from 0°00′ Leo to 13°20′ Leo in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa). Its ruling planet (swami grah) is Ketu, its deity is the Pitrs, the ancestors, and its symbol is a royal throne.

People born with the Moon in Magha are traditionally described as proud of roots, dignified, generous and traditional.

• Lord: Ketu
• Deity: the Pitrs, the ancestors
• Symbol: a royal throne
• Gana: Rakshasa
• Yoni: rat
• Nadi: Antya
• Nature: fierce

Magha nakshatra padas and name letters

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

• Pada 1: letter Ma, Leo (Simha) rashi, navamsa Aries.
• Pada 2: letter Mi, Leo (Simha) rashi, navamsa Taurus.
• Pada 3: letter Mu, Leo (Simha) rashi, navamsa Gemini.
• Pada 4: letter Me, Leo (Simha) rashi, navamsa Cancer.

Magha in kundli matching (kundli milan)

In ashtakoota guna milan, Magha gives Rakshasa gana (6 points), rat 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.

Magha personality, love and career

Proud of roots, dignified, generous and traditional. In love, the rakshasa gana style shows. At work, these qualities suit roles that reward them.

• Strengths: proud of roots, dignified, generous and traditional.
• Nature in muhurat: fierce.
• Planet to know: Ketu.

Magha and dasha

Vimshottari dasha starts from the birth nakshatra lord, so Magha natives begin in Ketu mahadasha (7 years in full).

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

Magha in muhurat

Muhurat texts class Magha as fierce. 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.

Magha 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. Magha sits at position 10 in that circle, after Ashlesha and before Purva Phalguni.

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

Matching uses three attributes of Magha directly. Gana describes temperament, and Magha is Rakshasa gana. Yoni describes instinct and comfort, and Magha carries the rat yoni. Nadi describes constitution, and Magha 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, Magha is a fierce 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 Magha gives a different starting letter: Ma, Mi, Mu, Me. 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.