Rohini Nakshatra

About Rohini nakshatra

Rohini is the 4th of the 27 lunar mansions. It runs from 10°00′ Taurus to 23°20′ Taurus in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa). Its ruling planet (swami grah) is Moon, its deity is Brahma (Prajapati), the creator, and its symbol is an ox cart or chariot.

People born with the Moon in Rohini are traditionally described as charming, artistic, steady and fond of comfort.

• Lord: Moon
• Deity: Brahma (Prajapati), the creator
• Symbol: an ox cart or chariot
• Gana: Manushya
• Yoni: serpent
• Nadi: Antya
• Nature: fixed

Rohini nakshatra padas and name letters

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

• Pada 1: letter O, Taurus (Vrishabh) rashi, navamsa Aries.
• Pada 2: letter Va, Taurus (Vrishabh) rashi, navamsa Taurus.
• Pada 3: letter Vi, Taurus (Vrishabh) rashi, navamsa Gemini.
• Pada 4: letter Vu, Taurus (Vrishabh) rashi, navamsa Cancer.

Rohini in kundli matching (kundli milan)

In ashtakoota guna milan, Rohini gives Manushya gana (6 points), serpent 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.

Rohini personality, love and career

Charming, artistic, steady and fond of comfort. In love, the manushya gana style shows. At work, these qualities suit roles that reward them.

• Strengths: charming, artistic, steady and fond of comfort.
• Nature in muhurat: fixed.
• Planet to know: Moon.

Rohini and dasha

Vimshottari dasha starts from the birth nakshatra lord, so Rohini natives begin in Moon mahadasha (10 years in full).

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

Rohini in muhurat

Muhurat texts class Rohini as fixed. 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.

Rohini 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. Rohini sits at position 4 in that circle, after Krittika and before Mrigashira.

The deity of Rohini is Brahma (Prajapati), the creator. In traditional reading the deity hints at the inner motive of the nakshatra, while the symbol, an ox cart or chariot, gives a picture that is easy to remember. The ruling planet (swami grah) Moon adds its own colour, and because Vimshottari dasha begins from the birth nakshatra lord, Moon becomes the first planetary period in the life of anyone born with the Moon here.

Matching uses three attributes of Rohini directly. Gana describes temperament, and Rohini is Manushya gana. Yoni describes instinct and comfort, and Rohini carries the serpent yoni. Nadi describes constitution, and Rohini 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, Rohini is a fixed 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 Rohini gives a different starting letter: O, Va, Vi, Vu. 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.