Shatabhisha Nakshatra

About Shatabhisha nakshatra

Shatabhisha is the 24th of the 27 lunar mansions. It runs from 6°40′ Aquarius to 20°00′ Aquarius in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa). Its ruling planet (swami grah) is Rahu, its deity is Varuna, god of cosmic waters, and its symbol is an empty circle.

People born with the Moon in Shatabhisha are traditionally described as independent, scientific, private and healing minded.

• Lord: Rahu
• Deity: Varuna, god of cosmic waters
• Symbol: an empty circle
• Gana: Rakshasa
• Yoni: horse
• Nadi: Adi
• Nature: movable

Shatabhisha nakshatra padas and name letters

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

• Pada 1: letter Go, Aquarius (Kumbh) rashi, navamsa Sagittarius.
• Pada 2: letter Sa, Aquarius (Kumbh) rashi, navamsa Capricorn.
• Pada 3: letter Si, Aquarius (Kumbh) rashi, navamsa Aquarius.
• Pada 4: letter Su, Aquarius (Kumbh) rashi, navamsa Pisces.

Shatabhisha in kundli matching (kundli milan)

In ashtakoota guna milan, Shatabhisha gives Rakshasa gana (6 points), horse 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.

Shatabhisha personality, love and career

Independent, scientific, private and healing minded. In love, the rakshasa gana style shows. At work, these qualities suit roles that reward them.

• Strengths: independent, scientific, private and healing minded.
• Nature in muhurat: movable.
• Planet to know: Rahu.

Shatabhisha and dasha

Vimshottari dasha starts from the birth nakshatra lord, so Shatabhisha natives begin in Rahu mahadasha (18 years in full).

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

Shatabhisha in muhurat

Muhurat texts class Shatabhisha as movable. 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.

Shatabhisha 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. Shatabhisha sits at position 24 in that circle, after Dhanishta and before Purva Bhadrapada.

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

Matching uses three attributes of Shatabhisha directly. Gana describes temperament, and Shatabhisha is Rakshasa gana. Yoni describes instinct and comfort, and Shatabhisha carries the horse yoni. Nadi describes constitution, and Shatabhisha 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, Shatabhisha is a movable 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 Shatabhisha gives a different starting letter: Go, Sa, Si, Su. 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.