Swati Nakshatra

About Swati nakshatra

Swati is the 15th of the 27 lunar mansions. It runs from 6°40′ Libra to 20°00′ Libra in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa). Its ruling planet (swami grah) is Rahu, its deity is Vayu, the wind god, and its symbol is a young shoot swaying in the wind.

People born with the Moon in Swati are traditionally described as independent, flexible, diplomatic and business minded.

• Lord: Rahu
• Deity: Vayu, the wind god
• Symbol: a young shoot swaying in the wind
• Gana: Deva
• Yoni: buffalo
• Nadi: Antya
• Nature: movable

Swati nakshatra padas and name letters

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

• Pada 1: letter Ru, Libra (Tula) rashi, navamsa Sagittarius.
• Pada 2: letter Re, Libra (Tula) rashi, navamsa Capricorn.
• Pada 3: letter Ro, Libra (Tula) rashi, navamsa Aquarius.
• Pada 4: letter Ta, Libra (Tula) rashi, navamsa Pisces.

Swati in kundli matching (kundli milan)

In ashtakoota guna milan, Swati gives Deva gana (6 points), buffalo 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.

Swati personality, love and career

Independent, flexible, diplomatic and business minded. In love, the deva gana style shows. At work, these qualities suit roles that reward them.

• Strengths: independent, flexible, diplomatic and business minded.
• Nature in muhurat: movable.
• Planet to know: Rahu.

Swati and dasha

Vimshottari dasha starts from the birth nakshatra lord, so Swati 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

Swati in muhurat

Muhurat texts class Swati 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.

Swati 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. Swati sits at position 15 in that circle, after Chitra and before Vishakha.

The deity of Swati is Vayu, the wind god. In traditional reading the deity hints at the inner motive of the nakshatra, while the symbol, a young shoot swaying in the wind, 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 Swati directly. Gana describes temperament, and Swati is Deva gana. Yoni describes instinct and comfort, and Swati carries the buffalo yoni. Nadi describes constitution, and Swati 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, Swati 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 Swati gives a different starting letter: Ru, Re, Ro, Ta. 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.