Uttara Ashadha Nakshatra

About Uttara Ashadha nakshatra

Uttara Ashadha is the 21th of the 27 lunar mansions. It runs from 26°40′ Sagittarius to 10°00′ Capricorn in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa). Its ruling planet (swami grah) is Sun, its deity is the Vishvedevas, universal gods, and its symbol is an elephant's tusk.

People born with the Moon in Uttara Ashadha are traditionally described as principled, patient, steady and fair.

• Lord: Sun
• Deity: the Vishvedevas, universal gods
• Symbol: an elephant's tusk
• Gana: Manushya
• Yoni: mongoose
• Nadi: Antya
• Nature: fixed

Uttara Ashadha nakshatra padas and name letters

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

• Pada 1: letter Be, Sagittarius (Dhanu) rashi, navamsa Sagittarius.
• Pada 2: letter Bo, Capricorn (Makar) rashi, navamsa Capricorn.
• Pada 3: letter Ja, Capricorn (Makar) rashi, navamsa Aquarius.
• Pada 4: letter Ji, Capricorn (Makar) rashi, navamsa Pisces.

Uttara Ashadha in kundli matching (kundli milan)

In ashtakoota guna milan, Uttara Ashadha gives Manushya gana (6 points), mongoose 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.

Uttara Ashadha personality, love and career

Principled, patient, steady and fair. In love, the manushya gana style shows. At work, these qualities suit roles that reward them.

• Strengths: principled, patient, steady and fair.
• Nature in muhurat: fixed.
• Planet to know: Sun.

Uttara Ashadha and dasha

Vimshottari dasha starts from the birth nakshatra lord, so Uttara Ashadha 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

Uttara Ashadha in muhurat

Muhurat texts class Uttara Ashadha 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.

Uttara Ashadha 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. Uttara Ashadha sits at position 21 in that circle, after Purva Ashadha and before Shravana.

The deity of Uttara Ashadha is the Vishvedevas, universal gods. In traditional reading the deity hints at the inner motive of the nakshatra, while the symbol, an elephant's tusk, 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 Uttara Ashadha directly. Gana describes temperament, and Uttara Ashadha is Manushya gana. Yoni describes instinct and comfort, and Uttara Ashadha carries the mongoose yoni. Nadi describes constitution, and Uttara Ashadha 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, Uttara Ashadha 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 Uttara Ashadha gives a different starting letter: Be, Bo, Ja, Ji. 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.