Vishakha Nakshatra

About Vishakha nakshatra

Vishakha is the 16th of the 27 lunar mansions. It runs from 20°00′ Libra to 3°20′ Scorpio in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa). Its ruling planet (swami grah) is Jupiter, its deity is Indra and Agni together, and its symbol is a triumphal arch.

People born with the Moon in Vishakha are traditionally described as goal driven, determined, ambitious and patient.

• Lord: Jupiter
• Deity: Indra and Agni together
• Symbol: a triumphal arch
• Gana: Rakshasa
• Yoni: tiger
• Nadi: Antya
• Nature: mixed

Vishakha nakshatra padas and name letters

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

• Pada 1: letter Ti, Libra (Tula) rashi, navamsa Aries.
• Pada 2: letter Tu, Libra (Tula) rashi, navamsa Taurus.
• Pada 3: letter Te, Libra (Tula) rashi, navamsa Gemini.
• Pada 4: letter To, Scorpio (Vrishchik) rashi, navamsa Cancer.

Vishakha in kundli matching (kundli milan)

In ashtakoota guna milan, Vishakha gives Rakshasa gana (6 points), tiger 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.

Vishakha personality, love and career

Goal driven, determined, ambitious and patient. In love, the rakshasa gana style shows. At work, these qualities suit roles that reward them.

• Strengths: goal driven, determined, ambitious and patient.
• Nature in muhurat: mixed.
• Planet to know: Jupiter.

Vishakha and dasha

Vimshottari dasha starts from the birth nakshatra lord, so Vishakha natives begin in Jupiter mahadasha (16 years in full).

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

Vishakha in muhurat

Muhurat texts class Vishakha as mixed. 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.

Vishakha 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. Vishakha sits at position 16 in that circle, after Swati and before Anuradha.

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

Matching uses three attributes of Vishakha directly. Gana describes temperament, and Vishakha is Rakshasa gana. Yoni describes instinct and comfort, and Vishakha carries the tiger yoni. Nadi describes constitution, and Vishakha 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, Vishakha is a mixed 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 Vishakha gives a different starting letter: Ti, Tu, Te, To. 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.