Understanding of Basic Astrology Part Nine

Dear Viewers, the previous level was very important in terms of predictions as you came to know the favourable and unfavourable planets for every ascendant, now we will move to the another level of basic related to Nakshatras or constellations. We have already learnt the names of 27 Nakshatras in our previous level, now we will explore it little more with some significations in basic level. So let’s start our Nakshatra basic session:

What is Nakshatra or Constellation?

As we have already learnt about the nakshatra’s name so we have 27 Nakshatra and 1 additional nakshatra. Now the question arises how these Nakshatra lies in the celestial system. Here we go with this fact in simple words. Nakshatra is basically the sub division of Zodiac sign and every zodiac sign consists of 2 & ¼ Nakshatras, which means it consists of complete 2 nakshatra and ¼ of third nakshatra. Every complete nakshatra has 13 degrees and 20 minutes and ¼ nakshatra has 3 degrees 20 minutes. Now Nakshatra has another its divisions known as Pada and every Nakshatra has 4 Padas in it consisting 3 degrees 20 minutes each in total 13 degrees 20 minutes.

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Find below the names of Nakshatra or Constellation with Sequence from 1 to 27:

1. Ashwini	10. Magha	19. Moola
2. Bharani	11. Purva Phalguni	20. Purva-ashada
3. Krittika	12. Ut. Phalguni	21. Uttara-ashada
4. Rohini	13. Hasta	22. Sharavana
5. Mrigsira	14. Chitra	23. Dhanishta
6. Ardra	15. Swati	24. Satabhisha
7. Punarvasu	16. Visakha	25. Purvabhadrapada
8. Pushya	17. Anuradha	26. Uttara-bhadrapada
9. Aslesha	18. Jyestha	27. Revati

Note: We have learnt one more type of Nakshtra lying between Uttarashada and Shravan i.e. Abhijeet Nakshatra or gets overlapped to these nakashtra as well.

What is Janam Nakshatra?

This is very Important Nakshatra as with the help of this Nakshatra, our predictions will be based and it is also responsible for Dasha pattern too for any horoscope. It is not very complicated to understand this Nakshatra. Thus, when Moon passes through any certain Nakshatra and Pada of that Nakshatra and then someone gets born, so that particular Nakshtra will become its Janam Nakshatra and will determine the whole Dasha pattern for his whole life. For example: if Moon is transiting through Ashwini Nakshtra of Aries zodiac sign, and someone gets born, then Ashwini will become birth Nakshatra or Janam Nakshatra.

List of Nakshatra with Degrees in Certain Zodiac Sign:

S. No.	Nakshatra/Constellation	Degrees with corresponding zodiac signs	Symbol
1	Ashwini	0° – 13°20′ Aries	Horse’s head
2	Bharni	13° 20′ – 26°40′ Aries	Yoni
3	Krittika	26°40′ Aries – 10° Taurus	Knife
4	Rohini	10° – 23°20′ Taurus	Cart
5	Mrigsira	23° 20′ Taurus – 6° 40′ Gemini	Deer’s head
6	Ardra	6° 40′ – 20° Gemini	a human head
7	Punarvasu	20° Gemini – 3°20′ Cancer	Bow
8	Pushya	3° 20′ – 16° 40′ Cancer	arrow and circle
9	Aslesha	16° 40′ – 30° Cancer	Serpent
10	Magha	0° – 13° 20′ Leo	Royal Throne
11	Purva-Phalguni	13° 20′ – 26°40′ Leo	Front legs of bed
12	Uttara-Phalguni	26° 40′ Leo- 10° Virgo	Four legs of bed
13	Hasta	10° – 23° 20′ Virgo	Hand or fist
14	Chitra	23° 20′ Virgo – 6° 40′ Libra	Bright jewel
15	Swati	6° 40′ – 20° Libra	coral
16	Visakha	20° Libra – 3° 20′ Scorpio	Triumphal arch
17	Anuradha	3° 20′ – 16° 40′ Scorpio	bamboo
18	Jyestha	16° 40′ – 30° Scorpio	circular amulet
19	Moola	0° – 13° 20′ Sagittarius	Bunch of roots tied together,
20	Purvashada	13° 20′ – 26° 40′ Sagittarius	Elephant tusk
21	Uttarashada	26° 40′ Sagittarius– 10° Capricorn	Elephant tusk
22	Shravana	10° – 23° 20′ Capricorn	Three Footprints
23	Dhanishtha	23° 20′ Capricorn – 6° 40′ Aquarius	Drum or flute
24	Satabhisha	6° 40′ – 20° Aquarius	Empty circle
25	Purvabhadrapada	20° Aquarius – 3° 20′ Pisces	Swords/ man with two faces
26	Uttarabhadrapada	3° 20′ – 16° 40′ Pisces	Twins
27	Revati	16° 40′ – 30° Pisces	Fish

Note: An additional Abhijeet Nakshatra lies between 6° 40′ Capricorn– 10° 53′ Capricorn.

Nakshatra with its Lord & Deity

Nakshatra has its own lord and deity in Vedic Astrology, Lord is simply the ruling planet among the 9 planets in Vedic Astrology, so let’s understand the ruling planet and deities of Nakshatra:

No.	Nakshatras (Constellations)	Deity	Lord
1	Ashwini	Ashwini brothers	Ketu
2	Bharani	Yama	Venus
3	Krittika	Agni	Sun
4	Rohini	Brahma	Moon
5	Mrigshirsha	Chandra	Mars
6	Ardra	Rudra	Rahu
7	Punarvasu	Adity	Jupiter
8	Pushya	Brihaspathi	Saturn
9	Ashlesha	Nagas	Mercury
10	Magha	Pithras	Ketu
11	Purvaphalguni	Bhaga	Venus
12	Uttaraphalguni	Aryaman	Sun
13	Hasta	Aditya	Moon
14	Chitra	Tvashtav	Mars
15	Swati	Vayu	Rahu
16	Vishakha	Indra-Agni	Jupiter
17	Anuradha	Mitra	Saturn
18	Jyeshtha	Indra	Mercury
19	Mula	Nirrti	Ketu
20	Purvashadha	Jal	Venus
21	Uttarashadha	Vishwa deva	Sun
22	Shravana	Vishnu	Moon
23	Dhanishtha	Ashta vasav	Mars
24	Shatbhisha	Varuna	Rahu
25	Poorvabhadrapada	Ajaikapat	Jupiter
26	Uttarabhadrapada	Ahir Budhanya	Saturn
27	Revati	Pooshvav	Mercury
28	Abhijit	Brahma	Sun

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If we briefly understand the above table on the basis of Lords only, then it will look like below and every planet rules over 3 nakshatras.

Lord		Constellation		Constellation		Constellation
Ketu	1	Aswini	10	Magha	19	Moola
Venus	2	Bharani	11	Purva Phalguni	20	Purva-ashada
Sun	3	Krittika	12	Ut. Phalguni	21	Uttara-ashada
Moon	4	Rohini	13	Hasta	22	Sharavana
Mars	5	Mrigsira	14	Chitra	23	Dhanishta
Rahu	6	Ardra	15	Swati	24	Satabhisha
Jupiter	7	Punarvasu	16	Visakha	25	Purvabhadrapada
Saturn	8	Pushya	17	Anuradha	26	Uttara-bhadrapada
Mercury	9	Aslesha	18	Jyestha	27	Revati

Find below the table for suitable Certified Natural Gemstones and colour for all Nakshatras:

No.	Nakshatras (Constellations)	Gemstone	Colour
1	Ashwini	Cat’s Eye red	Blood red
2	Bharani	Diamond	Blood red
3	Krittika	Ruby	White
4	Rohini	Natural Pearl	White
5	Mrigshirsha	Red Coral	Silver Grey
6	Ardra	Gomedh	Green
7	Punarvasu	Yellow Sapphire	Lead
8	Pushya	Blue Sapphire	Black mixed with red
9	Ashlesha	Emerald	Black mixed with red
10	Magha	Cat’s Eye	Ivory or cream
11	Purvaphalguni	Diamond	Light brown
12	Uttaraphalguni	Ruby	Bright blue
13	Hasta	Natural Pearl	Deep green
14	Chitra	Red Coral	Black
15	Swati	Gomedh	Black
16	Vishakha	Yellow Sapphire	Golden
17	Anuradha	Blue Sapphire	Reddish brown
18	Jyeshtha	Emerald	Cream
19	Mula	Cat’s Eye	Brownish yellow
20	Purvashadha	Diamond	Black
21	Uttarashadha	Ruby	Copper
22	Shravana	Natural Pearl	Light blue
23	Dhanishtha	Red Coral	Silver Grey
24	Shatbhisha	Gomedh	Aquamarine
25	Poorvabhadrapada	Yellow Sapphire	Silver grey
26	Uttarabhadrapada	Blue Sapphire	Purple
27	Revati	Emerald	Brown
28	Abhijit	–	Brownish yellow

In this chapter, we have tried to let you know about the Nakshatra and its significance, which will help you to predict things in horoscope too. Later we will have discussion on Nakshatra in detail so that you can understand thoroughly about every Nakshatra. Now we will move to the next level of Astrology from the next page i.e. medium level, where we will start exploring the information related to planets, let’s begin by clicking on the next page. Among World Famous Top 10 Professional Astrologer In India, Umesh Pant Ji is one of them who helps  you with right astro-solutions.

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Don’t Forget To Read:
Understanding of Basic Astrology Part Five and Understanding of Basic Astrology Part Six and Understanding of Basic Astrology Part Seven