Uttara Ashadha Nakshatra
उत्तराषाढा
26°40′ Sagittarius to 10°00′ Capricorn of the sidereal zodiac
Uttara Ashadha is the latter of the two Ashadhas, the star of the final and lasting victory. Its stars lie in the Archer, and its symbol is an elephant's tusk or the planks of a bed. Its deities are the Vishvadevas, the universal gods, ten in number in the later texts, who stand for goodness, truth, firmness and the other virtues on which a lasting order rests. The tradition reads Uttara Ashadha as a star of responsibility, integrity and success that endures because it was fairly won. The star spans two signs: its first quarter in Sagittarius and the other three in Capricorn. As on every page in this reference, its lord, the dasha years, the gana, yoni and nadi used in kundali matching and the navamsa of each quarter are read from the same tables the site's birth reports and matching calculations use.
At a glance
- Span
- 26°40′ Sagittarius to 10°00′ Capricorn
- Signs
- Sagittarius and Capricorn
- Lord
- Sun (6 years in the Vimshottari dasha)
- Deity
- Vishvadevas (Universal Gods)
- Symbol
- Elephant tusk / planks of a bed
- Nature
- Fixed/Stable
- Gana
- Manushya
- Yoni
- Mongoose
- Nadi
- Antya
Where it lies
The zodiac of the nakshatras divides the circle into 27 equal parts of 13°20′, beginning with Ashwini at the first point of Aries, the same point from which the signs are counted. Uttara Ashadha, the 21st, runs from 26°40′ Sagittarius to 10°00′ Capricorn. It crosses from Sagittarius into Capricorn, so the sign of a Moon in Uttara Ashadha depends on which of its quarters the Moon is in. Positions here are sidereal, reckoned with the Lahiri ayanamsa, as every chart on this site is.
The four padas
Each nakshatra has four quarters, or padas, of 3°20′. The quarters run through the twelve signs in order from Ashwini's first, so each falls in a navamsa (the ninth-part division, D9) of its own; this is how the navamsa chart in a birth report is drawn.
| Pada | From | To | Sign | Navamsa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 26°40′ Sagittarius | 30°00′ Sagittarius | Sagittarius | Sagittarius |
| Pada 2 | 0°00′ Capricorn | 3°20′ Capricorn | Capricorn | Capricorn |
| Pada 3 | 3°20′ Capricorn | 6°40′ Capricorn | Capricorn | Aquarius |
| Pada 4 | 6°40′ Capricorn | 10°00′ Capricorn | Capricorn | Pisces |
Pada 1 lies in Sagittarius and falls in the Sagittarius navamsa, its own sign: a planet there is vargottama, in the same sign in the birth chart and the navamsa. Pada 2 lies in Capricorn and falls in the Capricorn navamsa, its own sign: a planet there is vargottama, in the same sign in the birth chart and the navamsa. Pada 3 lies in Capricorn and falls in the Aquarius navamsa. Pada 4 lies in Capricorn and falls in the Pisces navamsa.
Its lord and the Vimshottari dasha
Uttara Ashadha is ruled by the Sun, who also rules Krittika and Uttara Phalguni. The Vimshottari dasha, the system of planetary periods the site's reports use, begins from the nakshatra the Moon was in at birth: a person born with the Moon in Uttara Ashadha begins life in the period of the Sun, which lasts 6 years in all. How much of it is left at birth depends on how far through Uttara Ashadha the Moon had gone: the further through, the less of the period remains. After it the periods follow in their fixed order, round a cycle of 120 years.
The birth report adds that the lord of the birth star brings a proud, authoritative and self-reliant mind centred on identity, leadership and recognition.
Uttara Ashadha in kundali matching
Three of the eight kootas of Ashtakoota matching are read from the nakshatra. Gana: Uttara Ashadha is of the Manushya gana, with Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Purva Ashadha, Purva Bhadrapada and Uttara Bhadrapada. Out of 6 points, two of the same gana score 6. With a Deva it scores 5 when the Manushya is the groom and 6 when the Manushya is the bride. With a Rakshasa it scores 0.
Yoni: its animal is the Mongoose. Two of the same yoni score the full 4 points; the Mongoose's sworn enemy is the Serpent, the yoni of Rohini and Mrigashira, and with it the score is 0.
Nadi: Uttara Ashadha is of the Antya nadi, with Krittika, Rohini, Ashlesha, Magha, Swati, Vishakha, Shravana and Revati. Nadi carries the most points of any koota, 8, and two people of the same nadi score none: that is Nadi Dosha. The site's matching cancels it where the two have the same nakshatra in different signs, the same sign in different nakshatras, or the same nakshatra in different quarters, and says which applies.
The birth star in the report
When the Moon was in Uttara Ashadha at birth, this is the birth star, and the site's birth report describes it in these terms. Its nature is given as fixed/stable, and the traits it names are principled, persevering, responsible, humanitarian and enduring.
Seeks lasting, ethical victory; patient, righteous and willing to work hard for permanent achievement. The path it points to: to attain enduring success grounded in truth and service to all.
The work it is associated with: Leadership, law, government, social reform, pioneering ventures.
These are the tendencies of one factor in a chart. The whole chart, the strength of the Moon and of the Sun, and the periods being run decide how much of them a life shows.
Tara bala from Uttara Ashadha
The day's nakshatra counted from the birth star falls into one of nine taras, which come round three times in the twenty-seven. Five are counted good, three unfavourable, and the birth star's own, Janma, mixed. For someone born under Uttara Ashadha:
- Janma (1st, mixed): Krittika, Uttara Phalguni and Uttara Ashadha.
- Sampat (2nd, good): Rohini, Hasta and Shravana.
- Vipat (3rd, bad): Mrigashira, Chitra and Dhanishtha.
- Kshema (4th, good): Ardra, Swati and Shatabhisha.
- Pratyak (5th, bad): Punarvasu, Vishakha and Purva Bhadrapada.
- Sadhaka (6th, good): Pushya, Anuradha and Uttara Bhadrapada.
- Naidhana (7th, bad): Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati.
- Mitra (8th, good): Ashwini, Magha and Mula.
- Parama Mitra (9th, good): Bharani, Purva Phalguni and Purva Ashadha.
The horoscope's personal reading and the muhurta finder use this count, and the panchang gives the day's nakshatra.
Use the tools
- Find which nakshatra your Moon was in, and its quarter, with a free birth chart.
- See all eight kootas for two births with kundali matching.
- The nakshatra of any day, with the time it ends, is in the panchang; the muhurta finder weighs it in choosing a day.
- All 27 in one table: the nakshatras.