The Moon's nakshatras
Rohini, Hasta and Shravana: their deities, symbols and where they lie.
- 5-minute lesson
- Basic course: Jyotish Shishya
- Vedic astrology
- The Moon's three
- Rohini
- Hasta
- Shravana
A first look at the lesson
The Moon rules the 4th, 13th and 22nd nakshatras: Rohini, Hasta and Shravana. They sit 120° apart, one in each third of the zodiac.
Rohini runs from 10° Taurus to 23°20′ Taurus. Its deity is Brahma (Prajapati) and its symbol an ox cart. Growth, beauty and plenty; the Moon's favourite.
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More lessons on this subject
- What a nakshatra isTwenty-seven lunar mansions of 13°20′, from Ashwini to Revati, two and a quarter in every sign.
- Padas: quarters of a nakshatraEach nakshatra has four padas of 3°20′: 108 in all, nine in every sign.
- The nine nakshatra lordsNine lords in a fixed order, Ketu to Mercury, three rounds over the 27 nakshatras.
- Ketu's nakshatrasAshwini, Magha and Mula: their deities, symbols and where they lie.
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