The Sun's nakshatras
Krittika, Uttara Phalguni and Uttara Ashadha: their deities, symbols and where they lie.
- 5-minute lesson
- Basic course: Jyotish Shishya
- Vedic astrology
- The Sun's three
- Krittika
- Uttara Phalguni
- Uttara Ashadha
A first look at the lesson
The Sun rules the 3rd, 12th and 21st nakshatras: Krittika, Uttara Phalguni and Uttara Ashadha. They sit 120° apart, one in each third of the zodiac.
Krittika runs from 26°40′ Aries to 10° Taurus. Its deity is Agni and its symbol a razor or flame. Sharp and purifying, like fire that cuts and cleans.
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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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