Nakshatras

Jupiter in Bharani means Jupiter was placed between 13 degrees 20 minutes and 26 degrees 40 minutes of Aries at your birth, in the second nakshatra, ruled by Venus and presided over by Yama, lord of dharma and the great restrainer. Aries belongs to Mars, whom the classical scheme counts as Jupiter’s friend, while Venus, … Read more

Jupiter in Ashwini means Jupiter was placed between 0 and 13 degrees 20 minutes of Aries at your birth, in the first nakshatra, ruled by Ketu and presided over by the Ashwini Kumaras, the twin physicians who ride the dawn. Aries belongs to Mars, whom the classical scheme counts as Jupiter’s friend, so the sign … Read more

Saturn in Revati means Saturn was placed in the last 13 degrees 20 minutes of the zodiac, from 16 degrees 40 minutes of Pisces to the wheel’s final point at 30 degrees, in the twenty-seventh and last nakshatra, ruled by Mercury and presided over by Pushan, the shepherd of the gods. Mercury counts Saturn as … Read more

Saturn in Uttara Bhadrapada means Saturn was placed between 3 degrees 20 minutes and 16 degrees 40 minutes of Pisces at your birth, in the twenty-sixth nakshatra, which Saturn itself rules, presided over by Ahirbudhnya, the serpent of the deep. This is the third and last of the three mansions Saturn owns, and it is … Read more

Saturn in Purva Bhadrapada means Saturn was placed between 20 degrees of Aquarius and 3 degrees 20 minutes of Pisces at your birth, in the twenty-fifth nakshatra, ruled by Jupiter and presided over by Aja Ekapada, the unborn one-footed, a fierce form of Rudra imagined as a single pillar of fire standing between earth and … Read more

Saturn in Shatabhisha means Saturn was placed between 6 degrees 40 minutes and 20 degrees of Aquarius at your birth, in the twenty-fourth nakshatra, ruled by Rahu and presided over by Varuna, keeper of the cosmic waters and of oaths. Aquarius is Saturn’s own sign, and the classical texts hold that Rahu behaves as Saturn … Read more

Saturn in Dhanishta means Saturn was placed between 23 degrees 20 minutes of Capricorn and 6 degrees 40 minutes of Aquarius at your birth, in the twenty-third nakshatra, ruled by Mars and presided over by the eight Vasus. This star has a structural distinction that belongs to Saturn alone. Capricorn and Aquarius are the two … Read more

Saturn in Shravana means Saturn was placed between 10 degrees and 23 degrees 20 minutes of Capricorn at your birth, in the twenty-second nakshatra, ruled by the Moon and presided over by Vishnu. Capricorn is Saturn’s own sign, so the planet holds full dignity across all four quarters, while the Moon ruling the star is … Read more

Saturn in Uttara Ashadha means Saturn was placed between 26 degrees 40 minutes of Sagittarius and 10 degrees of Capricorn at your birth, in the twenty-first nakshatra, ruled by the Sun and presided over by the Vishvadevas, the universal gods. This star crosses a sign boundary and for Saturn it is the second most consequential … Read more

Saturn in Purva Ashadha means Saturn was placed between 13 degrees 20 minutes and 26 degrees 40 minutes of Sagittarius at your birth, in the twentieth nakshatra, ruled by Venus and presided over by the Apas, the cosmic waters. Sagittarius belongs to Jupiter, which the classical scheme counts as neutral to Saturn, and Venus, ruling … Read more