Interpretations related to the twenty seven lunar mansions in Vedic astrology.
Saturn in Mula means Saturn was placed between 0 and 13 degrees 20 minutes of Sagittarius at your birth, in the nineteenth nakshatra, ruled by Ketu and presided over by Nirriti, the goddess of dissolution. Sagittarius belongs to Jupiter, which the classical scheme counts as neutral to Saturn, so the sign neither helps nor hinders. … Read more
Saturn in Jyeshtha means Saturn was placed between 16 degrees 40 minutes and 30 degrees of Scorpio at your birth, in the eighteenth nakshatra, ruled by Mercury and presided over by Indra, king of the gods. Mercury counts Saturn as a friend, while Scorpio belongs to Mars, which it does not, so the star lord … Read more
Saturn in Anuradha means Saturn was placed between 3 degrees 20 minutes and 16 degrees 40 minutes of Scorpio at your birth, in the seventeenth nakshatra, which Saturn itself rules, presided over by Mitra, the god of friendship and alliance. A planet in its own nakshatra expresses without translation, so this is Saturn at full … Read more
Saturn in Vishakha means Saturn was placed between 20 degrees of Libra and 3 degrees 20 minutes of Scorpio at your birth, in the sixteenth nakshatra, ruled by Jupiter and presided over by Indragni, Indra and Agni together. Three of the four quarters sit in Libra, Saturn’s sign of exaltation, and the star opens at … Read more
Saturn in Swati means Saturn was placed between 6 degrees 40 minutes and 20 degrees of Libra at your birth, in the fifteenth nakshatra, ruled by Rahu and presided over by Vayu, the wind. Libra is Saturn’s sign of exaltation, so this placement carries full dignity across all four quarters, and the star closes at … Read more
Saturn in Chitra means Saturn was placed between 23 degrees 20 minutes of Virgo and 6 degrees 40 minutes of Libra at your birth, in the fourteenth nakshatra, ruled by Mars and presided over by Tvashtar, the celestial architect. This star crosses a sign boundary and for Saturn that boundary is the most consequential in … Read more
Saturn in Hasta means Saturn was placed between 10 degrees and 23 degrees 20 minutes of Virgo at your birth, in the thirteenth nakshatra, ruled by the Moon and presided over by Savitar, the solar power that impels things into being. Virgo belongs to Mercury, whom the classical scheme counts as Saturn’s friend, so the … Read more
Saturn in Uttara Phalguni means Saturn was placed between 26 degrees 40 minutes of Leo and 10 degrees of Virgo at your birth, in the twelfth nakshatra, ruled by the Sun and presided over by Aryaman, the god of the marriage covenant and of contracts generally. The star crosses a sign boundary and it matters, … Read more
Saturn in Purva Phalguni means Saturn was placed between 13 degrees 20 minutes and 26 degrees 40 minutes of Leo at your birth, in the eleventh nakshatra, ruled by Venus and presided over by Bhaga, who apportions the share of delight. Leo belongs to the Sun, which the classical scheme counts as Saturn’s enemy, while … Read more
Saturn in Magha means Saturn was placed between 0 and 13 degrees 20 minutes of Leo at your birth, in the tenth nakshatra, ruled by Ketu and presided over by the Pitris, the ancestors. Leo belongs to the Sun, which the classical scheme counts as Saturn’s enemy, so the sign is uncongenial, and the star … Read more