Nakshatras

Venus in Ardra means Venus was placed between 6 degrees 40 minutes and 20 degrees of Gemini at your birth, in the sixth nakshatra, ruled by Rahu and presided over by Rudra, the storm. This is the most weather-prone Venus placement in the series and one of the most misread. The star’s name means the … Read more

Venus in Mrigashira means Venus was placed between 23 degrees 20 minutes of Taurus and 6 degrees 40 minutes of Gemini at your birth, in the fifth nakshatra, ruled by Mars and presided over by Soma, the moon-nectar. The star’s name means the deer’s head, its symbol is the antelope, and its whole nature is … Read more

Venus in Rohini means Venus was placed between 10 degrees and 23 degrees 20 minutes of Taurus at your birth, in the fourth nakshatra, ruled by the Moon and presided over by Brahma, the creator. Two things make this the placement people ask about most in the whole Venus series. Venus stands in its own … Read more

Venus in Krittika means Venus was placed between 26 degrees 40 minutes of Aries and 10 degrees of Taurus at your birth, in the third nakshatra, ruled by the Sun and presided over by Agni, the fire. This star straddles a sign boundary, and for Venus that boundary matters more than for any other planet, … Read more

Venus in Bharani means Venus was placed between 13 degrees 20 minutes and 26 degrees 40 minutes of Aries at your birth, in the second nakshatra, and in the star Venus itself rules. A planet in its own nakshatra carries an unmistakable strength, the star lord and the occupant speak with one voice, so this … Read more

Venus in Ashwini means Venus was placed between 0 and 13 degrees 20 minutes of Aries at your birth, in the first nakshatra of the zodiac, ruled by Ketu and presided over by the Ashwini Kumaras, the twin physicians of the gods who ride the dawn. Venus is the planet of love, marriage, beauty, pleasure … Read more

Moon in Revati means you were born with the Moon 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 last of the twenty-seven mansions, ruled by Mercury and presided over by Pushan, the shepherd of the gods, … Read more

Moon in Uttara Bhadrapada means you were born with the Moon between 3 degrees 20 minutes and 16 degrees 40 minutes of Pisces, in the latter of the two blessed stars, ruled by Saturn and presided over by Ahirbudhnya, the serpent of the deep, the dragon coiled at the foundation of the world, the benevolent … Read more

Moon in Purva Bhadrapada means you were born with the Moon between 20 degrees of Aquarius and 3 degrees 20 minutes of Pisces, in the former of the two blessed stars, ruled by Jupiter and presided over by Aja Ekapada, the unborn one-footed, the most mysterious deity in the entire list, a form of fierce … Read more

Moon in Shatabhisha means you were born with the Moon between 6 degrees 40 minutes and 20 degrees of Aquarius, in the star of the hundred healers, ruled by Rahu and presided over by Varuna, the ancient sovereign of the cosmic waters and the binding law. The name is medicine written into the sky, shata, … Read more