Interpretations related to the twenty seven lunar mansions in Vedic astrology.
Rahu in Rohini means Rahu 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. Taurus belongs to Venus, so the character being amplified is Venusian, and the Moon’s lordship adds the pull of feeling … Read more
Rahu in Krittika means Rahu 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 is the first in the series where the dispositor changes partway through, since the opening quarter … Read more
Rahu in Bharani means Rahu 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, so the character being amplified is Martian, with Venus adding … Read more
Rahu in Ashwini means Rahu 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, and since Rahu takes its character from whichever planet rules the … Read more
Mercury in Revati means Mercury was placed between 16 degrees 40 minutes and 30 degrees of Pisces at your birth, in the twenty-seventh and final nakshatra, which Mercury itself rules, presided over by Pushan, the nourisher and guide of roads. The configuration is unusual and worth stating plainly, because the planet holds its own star, … Read more
Mercury in Uttara Bhadrapada means Mercury was placed between 3 degrees 20 minutes and 16 degrees 40 minutes of Pisces at your birth, in the twenty-sixth nakshatra, ruled by Saturn and presided over by Ahir Budhnya, the serpent of the deep. Pisces is Mercury’s sign of debilitation and the exact degree of its deepest fall, … Read more
Mercury in Purva Bhadrapada means Mercury 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 one. Jupiter counts Mercury as neutral, three quarters sit in Aquarius under Saturn, also neutral, and … Read more
Mercury in Shatabhisha means Mercury 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. Aquarius belongs to Saturn, counted as neutral to Mercury, and Rahu’s lordship adds the outsider’s angle. The star’s name means the hundred healers, … Read more
Mercury in Dhanishta means Mercury 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. Both halves of this star sit in signs Saturn owns and Mars rules the mansion, all of … Read more
Mercury in Shravana means Mercury 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 belongs to Saturn, counted as neutral to Mercury, while the Moon as star lord is the one graha Mercury reckons an … Read more