Jupiter in Ardra means Jupiter 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. Gemini belongs to Mercury, whom the classical scheme counts as Jupiter’s enemy, and Rahu’s lordship raises a question that anyone with … Read more
Jupiter in Mrigashira means Jupiter 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 nectar. Mars counts Jupiter as a friend, which is the placement’s main support, and both signs this star … Read more
Jupiter in Rohini means Jupiter 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. The Moon counts Jupiter as a friend, while Taurus belongs to Venus, whom Jupiter counts as an enemy, so the … Read more
Jupiter in Krittika means Jupiter 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. The Sun is counted as Jupiter’s friend, which helps, and the star crosses a sign boundary that runs … Read more
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