The 27 nakshatras
Magha nakshatra मघा
Star 10 of 27, ruled by Ketu, watched over by the Pitris, the ancestors. Its symbol is a royal throne.
The essentials
Magha spans 0°00' Leo to 13°20' Leo. Dasha lord Ketu (7 years). Deity the Pitris, the ancestors. Gana Rakshasa, yoni rat, nadi Antya (Kapha). Naming syllables मा, मी, मू, मे. A birth Moon here makes Magha your janma nakshatra and opens your Vimshottari timeline in a Ketu period.
The four padas
| Pada | Span | Navāṁśa | Syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 0°00' Leo to 3°20' Leo | Aries navāṁśa | मा |
| Pada 2 | 3°20' Leo to 6°40' Leo | Taurus navāṁśa | मी |
| Pada 3 | 6°40' Leo to 10°00' Leo | Gemini navāṁśa | मू |
| Pada 4 | 10°00' Leo to 13°20' Leo | Cancer navāṁśa | मे |
Each pada colours the star through its navāṁśa sign, which is why two people of the same nakshatra can wear it differently. The syllable of the birth pada is the one tradition offers at a naming ceremony.
The character of Magha
Magha sits on the ancestors' seat. Its people carry lineage, dignity, and the sense of an inheritance to be honoured, in family, in craft, in office. They lead best when they remember the throne is borrowed, not owned.
Magha in kundli matching
A Rakshasa gana star of the rat yoni, sharing its animal with Purva Phalguni. In Ashtakoota matching, the gana enters the six point Gana test, the yoni its four point test of instinctive accord, and the nadi the heaviest test of all at eight points, where two identical nadis score nothing. None of these verdicts stands alone, and the full milan arithmetic weighs all eight kutas before anything is concluded.
Your dasha begins with Ketu
Born under Magha, your Vimshottari sequence opens in a Ketu mahadasha, and the balance left at birth depends on the Moon's exact degree within the star. The dasha guide explains the whole 120 year wheel. A computed chart names your current period to the day.
Common questions
Where does Magha fall?
0°00' Leo to 13°20' Leo, in four padas of 3°20' each. The table above names each pada's navāṁśa.
Which dasha starts for Magha births?
Ketu's, up to 7 years, scaled by how far the Moon had walked through the star at birth.
What are the naming syllables?
मा, मी, मू, मे, one for each pada.