The 27 nakshatras
Purva Phalguni nakshatra पूर्वा फाल्गुनी
Star 11 of 27, ruled by Venus, watched over by Bhaga, giver of delight. Its symbol is the front legs of a swinging cot.
The essentials
Purva Phalguni spans 13°20' Leo to 26°40' Leo. Dasha lord Venus (20 years). Deity Bhaga, giver of delight. Gana Manushya, yoni rat, nadi Madhya (Pitta). Naming syllables मो, टा, टी, टू. A birth Moon here makes Purva Phalguni your janma nakshatra and opens your Vimshottari timeline in a Venus period.
The four padas
| Pada | Span | Navāṁśa | Syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 13°20' Leo to 16°40' Leo | Leo navāṁśa | मो |
| Pada 2 | 16°40' Leo to 20°00' Leo | Virgo navāṁśa | टा |
| Pada 3 | 20°00' Leo to 23°20' Leo | Libra navāṁśa | टी |
| Pada 4 | 23°20' Leo to 26°40' Leo | Scorpio navāṁśa | टू |
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 Purva Phalguni
Purva Phalguni is the zodiac's afternoon of ease. Its people bring charm, art, and rest to rooms that had forgotten them, and they are loyal to pleasure in its dignified forms. Their work is to let ease remain a gift rather than become a demand.
Purva Phalguni in kundli matching
A Manushya gana star of the rat yoni, sharing its animal with Magha. 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 Venus
Born under Purva Phalguni, your Vimshottari sequence opens in a Venus 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 Purva Phalguni fall?
13°20' Leo to 26°40' Leo, in four padas of 3°20' each. The table above names each pada's navāṁśa.
Which dasha starts for Purva Phalguni births?
Venus's, up to 20 years, scaled by how far the Moon had walked through the star at birth.
What are the naming syllables?
मो, टा, टी, टू, one for each pada.