The 27 nakshatras
Uttara Ashadha nakshatra उत्तराषाढ़ा
Star 21 of 27, ruled by Sun, watched over by the Vishvedevas, all the gods together. Its symbol is the planks of a victory bed.
The essentials
Uttara Ashadha spans 26°40' Sagittarius to 10°00' Capricorn. Dasha lord Sun (6 years). Deity the Vishvedevas, all the gods together. Gana Manushya, yoni mongoose, nadi Antya (Kapha). Naming syllables भे, भो, जा, जी. A birth Moon here makes Uttara Ashadha your janma nakshatra and opens your Vimshottari timeline in a Sun period.
The four padas
| Pada | Span | Navāṁśa | Syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 26°40' Sagittarius to 0°00' Capricorn | Sagittarius navāṁśa | भे |
| Pada 2 | 0°00' Capricorn to 3°20' Capricorn | Capricorn navāṁśa | भो |
| Pada 3 | 3°20' Capricorn to 6°40' Capricorn | Aquarius navāṁśa | जा |
| Pada 4 | 6°40' Capricorn to 10°00' Capricorn | Pisces navāṁśa | जी |
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 Uttara Ashadha
Uttara Ashadha is the later, lasting victory. Its people win slowly and permanently, by principle rather than push, and their word outlives the argument. What they finish stays finished.
Uttara Ashadha in kundli matching
A Manushya gana star of the mongoose yoni, the one animal without a pair, which the matching tables treat gently. 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 Sun
Born under Uttara Ashadha, your Vimshottari sequence opens in a Sun 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 Uttara Ashadha fall?
26°40' Sagittarius to 10°00' Capricorn, in four padas of 3°20' each. The table above names each pada's navāṁśa.
Which dasha starts for Uttara Ashadha births?
Sun's, up to 6 years, scaled by how far the Moon had walked through the star at birth.
What are the naming syllables?
भे, भो, जा, जी, one for each pada.