NAKṢATRA 09 / 27 · 106°40′00″–120°00′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
आश्लेषा · Āśleṣā
Ashlesha. The 9th of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Budha, with presiding deity Nāgas and the symbol of a coiled serpent. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 9th of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 106°40′00″–120°00′00″ of the sidereal ecliptic.
- pādas → four quarters of 3°20′ each (the 4 navāṃśa pādas; 108 pādas across all 27).
- vimśottarī lord → Budha — seeds the Vimśottarī daśā sequence for a Moon in this nakṣatra.
- gaṇa → राक्षस · rākṣasa
- nāḍī → अन्त्य · antya
- yogatāra (junction star) → α Hydrae (Alphard) vmag 1.98
Arc · pāda · lord · Tier-S (iii) period-derivation. Deity · symbol · gaṇa · nāḍī · yogatāra · Tier-W (vii) classical provenance.
Rāśi placement
2¼ mansions per sign- कर्क Cancer (full)
Deity & tradition
Tier-W (vii) provenanceआह्वानम् · INVOCATION
ॐ सर्पेभ्यो नमः · नवमं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to the Nāgas, the ninth nakṣatra — the coiled serpent of hidden wisdom.
कथा · STORY
Āśleṣā means 'the embrace' — ruled by the Nāgas, the serpent-deities who guard the kuṇḍalinī and the deepest secrets. It is the nakṣatra of mesmerism, hypnosis, and that which coils beneath the surface.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for tantra and esoteric practice
- good for poison-handling and snake-rituals
- good for psychological depth work
- avoid for marriage, travel, and contracts
Deity stories and muhūrta uses are cultural provenance — honored as tradition, not algebraically derived and not a prediction.
COMPUTE · YOUR CHART
Is your Moon in Ashlesha?
Moon within ~1′ of NASA/JPL Horizons · your janma-nakṣatra and pāda computed from birth date, time and place.
The twenty-seven mansions
- अश्विनीAshwini
- भरणीBharani
- कृत्तिकाKrittika
- रोहिणीRohini
- मृगशीर्षMrigashira
- आर्द्राArdra
- पुनर्वसुPunarvasu
- पुष्यPushya
- मघाMagha
- पूर्वफल्गुनीPurvaphalguni
- उत्तरफल्गुनीUttaraphalguni
- हस्तHasta
- चित्राChitra
- स्वातीSwati
- विशाखाVishakha
- अनुराधाAnuradha
- ज्येष्ठाJyeshtha
- मूलMula
- पूर्वाषाढाPurvashadha
- उत्तराषाढाUttarashadha
- श्रवणShravana
- धनिष्ठाDhanishtha
- शतभिषाShatabhisha
- पूर्वभाद्रपदाPurvabhadrapada
- उत्तरभाद्रपदाUttarabhadrapada
- रेवतीRevati
27 nakṣatras × 13°20′ · Tier-S (iii) arc-derivation. Deity · gaṇa · nāḍī · Tier-W (vii) provenance (BPHS Ch. 14 · Bṛhat-Saṃhitā Ch. 9).