NAKṢATRA 01 / 27 · 00°00′00″–13°20′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
अश्विनी · Aśvinī
Ashwini. The 1st of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Ketu, with presiding deity Aśvinī Kumāras and the symbol of a horse-head. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 1st of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 00°00′00″–13°20′00″ of the sidereal ecliptic.
- pādas → four quarters of 3°20′ each (the 4 navāṃśa pādas; 108 pādas across all 27).
- vimśottarī lord → Ketu — seeds the Vimśottarī daśā sequence for a Moon in this nakṣatra.
- gaṇa → देव · deva
- nāḍī → आदि · ādi
- yogatāra (junction star) → β Arietis (Sheratan) vmag 2.64
Arc · pāda · lord · Tier-S (iii) period-derivation. Deity · symbol · gaṇa · nāḍī · yogatāra · Tier-W (vii) classical provenance.
Rāśi placement
2¼ mansions per sign- मेष Aries (full)
Deity & tradition
Tier-W (vii) provenanceआह्वानम् · INVOCATION
ॐ अश्विनी-कुमाराभ्यां नमः · प्रथमं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to the Aśvinī Kumāras, the first nakṣatra — the celestial physicians.
कथा · STORY
The Aśvinī twins are the divine healers of the Ṛg-Veda, riding a golden chariot drawn by horses. They restore youth to the aged sage Cyavana, heal wounds on the battlefield, and bring swift solutions to seemingly impossible problems.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for travel and journeys
- good for healing rituals and medicines
- good for starting new ventures
- good for buying horses and vehicles
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 Ashwini?
Moon within ~1′ of NASA/JPL Horizons · your janma-nakṣatra and pāda computed from birth date, time and place.
The twenty-seven mansions
- भरणीBharani
- कृत्तिकाKrittika
- रोहिणीRohini
- मृगशीर्षMrigashira
- आर्द्राArdra
- पुनर्वसुPunarvasu
- पुष्यPushya
- आश्लेषाAshlesha
- 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).