NAKṢATRA 02 / 27 · 13°20′00″–26°40′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
भरणी · Bharaṇī
Bharani. The 2nd of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Śukra, with presiding deity Yama and the symbol of a yoni. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 2nd of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 13°20′00″–26°40′00″ of the sidereal ecliptic.
- pādas → four quarters of 3°20′ each (the 4 navāṃśa pādas; 108 pādas across all 27).
- vimśottarī lord → Śukra — seeds the Vimśottarī daśā sequence for a Moon in this nakṣatra.
- gaṇa → मनुष्य · manuṣya
- nāḍī → मध्य · madhya
- yogatāra (junction star) → 41 Arietis (Bharani) vmag 3.61
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 यमाय नमः · द्वितीयं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to Yama, the second nakṣatra — the bearer of cosmic limits.
कथा · STORY
Bharaṇī is ruled by Yama, the lord of dharma and death. It represents the womb that bears, the discipline that constrains, and the cycle of restraint from which transformation is born. The śāstra-s call it the field where karma is weighed.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for completions and endings
- good for letting go of attachments
- avoid for travel and new ventures
- avoid for marriage and auspicious beginnings
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 Bharani?
Moon within ~1′ of NASA/JPL Horizons · your janma-nakṣatra and pāda computed from birth date, time and place.
The twenty-seven mansions
- अश्विनीAshwini
- 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).