NAKṢATRA 23 / 27 · 293°20′00″–306°40′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
धनिष्ठा · Dhaniṣṭhā
Dhanishtha. The 23rd of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Maṅgala, with presiding deity Vasus and the symbol of a drum. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 23rd of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 293°20′00″–306°40′00″ of the sidereal ecliptic.
- pādas → four quarters of 3°20′ each (the 4 navāṃśa pādas; 108 pādas across all 27).
- vimśottarī lord → Maṅgala — seeds the Vimśottarī daśā sequence for a Moon in this nakṣatra.
- gaṇa → राक्षस · rākṣasa
- nāḍī → मध्य · madhya
- yogatāra (junction star) → β Delphini (Rotanev) vmag 3.64
Arc · pāda · lord · Tier-S (iii) period-derivation. Deity · symbol · gaṇa · nāḍī · yogatāra · Tier-W (vii) classical provenance.
Rāśi placement
2¼ mansions per sign- मकर Capricorn (pādas 1–2)
- कुम्भ Aquarius (pādas 3–4)
Deity & tradition
Tier-W (vii) provenanceआह्वानम् · INVOCATION
ॐ वसुभ्यो नमः · त्रयोविंशं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to the eight Vasus, the twenty-third nakṣatra — the cosmic drum of wealth and rhythm.
कथा · STORY
Dhaniṣṭhā means 'the wealthiest' — ruled by the eight Vasus, the deities of elemental abundance. It is the drum (damaru) nakṣatra, the rhythmic beat that marshals wealth, that calls dancers and warriors alike to coordinated motion.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for accumulating wealth and starting businesses
- good for music, dance, and percussion
- good for group coordination and team work
- avoid for marriage (Mars-ruled tension)
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 Dhanishtha?
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
- आश्लेषाAshlesha
- मघाMagha
- पूर्वफल्गुनीPurvaphalguni
- उत्तरफल्गुनीUttaraphalguni
- हस्तHasta
- चित्राChitra
- स्वातीSwati
- विशाखाVishakha
- अनुराधाAnuradha
- ज्येष्ठाJyeshtha
- मूलMula
- पूर्वाषाढाPurvashadha
- उत्तराषाढाUttarashadha
- श्रवणShravana
- 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).