NAKṢATRA 13 / 27 · 160°00′00″–173°20′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
हस्त · Hasta
Hasta. The 13th of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Candra, with presiding deity Savitṛ and the symbol of a hand. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 13th of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 160°00′00″–173°20′00″ of the sidereal ecliptic.
- pādas → four quarters of 3°20′ each (the 4 navāṃśa pādas; 108 pādas across all 27).
- vimśottarī lord → Candra — seeds the Vimśottarī daśā sequence for a Moon in this nakṣatra.
- gaṇa → देव · deva
- nāḍī → आदि · ādi
- yogatāra (junction star) → δ Corvi (Algorab) vmag 2.95
Arc · pāda · lord · Tier-S (iii) period-derivation. Deity · symbol · gaṇa · nāḍī · yogatāra · Tier-W (vii) classical provenance.
Rāśi placement
2¼ mansions per sign- कन्या Virgo (full)
Deity & tradition
Tier-W (vii) provenanceआह्वानम् · INVOCATION
ॐ सवित्रे नमः · त्रयोदशं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to Savitṛ, the thirteenth nakṣatra — the skilled hand of the solar artisan.
कथा · STORY
Hasta means 'the hand' — ruled by Savitṛ, the solar deity of skilful action. It is the nakṣatra of craft, dexterity, manifestation, and that which is held in the palm. The Gāyatrī mantra invokes Savitṛ.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for handcraft, art, and manual skill
- good for trade and commerce
- good for healing through touch (cikitsā)
- good for starting practical projects
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 Hasta?
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
- 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).