NAKṢATRA 18 / 27 · 226°40′00″–240°00′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
ज्येष्ठा · Jyeṣṭhā
Jyeshtha. The 18th of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Budha, with presiding deity Indra and the symbol of a earring / umbrella. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 18th of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 226°40′00″–240°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 → आदि · ādi
- yogatāra (junction star) → α Scorpii (Antares) vmag 1.06
Arc · pāda · lord · Tier-S (iii) period-derivation. Deity · symbol · gaṇa · nāḍī · yogatāra · Tier-W (vii) classical provenance.
Rāśi placement
2¼ mansions per sign- वृश्चिक Scorpio (full)
Deity & tradition
Tier-W (vii) provenanceआह्वानम् · INVOCATION
ॐ इन्द्राय नमः · अष्टादशं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to Indra, the eighteenth nakṣatra — the eldest, the sovereign.
कथा · STORY
Jyeṣṭhā means 'the eldest' — ruled by Indra, king of the devas. It is the umbrella or earring of authority, the nakṣatra of the senior-most, of hard-won kingship. Its yogatāra is Antares, the heart of Scorpio.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for assuming command and leadership
- good for occult practices and protection rituals
- good for asserting seniority and authority
- avoid for marriage, travel, and gentle 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 Jyeshtha?
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
- 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).