NAKṢATRA 10 / 27 · 120°00′00″–133°20′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
मघा · Maghā
Magha. The 10th of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Ketu, with presiding deity Pitṛs and the symbol of a royal throne. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 10th of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 120°00′00″–133°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 → राक्षस · rākṣasa
- nāḍī → अन्त्य · antya
- yogatāra (junction star) → α Leonis (Regulus) vmag 1.36
Arc · pāda · lord · Tier-S (iii) period-derivation. Deity · symbol · gaṇa · nāḍī · yogatāra · Tier-W (vii) classical provenance.
Rāśi placement
2¼ mansions per sign- सिंह Leo (full)
Deity & tradition
Tier-W (vii) provenanceआह्वानम् · INVOCATION
ॐ पितृभ्यो नमः · दशमं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to the Pitṛs, the tenth nakṣatra — the throne of the ancestors.
कथा · STORY
Maghā is the throne of the Pitṛs (ancestors) — ruled by the lineage of forefathers. It is the nakṣatra of inherited power, royal lineage, and the debt owed to those who came before. The Mahālaya Pakṣa belongs to Maghā.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for pitṛ-tarpaṇa and ancestor offerings
- good for assuming royal or hereditary roles
- good for legacy work and inheritance
- avoid for new beginnings disconnected from lineage
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 Magha?
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
- 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).