NAKṢATRA 19 / 27 · 240°00′00″–253°20′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
मूल · Mūla
Mula. The 19th of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Ketu, with presiding deity Nirṛti and the symbol of a bunch of roots. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 19th of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 240°00′00″–253°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 → आदि · ādi
- yogatāra (junction star) → λ Scorpii (Shaula) vmag 1.62
Arc · pāda · lord · Tier-S (iii) period-derivation. Deity · symbol · gaṇa · nāḍī · yogatāra · Tier-W (vii) classical provenance.
Rāśi placement
2¼ mansions per sign- धनुस् Sagittarius (full)
Deity & tradition
Tier-W (vii) provenanceआह्वानम् · INVOCATION
ॐ निऋतये नमः · एकोनविंशं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to Nirṛti, the nineteenth nakṣatra — the root that uncovers what lies beneath.
कथा · STORY
Mūla means 'the root' — ruled by Nirṛti, the goddess of dissolution and decay. It is the nakṣatra of foundational excavation, of pulling up what has died, of investigative truth. The galactic centre lies near Mūla.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for research and root-cause investigation
- good for spiritual renunciation (saṃnyāsa)
- good for uprooting the obsolete
- avoid for marriage, travel, and new 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 Mula?
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
- 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).