NAKṢATRA 11 / 27 · 133°20′00″–146°40′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
पूर्वफल्गुनी · Pūrvaphālgunī
Purvaphalguni. The 11th of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Śukra, with presiding deity Bhaga and the symbol of a front bed-legs. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 11th of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 133°20′00″–146°40′00″ of the sidereal ecliptic.
- pādas → four quarters of 3°20′ each (the 4 navāṃśa pādas; 108 pādas across all 27).
- vimśottarī lord → Śukra — seeds the Vimśottarī daśā sequence for a Moon in this nakṣatra.
- gaṇa → मनुष्य · manuṣya
- nāḍī → मध्य · madhya
- yogatāra (junction star) → δ Leonis (Zosma) vmag 2.56
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 भगाय नमः · एकादशं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to Bhaga, the eleventh nakṣatra — the giver of marital and creative joy.
कथा · STORY
Pūrva Phalgunī is ruled by Bhaga, the Āditya of marital union, prosperity, and delight. It is the front-legs of the cosmic bed — the nakṣatra of pleasure, leisure, and the sweet rest that follows fruitful labour.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for marriage and romantic union
- good for celebrations and feasts
- good for the arts, music, and dance
- avoid for travel and heavy labour
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 Purvaphalguni?
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
- 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).