NAKṢATRA 08 / 27 · 93°20′00″–106°40′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
पुष्य · Puṣya
Pushya. The 8th of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Śani, with presiding deity Bṛhaspati and the symbol of a udder / lotus. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 8th of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 93°20′00″–106°40′00″ of the sidereal ecliptic.
- pādas → four quarters of 3°20′ each (the 4 navāṃśa pādas; 108 pādas across all 27).
- vimśottarī lord → Śani — seeds the Vimśottarī daśā sequence for a Moon in this nakṣatra.
- gaṇa → देव · deva
- nāḍī → मध्य · madhya
- yogatāra (junction star) → δ Cancri (Asellus Australis) vmag 3.94
Arc · pāda · lord · Tier-S (iii) period-derivation. Deity · symbol · gaṇa · nāḍī · yogatāra · Tier-W (vii) classical provenance.
Rāśi placement
2¼ mansions per sign- कर्क Cancer (full)
Deity & tradition
Tier-W (vii) provenanceआह्वानम् · INVOCATION
ॐ बृहस्पतये नमः · अष्टमं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to Bṛhaspati, the eighth nakṣatra — the nourisher of all that is good.
कथा · STORY
Puṣya is the most auspicious of all 27 — ruled by Bṛhaspati, guru of the devas. The name means 'to nourish'. Even on a Saturday, Puṣya cannot be eclipsed; it is the one nakṣatra in which no inauspicious muhūrta exists.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for ALL auspicious work
- good for buying gold, vehicles, property
- good for starting business and ventures
- the only nakṣatra exempt from muhūrta-doṣa
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 Pushya?
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
- आश्लेषाAshlesha
- मघाMagha
- 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).