NAKṢATRA 27 / 27 · 346°40′00″–360°00′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
रेवती · Revatī
Revati. The 27th of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Budha, with presiding deity Pūṣan and the symbol of a fish. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 27th of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 346°40′00″–360°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 → देव · deva
- nāḍī → अन्त्य · antya
- yogatāra (junction star) → ζ Piscium (Revatī) vmag 5.21
Arc · pāda · lord · Tier-S (iii) period-derivation. Deity · symbol · gaṇa · nāḍī · yogatāra · Tier-W (vii) classical provenance.
Rāśi placement
2¼ mansions per sign- मीन Pisces (full)
Deity & tradition
Tier-W (vii) provenanceआह्वानम् · INVOCATION
ॐ पूष्णे नमः · सप्तविंशं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to Pūṣan, the twenty-seventh nakṣatra — the shepherd who guides souls across the threshold.
कथा · STORY
Revatī is the last of the 27 — ruled by Pūṣan, the shepherd-deity who guides cattle, travellers, and departing souls. It is the fish nakṣatra, swimming in the final cosmic waters, the nakṣatra of safe completion and gentle transition.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for travel and safe passage
- good for marriage and joyful completion
- good for guiding souls and end-of-life rites
- good for fostering animals and children
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 Revati?
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
- मूलMula
- पूर्वाषाढाPurvashadha
- उत्तराषाढाUttarashadha
- श्रवणShravana
- धनिष्ठाDhanishtha
- शतभिषाShatabhisha
- पूर्वभाद्रपदाPurvabhadrapada
- उत्तरभाद्रपदाUttarabhadrapada
27 nakṣatras × 13°20′ · Tier-S (iii) arc-derivation. Deity · gaṇa · nāḍī · Tier-W (vii) provenance (BPHS Ch. 14 · Bṛhat-Saṃhitā Ch. 9).