NAKṢATRA 04 / 27 · 40°00′00″–53°20′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
रोहिणी · Rohiṇī
Rohini. The 4th of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Candra, with presiding deity Brahmā / Prajāpati and the symbol of a chariot. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 4th of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 40°00′00″–53°20′00″ of the sidereal ecliptic.
- pādas → four quarters of 3°20′ each (the 4 navāṃśa pādas; 108 pādas across all 27).
- vimśottarī lord → Candra — seeds the Vimśottarī daśā sequence for a Moon in this nakṣatra.
- gaṇa → मनुष्य · manuṣya
- nāḍī → अन्त्य · antya
- yogatāra (junction star) → α Tauri (Aldebaran) vmag 0.86
Arc · pāda · lord · Tier-S (iii) period-derivation. Deity · symbol · gaṇa · nāḍī · yogatāra · Tier-W (vii) classical provenance.
Rāśi placement
2¼ mansions per sign- वृष Taurus (full)
Deity & tradition
Tier-W (vii) provenanceआह्वानम् · INVOCATION
ॐ प्रजापतये नमः · चतुर्थं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to Prajāpati / Brahmā, the fourth nakṣatra — the cosmic creator.
कथा · STORY
Rohiṇī is the favourite wife of Candra (the Moon), and the only star Candra slows to gaze upon. Ruled by Brahmā / Prajāpati, it is the seat of growth, fertility, and creation itself — the field where all that is sown takes root.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for marriage and weddings
- good for planting, gardening, and agriculture
- good for housewarming and foundation rituals
- good for artistic and creative work
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 Rohini?
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
- मृगशीर्षMrigashira
- आर्द्राArdra
- पुनर्वसुPunarvasu
- पुष्यPushya
- 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).