NAKṢATRA 24 / 27 · 306°40′00″–320°00′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
शतभिषा · Śatabhiṣā
Shatabhisha. The 24th of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Rāhu, with presiding deity Varuṇa and the symbol of a empty circle. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 24th of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 306°40′00″–320°00′00″ of the sidereal ecliptic.
- pādas → four quarters of 3°20′ each (the 4 navāṃśa pādas; 108 pādas across all 27).
- vimśottarī lord → Rāhu — seeds the Vimśottarī daśā sequence for a Moon in this nakṣatra.
- gaṇa → राक्षस · rākṣasa
- nāḍī → आदि · ādi
- yogatāra (junction star) → λ Aquarii (Hydor) vmag 3.74
Arc · pāda · lord · Tier-S (iii) period-derivation. Deity · symbol · gaṇa · nāḍī · yogatāra · Tier-W (vii) classical provenance.
Rāśi placement
2¼ mansions per sign- कुम्भ Aquarius (full)
Deity & tradition
Tier-W (vii) provenanceआह्वानम् · INVOCATION
ॐ वरुणाय नमः · चतुर्विंशं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to Varuṇa, the twenty-fourth nakṣatra — the hundred physicians of the cosmic ocean.
कथा · STORY
Śatabhiṣā means 'the hundred healers' — ruled by Varuṇa, lord of the cosmic ocean and cosmic order. It is the empty circle nakṣatra — vast, mysterious, healing through unseen means. It is also the nakṣatra of seclusion and esoteric medicine.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for healing chronic diseases
- good for esoteric and mystical work
- good for retreat and seclusion
- avoid for marriage and social ventures
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 Shatabhisha?
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
- 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).