NAKṢATRA 22 / 27 · 280°00′00″–293°20′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
श्रवण · Śravaṇa
Shravana. The 22nd of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Candra, with presiding deity Viṣṇu and the symbol of a three footprints / ear. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 22nd of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 280°00′00″–293°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 → देव · deva
- nāḍī → अन्त्य · antya
- yogatāra (junction star) → α Aquilae (Altair) vmag 0.77
Arc · pāda · lord · Tier-S (iii) period-derivation. Deity · symbol · gaṇa · nāḍī · yogatāra · Tier-W (vii) classical provenance.
Rāśi placement
2¼ mansions per sign- मकर Capricorn (full)
Deity & tradition
Tier-W (vii) provenanceआह्वानम् · INVOCATION
ॐ विष्णवे नमः · द्वाविंशं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to Viṣṇu, the twenty-second nakṣatra — the listening ear that hears the cosmic word.
कथा · STORY
Śravaṇa means 'the listening one' — ruled by Viṣṇu, the cosmic preserver. The three footprints (Viṣṇu's three strides) and the listening ear: it is the nakṣatra of hearing the Veda, of receiving instruction, of the disciple ready to learn.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for Vedic study and śravaṇa-manana
- good for receiving initiation (dīkṣā)
- good for travel and pilgrimage
- good for music, recitation, and oratory
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 Shravana?
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
- 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).