NAKṢATRA 15 / 27 · 186°40′00″–200°00′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
स्वाती · Svātī
Swati. The 15th of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Rāhu, with presiding deity Vāyu and the symbol of a young plant in wind. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 15th of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 186°40′00″–200°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 → देव · deva
- nāḍī → अन्त्य · antya
- yogatāra (junction star) → α Boötis (Arcturus) vmag -0.05
Arc · pāda · lord · Tier-S (iii) period-derivation. Deity · symbol · gaṇa · nāḍī · yogatāra · Tier-W (vii) classical provenance.
Rāśi placement
2¼ mansions per sign- तुला Libra (full)
Deity & tradition
Tier-W (vii) provenanceआह्वानम् · INVOCATION
ॐ वायवे नमः · पञ्चदशं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to Vāyu, the fifteenth nakṣatra — the young plant swayed by the cosmic wind.
कथा · STORY
Svātī is ruled by Vāyu, the wind-deity. It is the young, independent plant — flexible, self-going, prized for its freedom. The pearl forms in the oyster on Svātī. It is the nakṣatra of self-determination.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for travel and movement
- good for buying or starting independent ventures
- good for trade and exchange
- avoid for fixed structures and heavy foundations
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 Swati?
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
- 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).