NAKṢATRA 26 / 27 · 333°20′00″–346°40′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
उत्तरभाद्रपदा · Uttarabhādrapadā
Uttarabhadrapada. The 26th of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Śani, with presiding deity Ahirbudhnya and the symbol of a back legs of a cot. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 26th of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 333°20′00″–346°40′00″ of the sidereal ecliptic.
- pādas → four quarters of 3°20′ each (the 4 navāṃśa pādas; 108 pādas across all 27).
- vimśottarī lord → Śani — seeds the Vimśottarī daśā sequence for a Moon in this nakṣatra.
- gaṇa → मनुष्य · manuṣya
- nāḍī → मध्य · madhya
- yogatāra (junction star) → γ Pegasi (Algenib) vmag 2.83
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 अहिर्बुध्न्याय नमः · षड्विंशं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to Ahir Budhnya, the twenty-sixth nakṣatra — the serpent of the cosmic depths and stable wisdom.
कथा · STORY
Uttara Bhādrapadā is ruled by Ahir Budhnya, the serpent of the cosmic depths — a benevolent kuṇḍalinī form. It is the back legs of the funeral cot, the nakṣatra of restful completion, of deep yogic stability, of the calm that follows fierce ascent.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for deep yoga and meditation
- good for completing long undertakings
- good for housewarming and stable foundations
- good for marriage to a steadfast partner
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 Uttarabhadrapada?
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
- रेवतीRevati
27 nakṣatras × 13°20′ · Tier-S (iii) arc-derivation. Deity · gaṇa · nāḍī · Tier-W (vii) provenance (BPHS Ch. 14 · Bṛhat-Saṃhitā Ch. 9).