NAKṢATRA 12 / 27 · 146°40′00″–160°00′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
उत्तरफल्गुनी · Uttaraphālgunī
Uttaraphalguni. The 12th of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Sūrya, with presiding deity Aryaman and the symbol of a back bed-legs. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 12th of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 146°40′00″–160°00′00″ of the sidereal ecliptic.
- pādas → four quarters of 3°20′ each (the 4 navāṃśa pādas; 108 pādas across all 27).
- vimśottarī lord → Sūrya — seeds the Vimśottarī daśā sequence for a Moon in this nakṣatra.
- gaṇa → मनुष्य · manuṣya
- nāḍī → आदि · ādi
- yogatāra (junction star) → β Leonis (Denebola) vmag 2.14
Arc · pāda · lord · Tier-S (iii) period-derivation. Deity · symbol · gaṇa · nāḍī · yogatāra · Tier-W (vii) classical provenance.
Rāśi placement
2¼ mansions per sign- सिंह Leo (pāda 1)
- कन्या Virgo (pādas 2–4)
Deity & tradition
Tier-W (vii) provenanceआह्वानम् · INVOCATION
ॐ अर्यम्णे नमः · द्वादशं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to Aryaman, the twelfth nakṣatra — the noble friend and contract-keeper.
कथा · STORY
Uttara Phalgunī is ruled by Aryaman, the Āditya of contracts, friendships, and noble agreements. It is the back-legs of the cosmic bed — the nakṣatra of commitment, of vows kept, of the long marriage that endures.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for marriage and binding contracts
- good for forming partnerships
- good for housewarming and stable settlement
- good for legal and formal agreements
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 Uttaraphalguni?
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
- 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).