NAKṢATRA 16 / 27 · 200°00′00″–213°20′00″ · 4 PĀDAS
विशाखा · Viśākhā
Vishakha. The 16th of the 27 lunar mansions, ruled by Guru, with presiding deity Indra-Agni and the symbol of a triumphal arch. Each nakṣatra spans 13°20′, divided into four pādas of 3°20′ each.
Classical structure
- position → 16th of the 27 nakṣatras, spanning 200°00′00″–213°20′00″ of the sidereal ecliptic.
- pādas → four quarters of 3°20′ each (the 4 navāṃśa pādas; 108 pādas across all 27).
- vimśottarī lord → Guru — seeds the Vimśottarī daśā sequence for a Moon in this nakṣatra.
- gaṇa → राक्षस · rākṣasa
- nāḍī → अन्त्य · antya
- yogatāra (junction star) → α Librae (Zubenelgenubi) vmag 2.75
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 (pādas 1–3)
- वृश्चिक Scorpio (pāda 4)
Deity & tradition
Tier-W (vii) provenanceआह्वानम् · INVOCATION
ॐ इन्द्राग्निभ्यां नमः · षोडशं नक्षत्रम्।
Salutations to Indra-Agni, the sixteenth nakṣatra — the twin forces of triumphal will.
कथा · STORY
Viśākhā is ruled by Indra-Agni jointly — the king of devas and the cosmic fire. It is the triumphal arch, the nakṣatra of focused will, of the goal pursued until won. Indra used Viśākhā to slay Vṛtra.
मुहूर्त-योग्यता · TRADITIONAL MUHŪRTA USES
- good for goal-setting and decisive action
- good for warriors, athletes, and competitive work
- good for performing yajña with Indra-Agni
- avoid for marriage (sharp, contentious energy)
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 Vishakha?
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
- 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).