🪷 अश्विनी · Aśvinī (Aśvinī)

Nakshatra #1 · Span: 0°-13°20' Meṣa · Ruling planet: Ketu · Deity: Aśvinī Kumāras (twin healers)

अश्विनी
Krishna IS the Aśvinī-Kumāra-healing-tattva — the divine physicians who heal both body and karmic-affliction.
Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.20

Today's Moon (2026-05-14)

The Moon currently transits Revatī · pāda 3 · 354.72° sidereal.

Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate (Sūrya-Siddhānta · Lahirī ayanāṁśa)

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Classical attributes

Number
#1 of 27
Span
0°-13°20' Meṣa
Ruling planet
Ketu
Ruling deity
Aśvinī Kumāras (twin healers)
Symbol
Horse's head
Vimśottarī Daśā
7 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Aries · 2: Aries · 3: Aries · 4: Aries
Guṇa
Tamas → Sattva
Caste (BPHS)
Vaiśya

Symbolism

Horse-head · sudden-healing · pioneering · divine-physicians

Cross-references

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Nakshatra-Adhyāya · Maharṣi Parāśara — Classical authority on nakshatra deities · rulerships · vimśottarī-daśā assignments
  2. Ṛg-Veda · the nakshatra-deity invocations · Aśvinī Kumāras (twin healers)-sūkta — Vedic-mantric source for the nakshatra's ruling-deity tattva
  3. Sūrya-Siddhānta · sidereal Moon-position computation (~500 CE) — Astronomical treatise behind every nakshatra-traversal
Categories: Vedic Astronomy · Nakshatras (Lunar Mansions) · Jyotiṣa Reference · Tamas → Sattva Guṇa · Vaiśya Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 7-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference