🪷 चित्रा · Citrā (Citrā)

Nakshatra #14 · Span: 23°20' Kanyā - 6°40' Tulā · Ruling planet: Mars · Deity: Tvaṣṭṛ / Viśvakarmā

चित्रा
Krishna IS the divine architect — sargānām ādir antaś ca (BG 10.32). Viśvakarmā is direct Krishna-as-creator.
Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.32

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
#14 of 27
Span
23°20' Kanyā - 6°40' Tulā
Ruling planet
Mars
Ruling deity
Tvaṣṭṛ / Viśvakarmā
Symbol
Bright jewel / pearl
Vimśottarī Daśā
7 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Virgo · 2: Virgo · 3: Libra · 4: Libra
Guṇa
Tamas
Caste (BPHS)
Brāhmaṇa

Symbolism

Jewel · pearl · divine-architect · cosmic-design

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 · Tvaṣṭṛ / Viśvakarmā-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 Guṇa · Brāhmaṇa Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 7-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference