🪷 चित्रा · Citrā (Citrā)
Nakshatra #14 · Span: 23°20' Kanyā - 6°40' Tulā · Ruling planet: Mars · Deity: Tvaṣṭṛ / Viśvakarmā
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
- Ruling planet: Mars
- BG 10 Vibhūti Yoga
- Find your own Janma-nakshatra
- Vishvarūpa-Chart · all 27 nakshatras as Krishna's stellar body
📚 See Also
- Mars · ruling-graha of Citrā · Vimśottarī-Daśā 7 years · this graha's period activates for Citrā-Moon natives
- Pāda 1 → Virgo · Navāṁśa rāśi for Pāda 1
- Pāda 2 → Virgo · Navāṁśa rāśi for Pāda 2
- Pāda 3 → Libra · Navāṁśa rāśi for Pāda 3
- Pāda 4 → Libra · Navāṁśa rāśi for Pāda 4
- Jyotiṣa Reference · all 89 elements · Complete encyclopedia
- Birth-Chart Calculator · Check if Citrā is YOUR Janma-Nakshatra or Lagna-Nakshatra
📖 References
- Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Nakshatra-Adhyāya · Maharṣi Parāśara — Classical authority on nakshatra deities · rulerships · vimśottarī-daśā assignments
- Ṛg-Veda · the nakshatra-deity invocations · Tvaṣṭṛ / Viśvakarmā-sūkta — Vedic-mantric source for the nakshatra's ruling-deity tattva
- Sūrya-Siddhānta · sidereal Moon-position computation (~500 CE) — Astronomical treatise behind every nakshatra-traversal