🪷 धनिष्ठा · Dhaniṣṭhā (Dhaniṣṭhā)

Nakshatra #23 · Span: 23°20' Makara - 6°40' Kumbha · Ruling planet: Mars · Deity: Aṣṭa-Vasus (8 elemental devas)

धनिष्ठा
Krishna IS Pāvaka among Vasus (BG 10.23 vasūnāṁ pāvakaś cāsmi). Dhaniṣṭhā ruled by Aṣṭa-Vasus = direct Vasu-tattva.
Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.23

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
#23 of 27
Span
23°20' Makara - 6°40' Kumbha
Ruling planet
Mars
Ruling deity
Aṣṭa-Vasus (8 elemental devas)
Symbol
Drum / flute
Vimśottarī Daśā
7 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Capricorn · 2: Capricorn · 3: Aquarius · 4: Aquarius
Guṇa
Tamas
Caste (BPHS)
Servant

Symbolism

Drum · flute · wealth · cosmic-rhythm · Krishna-flute-association

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 · Aṣṭa-Vasus (8 elemental devas)-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 · Servant Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 7-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference