🪷 मघा · Maghā (Maghā)

Nakshatra #10 · Span: 0°-13°20' Siṁha · Ruling planet: Ketu · Deity: Pitṛs (ancestors)

मघा
Krishna IS Aryamā among pitṛs (BG 10.29 pitṝṇām aryamā cāsmi). Maghā is the throne-of-ancestors-tattva.
Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.29

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
#10 of 27
Span
0°-13°20' Siṁha
Ruling planet
Ketu
Ruling deity
Pitṛs (ancestors)
Symbol
Royal throne
Vimśottarī Daśā
7 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Leo · 2: Leo · 3: Leo · 4: Leo
Guṇa
Tamas
Caste (BPHS)
Śūdra

Symbolism

Royal-throne · ancestral-power · pitṛ-yajña · solar-majesty

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 · Pitṛs (ancestors)-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 · Śūdra Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 7-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference