🪷 रोहिणी · Rohiṇī (Rohiṇī)

Nakshatra #4 · Span: 10°-23°20' Vṛṣabha · Ruling planet: Moon · Deity: Brahmā / Prajāpati

रोहिणी
Krishna's OWN birth-nakshatra. Krishna IS Prajāpati — the cosmic procreator (BG 10.6, 7.10 bījaṁ māṁ sarva-bhūtānām). The most fertile nakshatra.
Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.6, 7.10

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)

🪷 Is Rohiṇī YOUR Janma-Nakshatra or YOUR Lagna-Nakshatra? Submit your birth-data → and return — this page will then show if Rohiṇī carries YOUR Moon (janma-nakshatra · lifelong manas-deity) or YOUR Lagna (the precise nakshatra of your Ascendant).

Classical attributes

Number
#4 of 27
Span
10°-23°20' Vṛṣabha
Ruling planet
Moon
Ruling deity
Brahmā / Prajāpati
Symbol
Cart / chariot
Vimśottarī Daśā
10 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Taurus · 2: Taurus · 3: Taurus · 4: Taurus
Guṇa
Rajas
Caste (BPHS)
Śūdra

Symbolism

Chariot · creative-fertility · beauty · Krishna's birth-mark

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 · Brahmā / Prajāpati-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 · Rajas Guṇa · Śūdra Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 10-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference