🪷 उत्तर भाद्रपदा · Uttara Bhādrapadā (Uttara Bhādrapadā)

Nakshatra #26 · Span: 3°20'-16°40' Mīna · Ruling planet: Saturn · Deity: Ahirbudhnya (serpent of the deep)

उत्तर भाद्रपदा
Krishna IS Ananta-Śeṣa among nāgas (BG 10.29 anantaś cāsmi nāgānām). Ahirbudhnya = the deep-serpent-tattva. Founder Divyanshu's natal Moon-nakshatra.
— 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
#26 of 27
Span
3°20'-16°40' Mīna
Ruling planet
Saturn
Ruling deity
Ahirbudhnya (serpent of the deep)
Symbol
Twin / back of bed
Vimśottarī Daśā
19 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Pisces · 2: Pisces · 3: Pisces · 4: Pisces
Guṇa
Tamas
Caste (BPHS)
Kṣatriya

Symbolism

Twin · back-of-bed · deep-serpent · cosmic-foundation · Ananta-tattva

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 · Ahirbudhnya (serpent of the deep)-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 · Kṣatriya Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 19-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference