🪷 उत्तर फाल्गुनी · Uttara Phalgunī (Uttara Phalgunī)

Nakshatra #12 · Span: 26°40' Siṁha - 10° Kanyā · Ruling planet: Sun · Deity: Aryamā (alliances)

उत्तर फाल्गुनी
Krishna IS Aryamā among pitṛs (BG 10.29). Uttara Phalgunī = the alliance-after-fortune 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
#12 of 27
Span
26°40' Siṁha - 10° Kanyā
Ruling planet
Sun
Ruling deity
Aryamā (alliances)
Symbol
Back-of-hammock / fig tree
Vimśottarī Daśā
6 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Leo · 2: Virgo · 3: Virgo · 4: Virgo
Guṇa
Rajas
Caste (BPHS)
Kṣatriya

Symbolism

Back-hammock · alliance · fig-tree · sustained-fortune

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 · Aryamā (alliances)-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 · Kṣatriya Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 6-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference