🪷 उत्तर आषाढा · Uttara Āṣāḍhā (Uttara Āṣāḍhā)

Nakshatra #21 · Span: 26°40' Dhanu - 10° Makara · Ruling planet: Sun · Deity: Viśvedevāḥ (universal devas)

उत्तर आषाढा
Krishna IS the universal-Self (BG 10.20 ahaṁ ātmā guḍākeśa sarva-bhūtāśaya-sthitaḥ). Viśvedevāḥ = direct universal-form-tattva.
— Bhagavad Gītā BG 10.20

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
#21 of 27
Span
26°40' Dhanu - 10° Makara
Ruling planet
Sun
Ruling deity
Viśvedevāḥ (universal devas)
Symbol
Elephant tusk / planks
Vimśottarī Daśā
6 years
Pāda → Rāśis
1: Sagittarius · 2: Capricorn · 3: Capricorn · 4: Capricorn
Guṇa
Sattva
Caste (BPHS)
Kṣatriya

Symbolism

Late-victory · universal-deities · uncompromising-truth · final-success

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 · Viśvedevāḥ (universal 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 · Sattva Guṇa · Kṣatriya Caste (BPHS) · Vimśottarī 6-yr Daśā · BPHS Classical Reference