Devoted, cooperative, and warm — you thrive through loyal connection. You can lead from within a group and flourish far from home.
| Number | 17 of 27 |
| Span | 3°20′ – 16°40′ of Vrishchika (Scorpio) |
| Ruling planet | Shani (Saturn) |
| Deity | Mitra — god of friendship & contracts |
| Symbol | a lotus |
Your birth nakshatra decides where the Vimshottari cycle starts for you. With the Moon in Anuradha, life opens in a Shani mahadasha — 19 years of a reckoning of discipline, patience, and durable foundations.
You are rarely born at the very beginning of it. The Moon’s exact position inside Anuradha decides how much of that 19-year period was already spent before you arrived, which is why two people with the same nakshatra can still change chapters years apart. How the 120-year cycle works →
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Reveal my timeline ✦ Computed live · nothing leaves your deviceDevoted, cooperative, and warm — you thrive through loyal connection. You can lead from within a group and flourish far from home.
| Lean into | Watch for |
|---|---|
| Lean into loyal connection — you flourish through people | Don’t dim yourself just to keep a group comfortable |
Every nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′ each. Which pada the Moon occupies refines the reading further.
| Pada | Degrees |
|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 3°20′ – 6°40′ Vrishchika (Scorpio) |
| Pada 2 | 6°40′ – 10°00′ Vrishchika (Scorpio) |
| Pada 3 | 10°00′ – 13°20′ Vrishchika (Scorpio) |
| Pada 4 | 13°20′ – 16°40′ Vrishchika (Scorpio) |
Shani (Saturn). That matters for timing as well as temperament: if your Moon sits in Anuradha at birth, your life opens in a Shani mahadasha, which runs 19 years.
Anuradha spans 3°20′ – 16°40′ of Vrishchika (Scorpio). Every nakshatra is exactly 13°20′ of the 360° zodiac, and the 27 of them divide it evenly.
The symbol is a lotus and the presiding deity is Mitra — god of friendship & contracts.