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| Number | 14 of 27 |
| Span | 23°20′ Kanya (Virgo) – 6°40′ Tula (Libra) |
| Ruling planet | Mangal (Mars) |
| Deity | Tvashtar / Vishwakarma — divine architect |
| Symbol | a bright jewel |
Your birth nakshatra decides where the Vimshottari cycle starts for you. With the Moon in Chitra, life opens in a Mangal mahadasha — 7 years of a forge of drive, courage, and hard-won action.
You are rarely born at the very beginning of it. The Moon’s exact position inside Chitra decides how much of that 7-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 deviceBrilliant and design-minded, drawn to beauty with structure. You dazzle — the work is letting substance match the shine.
| Lean into | Watch for |
|---|---|
| Let real substance match the shine you’re capable of | Don’t settle for dazzling when you could be deep |
Every nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′ each. Which pada the Moon occupies refines the reading further.
| Pada | Degrees |
|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 23°20′ – 26°40′ Kanya (Virgo) |
| Pada 2 | 26°40′ – 30°00′ Kanya (Virgo) |
| Pada 3 | 0°00′ – 3°20′ Tula (Libra) |
| Pada 4 | 3°20′ – 6°40′ Tula (Libra) |
Mangal (Mars). That matters for timing as well as temperament: if your Moon sits in Chitra at birth, your life opens in a Mangal mahadasha, which runs 7 years.
Chitra spans 23°20′ Kanya (Virgo) – 6°40′ Tula (Libra). Every nakshatra is exactly 13°20′ of the 360° zodiac, and the 27 of them divide it evenly.
The symbol is a bright jewel and the presiding deity is Tvashtar / Vishwakarma — divine architect.