Rhythmic, prosperous, and performance-bright — you move to your own beat. Wealth and music favour you; solitude steadies you.
| Number | 23 of 27 |
| Span | 23°20′ Makara (Capricorn) – 6°40′ Kumbha (Aquarius) |
| Ruling planet | Mangal (Mars) |
| Deity | the eight Vasus — spirits of abundance |
| Symbol | a drum (damaru) |
Your birth nakshatra decides where the Vimshottari cycle starts for you. With the Moon in Dhanishta, 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 Dhanishta 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 deviceRhythmic, prosperous, and performance-bright — you move to your own beat. Wealth and music favour you; solitude steadies you.
| Lean into | Watch for |
|---|---|
| Move to your own rhythm and let prosperity follow | Don’t drown your own beat in constant company |
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′ Makara (Capricorn) |
| Pada 2 | 26°40′ – 30°00′ Makara (Capricorn) |
| Pada 3 | 0°00′ – 3°20′ Kumbha (Aquarius) |
| Pada 4 | 3°20′ – 6°40′ Kumbha (Aquarius) |
Mangal (Mars). That matters for timing as well as temperament: if your Moon sits in Dhanishta at birth, your life opens in a Mangal mahadasha, which runs 7 years.
Dhanishta spans 23°20′ Makara (Capricorn) – 6°40′ Kumbha (Aquarius). Every nakshatra is exactly 13°20′ of the 360° zodiac, and the 27 of them divide it evenly.
The symbol is a drum (damaru) and the presiding deity is the eight Vasus — spirits of abundance.