There is a blade in you that goes after anything false. You burn away pretence — in yourself first, then in the world around you.
| Number | 3 of 27 |
| Span | 26°40′ Mesha (Aries) – 10°00′ Vrishabha (Taurus) |
| Ruling planet | Surya (Sun) |
| Deity | Agni — the sacred fire |
| Symbol | a razor / flame |
Your birth nakshatra decides where the Vimshottari cycle starts for you. With the Moon in Krittika, life opens in a Surya mahadasha — 6 years of a rising into identity, authority, and being truly seen.
You are rarely born at the very beginning of it. The Moon’s exact position inside Krittika decides how much of that 6-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 deviceThere is a blade in you that goes after anything false. You burn away pretence — in yourself first, then in the world around you.
| Lean into | Watch for |
|---|---|
| Cut cleanly what’s false — in yourself first | Don’t turn that cutting edge on the people who love you |
Every nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′ each. Which pada the Moon occupies refines the reading further.
| Pada | Degrees |
|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 26°40′ – 30°00′ Mesha (Aries) |
| Pada 2 | 0°00′ – 3°20′ Vrishabha (Taurus) |
| Pada 3 | 3°20′ – 6°40′ Vrishabha (Taurus) |
| Pada 4 | 6°40′ – 10°00′ Vrishabha (Taurus) |
Surya (Sun). That matters for timing as well as temperament: if your Moon sits in Krittika at birth, your life opens in a Surya mahadasha, which runs 6 years.
Krittika spans 26°40′ Mesha (Aries) – 10°00′ Vrishabha (Taurus). Every nakshatra is exactly 13°20′ of the 360° zodiac, and the 27 of them divide it evenly.
The symbol is a razor / flame and the presiding deity is Agni — the sacred fire.