Invincible in spirit, ambitious, and persuasive — hard to discourage. Your conviction lifts others; keep it from hardening into pride.
| Number | 20 of 27 |
| Span | 13°20′ – 26°40′ of Dhanu (Sagittarius) |
| Ruling planet | Shukra (Venus) |
| Deity | Apas — the cosmic waters |
| Symbol | a fan / winnowing basket |
Your birth nakshatra decides where the Vimshottari cycle starts for you. With the Moon in Purva Ashadha, life opens in a Shukra mahadasha — 20 years of a ripening toward love, beauty, and the sweetness of comfort.
You are rarely born at the very beginning of it. The Moon’s exact position inside Purva Ashadha decides how much of that 20-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 →
Is your Moon actually in Purva Ashadha? Find out free.
Reveal my timeline ✦ Computed live · nothing leaves your deviceInvincible in spirit, ambitious, and persuasive — hard to discourage. Your conviction lifts others; keep it from hardening into pride.
| Lean into | Watch for |
|---|---|
| Let your conviction lift the people around you | Don’t let certainty close the door on being wrong |
Every nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′ each. Which pada the Moon occupies refines the reading further.
| Pada | Degrees |
|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 13°20′ – 16°40′ Dhanu (Sagittarius) |
| Pada 2 | 16°40′ – 20°00′ Dhanu (Sagittarius) |
| Pada 3 | 20°00′ – 23°20′ Dhanu (Sagittarius) |
| Pada 4 | 23°20′ – 26°40′ Dhanu (Sagittarius) |
Shukra (Venus). That matters for timing as well as temperament: if your Moon sits in Purva Ashadha at birth, your life opens in a Shukra mahadasha, which runs 20 years.
Purva Ashadha spans 13°20′ – 26°40′ of Dhanu (Sagittarius). Every nakshatra is exactly 13°20′ of the 360° zodiac, and the 27 of them divide it evenly.
The symbol is a fan / winnowing basket and the presiding deity is Apas — the cosmic waters.