Intense, idealistic, and unafraid of extremes — you burn for a cause. Fiery vision needs an anchor, or it scorches its own ground.
| Number | 25 of 27 |
| Span | 20°00′ Kumbha (Aquarius) – 3°20′ Meena (Pisces) |
| Ruling planet | Guru (Jupiter) |
| Deity | Aja Ekapada — the one-footed goat |
| Symbol | a two-faced man / funeral cot |
Your birth nakshatra decides where the Vimshottari cycle starts for you. With the Moon in Purva Bhadrapada, life opens in a Guru mahadasha — 16 years of an expansion of wisdom, luck, and meaningful growth.
You are rarely born at the very beginning of it. The Moon’s exact position inside Purva Bhadrapada decides how much of that 16-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 Bhadrapada? Find out free.
Reveal my timeline ✦ Computed live · nothing leaves your deviceIntense, idealistic, and unafraid of extremes — you burn for a cause. Fiery vision needs an anchor, or it scorches its own ground.
| Lean into | Watch for |
|---|---|
| Burn for the cause — but give your fire an anchor | Don’t let your own intensity burn the ground beneath you |
Every nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′ each. Which pada the Moon occupies refines the reading further.
| Pada | Degrees |
|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 20°00′ – 23°20′ Kumbha (Aquarius) |
| Pada 2 | 23°20′ – 26°40′ Kumbha (Aquarius) |
| Pada 3 | 26°40′ – 30°00′ Kumbha (Aquarius) |
| Pada 4 | 0°00′ – 3°20′ Meena (Pisces) |
Guru (Jupiter). That matters for timing as well as temperament: if your Moon sits in Purva Bhadrapada at birth, your life opens in a Guru mahadasha, which runs 16 years.
Purva Bhadrapada spans 20°00′ Kumbha (Aquarius) – 3°20′ Meena (Pisces). Every nakshatra is exactly 13°20′ of the 360° zodiac, and the 27 of them divide it evenly.
The symbol is a two-faced man / funeral cot and the presiding deity is Aja Ekapada — the one-footed goat.