Nourishing, steady, and deeply auspicious — people are fed by your care. The most protective of stars; your generosity is your power.
| Number | 8 of 27 |
| Span | 3°20′ – 16°40′ of Karka (Cancer) |
| Ruling planet | Shani (Saturn) |
| Deity | Brihaspati — the great teacher |
| Symbol | a cow’s udder / lotus |
Your birth nakshatra decides where the Vimshottari cycle starts for you. With the Moon in Pushya, life opens in a Shani mahadasha — 19 years of a reckoning of discipline, patience, and durable foundations.
You are rarely born at the very beginning of it. The Moon’s exact position inside Pushya decides how much of that 19-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 deviceNourishing, steady, and deeply auspicious — people are fed by your care. The most protective of stars; your generosity is your power.
| Lean into | Watch for |
|---|---|
| Nourish your people; your generosity is your power | Don’t give so much that you forget to be fed yourself |
Every nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′ each. Which pada the Moon occupies refines the reading further.
| Pada | Degrees |
|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 3°20′ – 6°40′ Karka (Cancer) |
| Pada 2 | 6°40′ – 10°00′ Karka (Cancer) |
| Pada 3 | 10°00′ – 13°20′ Karka (Cancer) |
| Pada 4 | 13°20′ – 16°40′ Karka (Cancer) |
Shani (Saturn). That matters for timing as well as temperament: if your Moon sits in Pushya at birth, your life opens in a Shani mahadasha, which runs 19 years.
Pushya spans 3°20′ – 16°40′ of Karka (Cancer). Every nakshatra is exactly 13°20′ of the 360° zodiac, and the 27 of them divide it evenly.
The symbol is a cow’s udder / lotus and the presiding deity is Brihaspati — the great teacher.