Shatabhisha Nakshatra शतभिषा

Mystical, private, and healing — you mend what others can’t reach. A secret-keeper drawn to the vast and unseen.

Number24 of 27
Span6°40′ – 20°00′ of Kumbha (Aquarius)
Ruling planetRahu (Rahu)
DeityVaruna — god of oaths and hidden depths
Symbolan empty circle / hundred healers

If your Moon is in Shatabhisha

Your birth nakshatra decides where the Vimshottari cycle starts for you. With the Moon in Shatabhisha, life opens in a Rahu mahadasha — 18 years of an amplifying hunger for the new, the worldly, and the unconventional.

You are rarely born at the very beginning of it. The Moon’s exact position inside Shatabhisha decides how much of that 18-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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The nature of Shatabhisha

Mystical, private, and healing — you mend what others can’t reach. A secret-keeper drawn to the vast and unseen.

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Heal quietly what others can’t reachDon’t keep so many secrets that you isolate

The four padas of Shatabhisha

Every nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′ each. Which pada the Moon occupies refines the reading further.

PadaDegrees
Pada 16°40′ – 10°00′ Kumbha (Aquarius)
Pada 210°00′ – 13°20′ Kumbha (Aquarius)
Pada 313°20′ – 16°40′ Kumbha (Aquarius)
Pada 416°40′ – 20°00′ Kumbha (Aquarius)

Frequently asked questions

Which planet rules Shatabhisha nakshatra?

Rahu (Rahu). That matters for timing as well as temperament: if your Moon sits in Shatabhisha at birth, your life opens in a Rahu mahadasha, which runs 18 years.

What are the degrees of Shatabhisha nakshatra?

Shatabhisha spans 6°40′ – 20°00′ of Kumbha (Aquarius). Every nakshatra is exactly 13°20′ of the 360° zodiac, and the 27 of them divide it evenly.

What is the symbol and deity of Shatabhisha?

The symbol is an empty circle / hundred healers and the presiding deity is Varuna — god of oaths and hidden depths.

Note: This guide is for reflection and understanding, not prediction. Vedic astrology describes themes and timing, not certainties.