Independent, adaptable, and self-made — you bend without breaking. Freedom matters to you more than most; roots come slowly.
| Number | 15 of 27 |
| Span | 6°40′ – 20°00′ of Tula (Libra) |
| Ruling planet | Rahu (Rahu) |
| Deity | Vayu — the wind |
| Symbol | a young shoot swaying in the breeze |
Your birth nakshatra decides where the Vimshottari cycle starts for you. With the Moon in Swati, 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 Swati 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 →
Is your Moon actually in Swati? Find out free.
Reveal my timeline ✦ Computed live · nothing leaves your deviceIndependent, adaptable, and self-made — you bend without breaking. Freedom matters to you more than most; roots come slowly.
| Lean into | Watch for |
|---|---|
| Guard your independence — you’re self-made for a reason | Don’t hold freedom so tightly you never put down roots |
Every nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′ each. Which pada the Moon occupies refines the reading further.
| Pada | Degrees |
|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 6°40′ – 10°00′ Tula (Libra) |
| Pada 2 | 10°00′ – 13°20′ Tula (Libra) |
| Pada 3 | 13°20′ – 16°40′ Tula (Libra) |
| Pada 4 | 16°40′ – 20°00′ Tula (Libra) |
Rahu (Rahu). That matters for timing as well as temperament: if your Moon sits in Swati at birth, your life opens in a Rahu mahadasha, which runs 18 years.
Swati spans 6°40′ – 20°00′ of Tula (Libra). Every nakshatra is exactly 13°20′ of the 360° zodiac, and the 27 of them divide it evenly.
The symbol is a young shoot swaying in the breeze and the presiding deity is Vayu — the wind.