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| Number | 21 of 27 |
| Span | 26°40′ Dhanu (Sagittarius) – 10°00′ Makara (Capricorn) |
| Ruling planet | Surya (Sun) |
| Deity | the Vishwadevas — universal gods |
| Symbol | an elephant’s tusk |
Your birth nakshatra decides where the Vimshottari cycle starts for you. With the Moon in Uttara Ashadha, life opens in a Surya mahadasha — 6 years of a rising into identity, authority, and being truly seen.
You are rarely born at the very beginning of it. The Moon’s exact position inside Uttara Ashadha decides how much of that 6-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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Every nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′ each. Which pada the Moon occupies refines the reading further.
| Pada | Degrees |
|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 26°40′ – 30°00′ Dhanu (Sagittarius) |
| Pada 2 | 0°00′ – 3°20′ Makara (Capricorn) |
| Pada 3 | 3°20′ – 6°40′ Makara (Capricorn) |
| Pada 4 | 6°40′ – 10°00′ Makara (Capricorn) |
Surya (Sun). That matters for timing as well as temperament: if your Moon sits in Uttara Ashadha at birth, your life opens in a Surya mahadasha, which runs 6 years.
Uttara Ashadha spans 26°40′ Dhanu (Sagittarius) – 10°00′ Makara (Capricorn). Every nakshatra is exactly 13°20′ of the 360° zodiac, and the 27 of them divide it evenly.
The symbol is an elephant’s tusk and the presiding deity is the Vishwadevas — universal gods.