Generous, loyal, and quietly dependable — you build lasting bonds and fair partnerships. Kindness with structure is your signature.
| Number | 12 of 27 |
| Span | 26°40′ Simha (Leo) – 10°00′ Kanya (Virgo) |
| Ruling planet | Surya (Sun) |
| Deity | Aryaman — god of patronage & friendship |
| Symbol | the back legs of a bed |
Your birth nakshatra decides where the Vimshottari cycle starts for you. With the Moon in Uttara Phalguni, 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 Phalguni 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 →
Is your Moon actually in Uttara Phalguni? Find out free.
Reveal my timeline ✦ Computed live · nothing leaves your deviceGenerous, loyal, and quietly dependable — you build lasting bonds and fair partnerships. Kindness with structure is your signature.
| Lean into | Watch for |
|---|---|
| Build the loyal, fair partnerships you’re so good at | Don’t be so dependable that you’re taken for granted |
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′ Simha (Leo) |
| Pada 2 | 0°00′ – 3°20′ Kanya (Virgo) |
| Pada 3 | 3°20′ – 6°40′ Kanya (Virgo) |
| Pada 4 | 6°40′ – 10°00′ Kanya (Virgo) |
Surya (Sun). That matters for timing as well as temperament: if your Moon sits in Uttara Phalguni at birth, your life opens in a Surya mahadasha, which runs 6 years.
Uttara Phalguni spans 26°40′ Simha (Leo) – 10°00′ Kanya (Virgo). Every nakshatra is exactly 13°20′ of the 360° zodiac, and the 27 of them divide it evenly.
The symbol is the back legs of a bed and the presiding deity is Aryaman — god of patronage & friendship.