Ardra
Ardra is the 6th of the twenty-seven nakshatras and spans 13°20' of the zodiac, from 66.67° to 80.00°. It lies entirely inside Gemini. Its ruling planet is Rahu, and that is the single most useful thing to know about it: Rahu governs ambition, foreign things and sudden enlargement, and a person born under this nakshatra runs Rahu's dasha first.
- Ruling planet
- Rahu
- ambition, foreign things and sudden enlargement
- Gana
- Manushya
- Nadi
- Aadi
- Yoni
- Dog
- Span
- 66.67° – 80°
- Rashi
- Gemini
Naming a child born in this nakshatra
The traditional name syllables for the four padas are Ku, Gha, Ang, Chha. A child born in the first pada is named from Ku, the second from Gha, and so on — which pada it is depends on the exact minute of birth, because each pada is only 3°20' wide and the Moon crosses one in about six hours.
The four padas
| Pada | Name starts with | Navamsa |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ku | Sagittarius |
| 2 | Gha | Capricorn |
| 3 | Ang | Aquarius |
| 4 | Chha | Pisces |
In kundli matching
In kundli matching this nakshatra carries three of the eight kootas by itself: its gana is Manushya, its nadi is Aadi, and its yoni is Dog. Nadi is the heaviest koota of the eight — two people with the same nadi score zero out of eight on it — so this one value decides a large part of any match involving this nakshatra.
Match two kundlisCommon questions
- Who is the lord of Ardra nakshatra?
- Rahu. It governs ambition, foreign things and sudden enlargement, and it is the first mahadasha a person born under this nakshatra runs.
- Which letter should a Ardra nakshatra baby's name start with?
- The traditional name syllables for the four padas are Ku, Gha, Ang, Chha. A child born in the first pada is named from Ku, the second from Gha, and so on — which pada it is depends on the exact minute of birth, because each pada is only 3°20' wide and the Moon crosses one in about six hours.
- What is the gana and nadi of Ardra?
- In kundli matching this nakshatra carries three of the eight kootas by itself: its gana is Manushya, its nadi is Aadi, and its yoni is Dog. Nadi is the heaviest koota of the eight — two people with the same nadi score zero out of eight on it — so this one value decides a large part of any match involving this nakshatra.
Is this actually your nakshatra?
The Moon crosses a nakshatra in about a day, and a pada in about six hours — so the one you were told may not be the one you have. It takes a second to compute from your birth details.