Ashlesha
Ashlesha is the 9th of the twenty-seven nakshatras and spans 13°20' of the zodiac, from 106.67° to 120.00°. It lies entirely inside Cancer. Its ruling planet is Mercury, and that is the single most useful thing to know about it: Mercury governs speech, trade, analysis and learning quickly, and a person born under this nakshatra runs Mercury's dasha first.
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- speech, trade, analysis and learning quickly
- Gana
- Rakshasa
- Nadi
- Antya
- Yoni
- Cat
- Span
- 106.67° – 120°
- Rashi
- Cancer
Naming a child born in this nakshatra
The traditional name syllables for the four padas are Di, Du, De, Do. A child born in the first pada is named from Di, the second from Du, 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 | Di | Sagittarius |
| 2 | Du | Capricorn |
| 3 | De | Aquarius |
| 4 | Do | Pisces |
In kundli matching
In kundli matching this nakshatra carries three of the eight kootas by itself: its gana is Rakshasa, its nadi is Antya, and its yoni is Cat. 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 Ashlesha nakshatra?
- Mercury. It governs speech, trade, analysis and learning quickly, and it is the first mahadasha a person born under this nakshatra runs.
- Which letter should a Ashlesha nakshatra baby's name start with?
- The traditional name syllables for the four padas are Di, Du, De, Do. A child born in the first pada is named from Di, the second from Du, 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 Ashlesha?
- In kundli matching this nakshatra carries three of the eight kootas by itself: its gana is Rakshasa, its nadi is Antya, and its yoni is Cat. 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.