Hasta
Hasta is the 13th of the twenty-seven nakshatras and spans 13°20' of the zodiac, from 160.00° to 173.33°. It lies entirely inside Virgo. Its ruling planet is Moon, and that is the single most useful thing to know about it: Moon governs the mind, the mother, and emotional weather, and a person born under this nakshatra runs Moon's dasha first.
- Ruling planet
- Moon
- the mind, the mother, and emotional weather
- Gana
- Deva
- Nadi
- Aadi
- Yoni
- Buffalo
- Span
- 160° – 173.33°
- Rashi
- Virgo
Naming a child born in this nakshatra
The traditional name syllables for the four padas are Pu, Sha, Na, Tha. A child born in the first pada is named from Pu, the second from Sha, 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 | Pu | Aries |
| 2 | Sha | Taurus |
| 3 | Na | Taurus |
| 4 | Tha | Cancer |
In kundli matching
In kundli matching this nakshatra carries three of the eight kootas by itself: its gana is Deva, its nadi is Aadi, and its yoni is Buffalo. 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 Hasta nakshatra?
- Moon. It governs the mind, the mother, and emotional weather, and it is the first mahadasha a person born under this nakshatra runs.
- Which letter should a Hasta nakshatra baby's name start with?
- The traditional name syllables for the four padas are Pu, Sha, Na, Tha. A child born in the first pada is named from Pu, the second from Sha, 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 Hasta?
- In kundli matching this nakshatra carries three of the eight kootas by itself: its gana is Deva, its nadi is Aadi, and its yoni is Buffalo. 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.