Magha
Magha is the 10th of the twenty-seven nakshatras and spans 13°20' of the zodiac, from 120.00° to 133.33°. It lies entirely inside Leo. Its ruling planet is Ketu, and that is the single most useful thing to know about it: Ketu governs detachment, research and the things you are already good at without knowing why, and a person born under this nakshatra runs Ketu's dasha first.
- Ruling planet
- Ketu
- detachment, research and the things you are already good at without knowing why
- Gana
- Rakshasa
- Nadi
- Antya
- Yoni
- Rat
- Span
- 120° – 133.33°
- Rashi
- Leo
Naming a child born in this nakshatra
The traditional name syllables for the four padas are Ma, Mi, Mu, Me. A child born in the first pada is named from Ma, the second from Mi, 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 | Ma | Aries |
| 2 | Mi | Taurus |
| 3 | Mu | Gemini |
| 4 | Me | Cancer |
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 Rat. 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 Magha nakshatra?
- Ketu. It governs detachment, research and the things you are already good at without knowing why, and it is the first mahadasha a person born under this nakshatra runs.
- Which letter should a Magha nakshatra baby's name start with?
- The traditional name syllables for the four padas are Ma, Mi, Mu, Me. A child born in the first pada is named from Ma, the second from Mi, 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 Magha?
- 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 Rat. 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.