Purva Phalguni
Purva Phalguni is the 11th of the twenty-seven nakshatras and spans 13°20' of the zodiac, from 133.33° to 146.67°. It lies entirely inside Leo. Its ruling planet is Venus, and that is the single most useful thing to know about it: Venus governs comfort, art, marriage and everything pleasant, and a person born under this nakshatra runs Venus's dasha first.
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- comfort, art, marriage and everything pleasant
- Gana
- Manushya
- Nadi
- Madhya
- Yoni
- Rat
- Span
- 133.33° – 146.67°
- Rashi
- Leo
Naming a child born in this nakshatra
The traditional name syllables for the four padas are Mo, Ta, Ti, Tu. A child born in the first pada is named from Mo, the second from Ta, 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 | Mo | Leo |
| 2 | Ta | Virgo |
| 3 | Ti | Libra |
| 4 | Tu | Scorpio |
In kundli matching
In kundli matching this nakshatra carries three of the eight kootas by itself: its gana is Manushya, its nadi is Madhya, 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 Purva Phalguni nakshatra?
- Venus. It governs comfort, art, marriage and everything pleasant, and it is the first mahadasha a person born under this nakshatra runs.
- Which letter should a Purva Phalguni nakshatra baby's name start with?
- The traditional name syllables for the four padas are Mo, Ta, Ti, Tu. A child born in the first pada is named from Mo, the second from Ta, 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 Purva Phalguni?
- In kundli matching this nakshatra carries three of the eight kootas by itself: its gana is Manushya, its nadi is Madhya, 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.