Pushya
Pushya is the 8th of the twenty-seven nakshatras and spans 13°20' of the zodiac, from 93.33° to 106.67°. It lies entirely inside Cancer. Its ruling planet is Saturn, and that is the single most useful thing to know about it: Saturn governs discipline, delay, labour and whatever lasts, and a person born under this nakshatra runs Saturn's dasha first.
- Ruling planet
- Saturn
- discipline, delay, labour and whatever lasts
- Gana
- Deva
- Nadi
- Madhya
- Yoni
- Sheep
- Span
- 93.33° – 106.67°
- Rashi
- Cancer
Naming a child born in this nakshatra
The traditional name syllables for the four padas are Hu, He, Ho, Da. A child born in the first pada is named from Hu, the second from He, 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 | Hu | Leo |
| 2 | He | Virgo |
| 3 | Ho | Libra |
| 4 | Da | Scorpio |
In kundli matching
In kundli matching this nakshatra carries three of the eight kootas by itself: its gana is Deva, its nadi is Madhya, and its yoni is Sheep. 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 Pushya nakshatra?
- Saturn. It governs discipline, delay, labour and whatever lasts, and it is the first mahadasha a person born under this nakshatra runs.
- Which letter should a Pushya nakshatra baby's name start with?
- The traditional name syllables for the four padas are Hu, He, Ho, Da. A child born in the first pada is named from Hu, the second from He, 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 Pushya?
- In kundli matching this nakshatra carries three of the eight kootas by itself: its gana is Deva, its nadi is Madhya, and its yoni is Sheep. 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.