astropothi

Rohini

Rohini is the 4th of the twenty-seven nakshatras and spans 13°20' of the zodiac, from 40.00° to 53.33°. It lies entirely inside Taurus. 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
Manushya
Nadi
Antya
Yoni
Serpent
Span
40° – 53.33°
Rashi
Taurus

Naming a child born in this nakshatra

The traditional name syllables for the four padas are O, Va, Vi, Vu. A child born in the first pada is named from O, the second from Va, 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

PadaName starts withNavamsa
1OAries
2VaTaurus
3ViTaurus
4VuCancer

In kundli matching

In kundli matching this nakshatra carries three of the eight kootas by itself: its gana is Manushya, its nadi is Antya, and its yoni is Serpent. 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 kundlis

Common questions

Who is the lord of Rohini 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 Rohini nakshatra baby's name start with?
The traditional name syllables for the four padas are O, Va, Vi, Vu. A child born in the first pada is named from O, the second from Va, 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 Rohini?
In kundli matching this nakshatra carries three of the eight kootas by itself: its gana is Manushya, its nadi is Antya, and its yoni is Serpent. 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.

Other nakshatras