The Moon's 27 mansions
Nakshatras
The zodiac divided into 27 spans of 13°20' each, one for every day of the Moon's circuit.
Purva Phalguni
133°20'00" – 146°40'00" · lord Venus
- Symbol
- Hammock
- Deity
- Bhaga
- Lord
- Venus
- Gana
- Manushya (human — mixed, practical)
- Yoni
- Rat
- Nadi
- Madhya (pitta)
- Varna
- Brahmin
- Element
- Water
Purva Phalguni is rest after work — a hammock for a symbol, Bhaga for a deity, Venus for a lord. It governs pleasure, romance, creativity and the enjoyment of what has been earned. Charm here is effortless and social life is genuinely important, not a distraction. The nakshatra is warm rather than driven, and it does its best work in company.
Strengths
Charm, artistic talent, generosity, and a gift for making occasions pleasant.
Needs watching
Indulgence and avoidance of the unglamorous part of the work.
Suited work: Entertainment and the arts, event and hospitality work, fashion, marriage-related trades, luxury.
Gana, yoni and nadi are the three attributes used in marriage matching; the varna and tattva describe temperament and element. The reading below describes the nakshatra itself, not the whole chart — the Moon's nakshatra is the strongest single indicator of temperament, but it is one factor among many.