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.
Uttara Ashadha
266°40'00" – 280°00'00" · lord Sun
- Symbol
- Elephant tusk
- Deity
- Vishwadevas
- Lord
- Sun
- Gana
- Manushya (human — mixed, practical)
- Yoni
- Mongoose
- Nadi
- Antya (kapha)
- Varna
- Kshatriya
- Element
- Air
Uttara Ashadha is the later victory — the one that lasts. The Sun rules it and the Vishwadevas, the collected gods, preside. It gives integrity and a kind of success that arrives late and does not have to be defended. People born here are not the fastest, but what they win they keep, and their word is generally good.
Strengths
Integrity, leadership by example, persistence, and lasting achievement.
Needs watching
Rigidity, and refusing help so as not to owe anything. Slow starts.
Suited work: Government and public service, leadership roles, defence, social work, elder care.
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.