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.
Magha
120°00'00" – 133°20'00" · lord Ketu
- Symbol
- Throne
- Deity
- Pitris
- Lord
- Ketu
- Gana
- Rakshasa (fierce — forceful, self-willed)
- Yoni
- Rat
- Nadi
- Antya (kapha)
- Varna
- Shudra
- Element
- Water
Magha is the throne — ancestry, lineage and inherited position. Ketu rules it and the Pitris, the ancestors, are its deity, so what is received matters here more than what is invented. People born under Magha carry the family's name and often its unfinished business. There is natural dignity and an expectation of respect that is usually met.
Strengths
Dignity, leadership, loyalty to family and tradition, and generosity to dependants.
Needs watching
Pride, and living on inherited standing rather than earned. Sensitive to any slight.
Suited work: Government and administration, heritage work, family enterprise, history, ceremonial roles.
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.