Mrigashira
23°20′ Taurus – 6°40′ Gemini
The 5th nakshatra, ruled by Mars (Mangal), 2 padas in Taurus + 2 padas in Gemini. Four padas of 3°20′, each with its navamsa sign and naam akshar.
Where Mrigashira is
#5 of 27Mrigashira runs from 23°20′ Taurus – 6°40′ Gemini: 13°20′ of the ecliptic, measured sidereally from 0° Aries with the Lahiri ayanamsa. It is 2 padas in Taurus + 2 padas in Gemini. It follows Rohini and is followed by Ardra.
Characteristics of one born in Mrigashira
as Brihat Jataka gives themBrihat Jataka, Varahamihira’s sixth-century text on the birth chart, gives each nakshatra a verse on the person born with the Moon in it. This is its verse for Mrigashira, in paraphrase. It reads the Moon’s nakshatra alone and, like every text of its age, speaks of a male native: your lagna, the Moon’s rashi and the rest of the kundli decide how much of it shows.
Brihat Jataka says a person born with the Moon in Mrigashira is capable, a good speaker, active, wealthy and fond of pleasure. The verse adds that such a person is timid and not always steady in their principles. The note to the chapter in the 1885 translation adds that these results come in full only when the Moon is strong at birth.
Brihat Jataka 16.3
The four padas
3°20′ each, with naam aksharEach nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′. Each pada maps to a navamsa sign (the D9 chart is built from exactly this) and carries a naam akshar, the syllable a child born in it is named by. The Moon crosses a pada in about six hours, so it is the first thing an imprecise birth time puts in doubt.
How it is classified
traditional, and what each is used forThese are classifications from the tradition rather than anything computed from the arc. They are given because kundli matching uses them, and each line says which part.
| Classification | This nakshatra | What it is used for |
|---|---|---|
| Gana | Deva | Temperament class: Deva, Manushya or Rakshasa. Worth 6 of the 36 gun in kundli matching. |
| Yoni | Serpent (female) | An animal, used for the 4-gun Yoni koota in matching. The rules are about the animals, not the people. |
| Nadi | Madhya | Aadi, Madhya or Antya. 8 gun, the largest single koota; two charts sharing one is Nadi dosha. |
Below, the matching engine scores Mrigashira with each of the 27 on these and on Tara.
Mrigashira in marriage matching
the four kootas that need only the nakshatras, 21 of 36 gunKundli matching counts 36 gun over eight kootas. Four of them go by the two birth nakshatras alone: Tara (3), Yoni (4), Gana (6) and Nadi (8), 21 of the 36. Below is how Mrigashira scores with each of the 27 on those four, by the rules the kundli matching tool uses. The other 15 gun (Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot) go by the two Moon rashis, so a pair that does well here can still lose gun there, and the other way round.
| Nakshatra | Tara | Yoni | Gana | Nadi | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chitra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dhanishta | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Purva Phalguni | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Purva Ashadha | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Bharani | 1.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | 1.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8.5 |
Nadi dosha. Mrigashira is Madhya nadi, and so are Bharani, Pushya, Purva Phalguni, Chitra, Anuradha, Purva Ashadha, Dhanishta and Uttara Bhadrapada. With any of them the Nadi koota gives 0 of 8: that is Nadi dosha, the heaviest single loss in matching. Two people both born in Mrigashira share its nadi too; the dosha is treated as cancelled when their padas differ.
Gana. Mrigashira is Deva gana. The lowest it scores on Gana is 0 of 6, with Krittika, Ashlesha, Magha, Chitra, Vishakha, Jyeshtha, Mula, Dhanishta and Shatabhisha, the Deva–Rakshasa pairing usually called Gana dosha.
Yoni. With Uttara Ashadha the Yoni koota gives 0 of 4: their animal and Mrigashira’s, the serpent, are sworn enemies in the yoni table.
Mrigashira with all 27
| Nakshatra | Tara | Yoni | Gana | Nadi | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwini | 1.5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17.5 |
| Bharani | 1.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Krittika | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11.5 |
| Rohini | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| Mrigashira | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Ardra | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| Punarvasu | 1.5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16.5 |
| Pushya | 1.5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Ashlesha | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10.5 |
| Magha | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10.5 |
| Purva Phalguni | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Uttara Phalguni | 1.5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16.5 |
| Hasta | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| Chitra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Swati | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| Vishakha | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11.5 |
| Anuradha | 1.5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Jyeshtha | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11.5 |
| Mula | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11.5 |
| Purva Ashadha | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Uttara Ashadha | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14.5 |
| Shravana | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| Dhanishta | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Shatabhisha | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| Purva Bhadrapada | 1.5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16.5 |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | 1.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Revati | 1.5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17.5 |
What a day in Mrigashira is good for
its class, and the muhurat rulesThis is about days, not people. The Moon passes through Mrigashira once in about 27 days and stays a little over a day, and a muhurat (an auspicious time) is chosen partly by that nakshatra.
When the Moon is in Mrigashira, the muhurat rules allow the day for a wedding, griha pravesh (moving into a new house), buying land or a house, buying a vehicle, opening a shop or business, setting out on a journey, namkaran (naming a baby), mundan (the first haircut), janeu (the sacred thread), vidyarambha (starting study), a planned operation and building work on the house. They keep it out for joining a job.
Mrigashira on a Monday or Wednesday makes Sarvartha Siddhi yoga, a day the muhurat pages count good for any work.
The dasha you are born into
Mars, and how much of it is leftVimshottari dasha starts from the nakshatra the Moon was in. Mrigashira is ruled by Mars (Mangal), so anyone born with the Moon here begins life inside a 7-year Mars mahadasha, but almost nobody gets the whole of it: the part remaining is the part of the nakshatra the Moon had not yet crossed.
| Moon in | From | Mars mahadasha remaining | Of the arc still ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 23°20′ Taurus | 7.0 – 5.2 years | 75–100% |
| Pada 2 | 26°40′ Taurus | 5.2 – 3.5 years | 50–75% |
| Pada 3 | 0°00′ Gemini | 3.5 – 1.8 years | 25–50% |
| Pada 4 | 3°20′ Gemini | 1.8 – 0.0 years | 0–25% |
The exact figure needs the Moon's degree, not just the pada: find yours, and the dasha pages carry the 120-year sequence that follows it.
All 27
in order round the eclipticCommon questions
7 questionsWhat are the characteristics of a person born in Mrigashira?
Mrigashira’s deity is Soma and its symbol a deer's head. Brihat Jataka gives the person born in it a verse of its own (16.3), quoted above; it reads the Moon’s nakshatra alone; the rest of the kundli decides how much of it shows.
Which nakshatras match best with Mrigashira for marriage?
On the four kootas that go by the nakshatras alone (Tara, Yoni, Gana and Nadi, 21 of the 36 gun), the highest are Rohini (20 of 21), Hasta (19 of 21) and Swati (19 of 21). With Bharani, Pushya, Purva Phalguni, Chitra, Anuradha, Purva Ashadha, Dhanishta and Uttara Bhadrapada it has Nadi dosha. The other 15 gun go by the two Moon rashis, so the full match needs both kundlis.
Is Mrigashira nakshatra good for marriage and other muhurat?
A day with the Moon in Mrigashira is allowed for a wedding, griha pravesh (moving into a new house), buying land or a house, buying a vehicle, opening a shop or business, setting out on a journey, namkaran (naming a baby), mundan (the first haircut), janeu (the sacred thread), vidyarambha (starting study), a planned operation and building work on the house, by the muhurat rules here; the tithi, weekday and season must agree too.
What degrees is Mrigashira?
23°20′ Taurus to 6°40′ Gemini: 13°20′ of the sidereal ecliptic, Lahiri ayanamsa.
Which planet rules Mrigashira?
Mars (Mangal). Anyone born with the Moon here begins life in a 7-year Mars mahadasha, with the part already elapsed depending on how far through the nakshatra the Moon was.
What are the naam akshar of Mrigashira?
One per pada: pada 1 Ve (वे), pada 2 Vo (वो), pada 3 Ka (का), pada 4 Ki (की). A child is named from the syllable of the pada the Moon was in.
What is the gana, yoni and nadi of Mrigashira?
Gana Deva, yoni Serpent (female), nadi Madhya. Kundli matching uses them: 6 gun for gana, 4 for yoni and 8 for nadi, out of 36.
Your nakshatra is where the Moon was, to the minute.
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