Which planet rules Ardra Nakshatra?

Ardra is ruled by Rahu in the Vimśottarī scheme, which shapes the timing of its daśā periods across a life.

Your birth star is the nakshatra your Moon occupied at the moment of birth — it needs your birth date, time and place to find. Kundaly computes it from your details and reads it against your whole chart, not on its own.

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Ardra Nakshatra

Q: What is Ardra Nakshatra?

Ardra is nakshatra number 6 of the twenty-seven, ruled by Rahu and presided over by Rudra. Its symbol is the teardrop and its temperament is Manusha.

the storm star — growth through upheaval.

Ardra is nakshatra number 6 of the twenty-seven, ruled by Rahu and presided over by Rudra. Its symbol is the teardrop, its temperament Manusha, and in the Nakṣatra-puruṣa it governs the hair.

Ardra at a glance

Ruling planet (Vimśottarī lord): Rahu
Presiding deity: Rudra
Symbol: Teardrop
Temperament (gaṇa): Manusha
Animal (yoni): Dog (f)
Body part (Nakṣatra-puruṣa): hair
Tree (Nakṣatra-vana): Tendu / Indian ebony (Diospyros melanoxylon)
Opens in: Gemini (from 66.67° sidereal)

These are the classical significations of the star itself, from the Nakṣatravana and Bṛhat-Saṁhitā tradition — a lens on temperament and timing, never a verdict on a person or a fortune foretold.

Is your Moon in Ardra?

Your birth star is the nakshatra your Moon held at the moment you were born. Kundaly finds it from your birth details and reads it against your whole chart — your lagna, your daśās, the timing of things.

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Ardra Nakshatra

Ardra at a glance

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