Which planet rules Ashlesha Nakshatra?

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

Is my Moon in Ashlesha?

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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Ashlesha Nakshatra

the clinging star — hypnotic insight.

Ashlesha is nakshatra number 9 of the twenty-seven, ruled by Mercury and presided over by The Nagas. Its symbol is the coiled serpent, its temperament Rakshasa, and in the Nakṣatra-puruṣa it governs the nails.

Ashlesha at a glance

Ruling planet (Vimśottarī lord): Mercury
Presiding deity: The Nagas
Symbol: Coiled serpent
Temperament (gaṇa): Rakshasa
Animal (yoni): Cat (m)
Body part (Nakṣatra-puruṣa): nails
Tree (Nakṣatra-vana): Punnaga / nagachampa (Calophyllum inophyllum)
Opens in: Cancer (from 106.67° 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 Ashlesha?

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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Ashlesha Nakshatra

Ashlesha at a glance

Is your Moon in Ashlesha?

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