Which planet rules Ashwini Nakshatra?

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

Is my Moon in Ashwini?

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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Ashwini Nakshatra

the star of transport — swift, healing energy.

Ashwini is nakshatra number 1 of the twenty-seven, ruled by Ketu and presided over by Ashwini Kumaras. Its symbol is the horse's head, its temperament Deva, and in the Nakṣatra-puruṣa it governs the knees.

Ashwini at a glance

Ruling planet (Vimśottarī lord): Ketu
Presiding deity: Ashwini Kumaras
Symbol: Horse's head
Temperament (gaṇa): Deva
Animal (yoni): Horse (m)
Body part (Nakṣatra-puruṣa): knees
Tree (Nakṣatra-vana): Kuchla / poison-nut (Strychnos nux-vomica)
Opens in: Aries (from 0° 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 Ashwini?

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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Ashwini Nakshatra

Ashwini at a glance

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