Which planet rules Hasta Nakshatra?

Hasta is ruled by Moon 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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Hasta Nakshatra

Q: What is Hasta Nakshatra?

Hasta is nakshatra number 13 of the twenty-seven, ruled by Moon and presided over by Savitar. Its symbol is the hand and its temperament is Deva.

the star of the hand — skill and healing.

Hasta is nakshatra number 13 of the twenty-seven, ruled by Moon and presided over by Savitar. Its symbol is the hand, its temperament Deva, and in the Nakṣatra-puruṣa it governs the hands.

Hasta at a glance

Ruling planet (Vimśottarī lord): Moon
Presiding deity: Savitar
Symbol: Hand
Temperament (gaṇa): Deva
Animal (yoni): Buffalo (f)
Body part (Nakṣatra-puruṣa): hands
Tree (Nakṣatra-vana): Hog plum / ambazham (Spondias pinnata)
Opens in: Virgo (from 160° 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 Hasta?

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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Hasta Nakshatra

Hasta at a glance

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