Which planet rules Jyeshtha Nakshatra?

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

Is my Moon in Jyeshtha?

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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Jyeshtha Nakshatra

the eldest star — seniority and protection.

Jyeshtha is nakshatra number 18 of the twenty-seven, ruled by Mercury and presided over by Indra. Its symbol is the umbrella; earring, its temperament Rakshasa, and in the Nakṣatra-puruṣa it governs the neck.

Jyeshtha at a glance

Ruling planet (Vimśottarī lord): Mercury
Presiding deity: Indra
Symbol: Umbrella; earring
Temperament (gaṇa): Rakshasa
Animal (yoni): Deer (m)
Body part (Nakṣatra-puruṣa): neck
Tree (Nakṣatra-vana): Vetti (Aporosa lindleyana); pine in northern lists
Opens in: Scorpio (from 226.67° 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 Jyeshtha?

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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Jyeshtha Nakshatra

Jyeshtha at a glance

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