Which planet rules Magha Nakshatra?

Magha is ruled by Ketu 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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Magha Nakshatra

Q: What is Magha Nakshatra?

Magha is nakshatra number 10 of the twenty-seven, ruled by Ketu and presided over by The Pitris. Its symbol is the royal throne and its temperament is Rakshasa.

the star of power — thrones and lineage.

Magha is nakshatra number 10 of the twenty-seven, ruled by Ketu and presided over by The Pitris. Its symbol is the royal throne, its temperament Rakshasa, and in the Nakṣatra-puruṣa it governs the nose.

Magha at a glance

Ruling planet (Vimśottarī lord): Ketu
Presiding deity: The Pitris
Symbol: Royal throne
Temperament (gaṇa): Rakshasa
Animal (yoni): Rat (m)
Body part (Nakṣatra-puruṣa): nose
Tree (Nakṣatra-vana): Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)
Opens in: Leo (from 120° 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 Magha?

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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Magha Nakshatra

Magha at a glance

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