Which planet rules Mula Nakshatra?

Mula 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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Mula Nakshatra

Q: What is Mula Nakshatra?

Mula is nakshatra number 19 of the twenty-seven, ruled by Ketu and presided over by Nirriti. Its symbol is the bunch of roots tied together and its temperament is Rakshasa.

the root star — depth and investigation.

Mula is nakshatra number 19 of the twenty-seven, ruled by Ketu and presided over by Nirriti. Its symbol is the bunch of roots tied together, its temperament Rakshasa, and in the Nakṣatra-puruṣa it governs the feet.

Mula at a glance

Ruling planet (Vimśottarī lord): Ketu
Presiding deity: Nirriti
Symbol: Bunch of roots tied together
Temperament (gaṇa): Rakshasa
Animal (yoni): Dog (m)
Body part (Nakṣatra-puruṣa): feet
Tree (Nakṣatra-vana): Salai / white dammar (Boswellia serrata)
Opens in: Sagittarius (from 240° 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 Mula?

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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Mula Nakshatra

Mula at a glance

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