2026 Purva Ashadha Nakshatra
Quick Overview
- Lord
- Venus
- Deity
- Jala
- Symbol
- Elephant Teeth
- Gana
- Rakshasa (fierce)
- Rashi span
- Dhanu (Sagittarius), 13°20' to 26°40'
- Next Moon transit (New Delhi)
- Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 9:47 AM to Sun, Oct 18, 12:49 PM
Purva Ashadha is Nakshatra 20 of the 27, spanning 253°20' to 266°40' of the sidereal zodiac, entirely within Dhanu (Sagittarius). Its ruling deity is Jala and its Vimshottari lord is Venus; the name is rendered as "Unbearable".
Purva Ashadha belongs to the Rakshasa (fierce) gana and its nature is Ugra (fierce). Its symbol is the elephant teeth, its yoni animal the monkey, its dosha Pitta and its purushartha Moksha. Names for a child born in its four padas begin with Bhoo, Dhaa, Phaa and Dha.
Purva Ashadha Nakshatra in other languages
Nakshatra number 20
- Astronomical name
- Delta Sagittari
- English
- Poorvashada
- Hindi / Sanskrit
- Poorv Ashada
- Tamil
- Pooradam
- Telugu
- Poorvashada
- Sinhalese
- Puwasala
- Gujarati
- Purvashadha
- Malayalam
- PoorAdam
- Marathi
- Purvashadha
- Kannada
- PoorvAshAda
Purva Ashadha Nakshatra characteristics
- Meaning
- Unbearable
- Tara
- 2
- Principal Star (Yogatara)
- Sagitarii
- Ruling Deity
- Jala
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Mannerism
- Head -bent
- Vision
- Blind
- Kulakula
- Self-made
- Class
- Brahmin
- Sex
- Female
- Element
- Air
- Visha Portion (96 Minutes)
- From 9 h 36 m
- Amrita Portion (96 Minutes)
- From 18 h 12m
- Limb
- Private parts
- Start
- 13 Sg 20
- End
- 26 Sg 40
- Degrees of Zodiac
- 253° 20' to 266° 40'
- Vimshottari Lord
- VenusMore
- Ruling Deity (Vedic)
- Aapah
- Pada 1 Letter
- भू (Bhoo)
- Pada 2 Letter
- धा (Dhaa)
- Pada 3 Letter
- फा (Phaa)
- Pada 4 Letter
- ध (Dha)
- Sacred Animal
- Monkey
- Devata who connects with the Sacred Animal
- Hanuman
- Gender
- Male
- Friendly Animal
- Nil
- Opposing Animal
- Goat
- Nakshatra Doshas (Vata, Pitta, Kapha)
- Pitta
- Purusharta (Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha)
- Moksha
- Pada1 Purushartha
- Moksha
- Pada2 Purushartha
- Kama
- Pada3 Purushartha
- Artha
- Pada4 Purushartha
- Dharma
- Gana List
- Rakshasa
- Direction of Nakshatra
- East
- Primary
- Sattva
- Secondary
- Rajas
- Tertiary
- Tamas
- Sidereal Longitude of Yogataras
- 250°28'46"
- Magnitude
- 2.7
- Latitude
- 6°28'S
- Declination
- 29°49'S
- Special Group
- K
- Combustion
- December 28 - Jan 11
- Deep Combustion Dates
- December 26 - December 21
- Trade Items
- Rice and all grains with husk, ghee, colours
- Months
- 1 month
- Gotra of the Nakshatra
- Pulaha-Bridger of Space
- Bird
- Cock, Parrot
- Tree/Plant/Fruit
- 1. Vet (Rattan cane) 2. Sita ashok (Ashoka tree)
- Botanical Name for Tree
- 1. Calamus rotang 2. Saraca indica
- Birth in Suklapaksha
- Cock
- Birth in Krishnapaksha
- Owl
- Vedic Names of the Nakshatras
- Aashadha
- Vedanga Jyotisha short forms of Nak.
- Pah
- Srishti/Sthiti/Samhara
- Sthiti
Moon in Purva Ashadha Nakshatra in 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions about Purva Ashadha Nakshatra
The ruling deity of Purva Ashadha is Jala. It is Nakshatra 20 of the 27 and is counted as a group of 2 stars, with Sagitarii as its principal star (yogatara).
Venus is the Vimshottari lord of Purva Ashadha. A person born with the Moon in Purva Ashadha starts life in the Venus Mahadasha, which lasts 20 years in full; the part of the nakshatra the Moon has already crossed at birth is deducted from that first period.
Purva Ashadha belongs to the Rakshasa (fierce) gana; Rakshasa gana natives are described as strong-willed, independent and intense. The gana is what Gana Koota compares in horoscope matching. Its nature is Ugra (fierce), so in muhurta it is chosen for bold, forceful or confrontational undertakings.
Purva Ashadha runs from 253°20' to 266°40' of the sidereal zodiac, entirely within Dhanu (Sagittarius). Each pada covers 3°20'.
Pada 1: "Bhoo" (navamsha Simha (Leo)); Pada 2: "Dhaa" (navamsha Kanya (Virgo)); Pada 3: "Phaa" (navamsha Tula (Libra)); Pada 4: "Dha" (navamsha Vrischika (Scorpio)). A child born in Purva Ashadha is traditionally named starting with the syllable of their birth pada.
The symbol of Purva Ashadha is the elephant teeth and its yoni (sacred animal) is the monkey, which is what Yoni Koota compares in horoscope matching. Its Ayurvedic dosha is Pitta and purushartha is Moksha.
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