2026 Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra
Quick Overview
- Lord
- Sun
- Deity
- Aryama (Sun)
- Symbol
- Cot
- Gana
- Manushya (human)
- Rashi span
- Pada 1 in Simha (Leo) and padas 2–4 in Kanya (Virgo)
- Next Moon transit (New Delhi)
- Thu, Nov 5, 2026, 3:30 AM to Fri, Nov 6, 3:56 AM
Uttara Phalguni is Nakshatra 12 of the 27, spanning 146°40' to 160°00' of the sidereal zodiac, across Simha (Leo) and Kanya (Virgo). Its ruling deity is Aryama (Sun) and its Vimshottari lord is Sun; the name is rendered as "Unsubstantial".
Uttara Phalguni belongs to the Manushya (human) gana and its nature is Sthira (fixed). Its symbol is the cot, its yoni animal the bull, its dosha Vata and its purushartha Moksha. Names for a child born in its four padas begin with Te, To, Paa and Pee.
Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra in other languages
Nakshatra number 12
- Astronomical name
- Beta Leonis
- English
- Uttra Phalguni/Uttara
- Hindi / Sanskrit
- Uttra Phalguni
- Tamil
- Utthiram
- Telugu
- UttaraphalguniHastha
- Sinhalese
- Uttrapal
- Gujarati
- Uttar Phalguni
- Malayalam
- Utthram
- Marathi
- Uttara (or Uttara phalguni)
- Kannada
- Uttara
Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra characteristics
- Meaning
- Unsubstantial
- Tara
- 2
- Principal Star (Yogatara)
- Denebola
- Ruling Deity
- Aryama (Sun)
- Temperament
- Stable
- Mannerism
- Head -raised
- Vision
- Blind
- Kulakula
- Self-made
- Class
- Authority
- Sex
- Female
- Element
- Fire
- Visha Portion (96 Minutes)
- From 07 h 24m
- Amrita Portion (96 Minutes)
- From 16 h 36m
- Inauspicious Part
- III & IV quarters
- Limb
- Heart
- Start
- 26 Le 40
- End
- 10 Vi 00
- Degrees of Zodiac
- 146° 40' to 160° 0'
- Vimshottari Lord
- SunMore
- Ruling Deity (Vedic)
- Bhaga
- Pada 1 Letter
- टे (Te)
- Pada 2 Letter
- टो (To)
- Pada 3 Letter
- पा (Paa)
- Pada 4 Letter
- पी (Pee)
- Sacred Animal
- Bull
- Devata who connects with the Sacred Animal
- Shiva
- Gender
- Male
- Friendly Animal
- Nil
- Opposing Animal
- Horse, Tiger
- Nakshatra Doshas (Vata, Pitta, Kapha)
- Vata
- Purusharta (Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha)
- Moksha
- Pada1 Purushartha
- Moksha
- Pada2 Purushartha
- Kama
- Pada3 Purushartha
- Artha
- Pada4 Purushartha
- Dharma
- Gana List
- Manushya
- Direction of Nakshatra
- East
- Primary
- Tamas
- Secondary
- Rajas
- Tertiary
- Sattva
- Sidereal Longitude of Yogataras
- 147°30'48"
- Magnitude
- 2.14
- Latitude
- 12°56'N
- Declination
- 14°31'N
- Special Group
- A
- Combustion
- September 13 - September 27
- Deep Combustion Dates
- September 13 - September 15
- Trade Items
- Rice, all pulses, salt, garlic, soda-ash, etc.
- Months
- 2 months
- Gotra of the Nakshatra
- Pulastya-One having smooth Hair
- Bird
- Crow
- Tree/Plant/Fruit
- 1. Payar Peepal (Golden rumph's fig) 2. Paras Peepal (Portia tree) 3. Pakur (White fig) 4. Shami (Spunge tree)
- Botanical Name for Tree
- 1. Ficus rumphii 2. Thespesia populnea 3. Ficus infectoria 4. Prosopis cineraria
- Birth in Suklapaksha
- Crow
- Birth in Krishnapaksha
- Crow
- Vedic Names of the Nakshatras
- Phalguni
- Vedanga Jyotisha short forms of Nak.
- Maa
- Srishti/Sthiti/Samhara
- Samhara
Moon in Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra in 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions about Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra
The ruling deity of Uttara Phalguni is Aryama (Sun). It is Nakshatra 12 of the 27 and is counted as a group of 2 stars, with Denebola as its principal star (yogatara).
Sun is the Vimshottari lord of Uttara Phalguni. A person born with the Moon in Uttara Phalguni starts life in the Sun Mahadasha, which lasts 6 years in full; the part of the nakshatra the Moon has already crossed at birth is deducted from that first period.
Uttara Phalguni belongs to the Manushya (human) gana; Manushya gana natives are described as balanced, practical and worldly. The gana is what Gana Koota compares in horoscope matching. Its nature is Sthira (fixed), so in muhurta it is chosen for lasting work such as laying foundations, house-building and planting.
Uttara Phalguni runs from 146°40' to 160°00' of the sidereal zodiac, across Simha (Leo) and Kanya (Virgo): pada 1 in Simha (Leo) and padas 2–4 in Kanya (Virgo). Each pada covers 3°20'.
Pada 1: "Te" (navamsha Dhanu (Sagittarius)); Pada 2: "To" (navamsha Makara (Capricorn)); Pada 3: "Paa" (navamsha Kumbha (Aquarius)); Pada 4: "Pee" (navamsha Meena (Pisces)). A child born in Uttara Phalguni is traditionally named starting with the syllable of their birth pada.
The symbol of Uttara Phalguni is the cot and its yoni (sacred animal) is the bull, which is what Yoni Koota compares in horoscope matching. Its Ayurvedic dosha is Vata and purushartha is Moksha.
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