Uttara Ashadha Nakshatra: Meaning
Uttara Ashadha, twenty-first nakshatra, has the Vishvedevas as collective deity; Abhijit depends on the list; Surya dasha, 6 years.
All the gods together: the deity of Uttara Ashadha is collective. These are the Vishvedevas, and you can sense in them harmony, what is achieved as a group. Its name echoes that of its neighbor, the unconquered, with uttara marking the second of the two. An elephant's tusk is its image.
The twenty-first nakshatra, it begins at 26°40 of Dhanu and ends at 10 degrees of Makara, with only a quarter in the first sign and the rest in the second. Surya rules its dasha, 6 years.
This is where the lists part ways. Some count 28 asterisms and insert Abhijit after it, the star Vega, governed by Brahma. Others keep to 27. Depending on the list you adopt, the numbering of the following asterisms therefore slips by one notch.
Your Moon in Uttara Ashadha
Giving back what you have received: gratitude sits at the center of the portrait of the Moon in Uttara Ashadha. Everything in it evokes bonds. Many friends, the regard of nearly everyone, a good sense of what is fair. With it goes a docility, which describes a person who listens before deciding and not someone who bends.
This picture answers to the deity of the nakshatra, a collective deity, all the gods together. Imagine the notebook where you record what each person lent you, so as not to forget anything to return. On the sky side, your Moon covered the stretch from 26°40′ of Dhanu to 10° of Makara. The portrait applies to all four quarters, whatever the sign. Your life opened in a Surya dasha.
Its ruler is Surya: life begins in the Surya dasha. It sits in Sagittarius sidereal and Capricorn sidereal.
Frequently asked questions
What does Uttara Ashadha nakshatra mean?
Uttara Ashadha, twenty-first nakshatra, has the Vishvedevas as collective deity; Abhijit depends on the list; Surya dasha, 6 years.
Which graha rules Uttara Ashadha?
Uttara Ashadha is ruled by Surya. Someone born with the Moon in Uttara Ashadha starts life in the Surya dasha.