Degrees and padas: where Uttara Phalguni sits in the zodiac
Uttara Phalguni is the twelfth of the 27 nakshatras and spans 26°40′ Leo – 10°00′ Virgo (146°40′–160°00′ of the sidereal zodiac, counted from 0° Aries). Each nakshatra is 13°20′ wide, in four padas of 3°20′. pada 1 fall in Leo and padas 2–4 in Virgo, so two Uttara Phalguni births can have different Moon signs (Rashi). Before it comes Purva Phalguni; after it, Hasta.
| Pada | Degrees in the sign | Sign (Rashi) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26°40′–30°00′ | Leo |
| 2 | 0°00′–3°20′ | Virgo |
| 3 | 3°20′–6°40′ | Virgo |
| 4 | 6°40′–10°00′ | Virgo |
Pada 1 gives a Leo Moon with a Sagittarius Navamsa; padas 2 to 4 give a Mercury-ruled Virgo Moon with Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces Navamsas. The Leo pada is traditionally read as the more regal and generous; the Virgo padas as the more exacting and service-minded. Because the Leo band is only 3°20′ wide, a birth time to the hour usually settles it.
What Uttara Phalguni traditionally signifies
Aryaman presides over hospitality, alliances and the marriage contract, and Uttara Phalguni's classical significations are his: friendship with obligations, patronage, kindness that is reliable rather than impulsive, and the keeping of promises. The bed's back legs stand for support and the second half of rest. The Sun as lord adds steadiness, leadership and a public role. The star is manushya gana with the cow as its yoni animal and is classed as fixed (dhruva), favored in muhurta for marriage, foundations and anything meant to endure.
Moon in Uttara Phalguni: how the birth star is traditionally read
An Uttara Phalguni Moon is traditionally read as dependable, generous and principled: a person who helps because it is right, keeps agreements, takes on responsibility for others, and expects the same in return.
The texts read the harder side as pride, stubbornness and a tendency to be used. The Sun's condition, the pada's sign lord and the Moon's house decide how much of each shows.
Your first Mahadasha: Uttara Phalguni starts life in Sun's period
In Vimshottari dasha the birth nakshatra decides the first major period (Mahadasha): its lord opens the sequence, and the Moon's exact degree within the star sets how much of that period was already spent at birth. For Uttara Phalguni the lord is Sun, whose period lasts 6 years, so life begins inside Sun Mahadasha with anything from days to almost 6 years of it left; Moon's 10 years follow. The Sun Mahadasha guide covers how that period is traditionally read.
The Sun's six years pass in early childhood and the Moon's ten take over before adolescence, so an Uttara Phalguni birth is read from the Moon's house for its school years; the Sun's role afterward is as a house lord and a transit, not a Mahadasha, until late in the cycle.
How to know whether Uttara Phalguni is your nakshatra
Your nakshatra is the one the Moon occupied when you were born, measured on the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa by default). The Moon moves about 13° a day, close to one nakshatra every 24 hours, so an unknown birth time can leave two candidates, and the pada needs the time to within a couple of hours. The nakshatra calculator returns the star, lord and pada from your birth details; the Moon sign calculator shows the Rashi, which for Uttara Phalguni depends on the pada.
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FAQ
Uttara Phalguni nakshatra questions
What are Uttara Phalguni nakshatra characteristics?
Classically: loyal, helpful, principled, organized, generous to friends, proud when crossed. These are readings of the birth star; the pada's sign, the Sun and the Moon's house change them.
Is Uttara Phalguni good for marriage?
Its deity Aryaman governs the marriage bond and muhurta texts favor the star for weddings, which is about choosing a moment. For two people, Guna Milan scores both birth stars on eight factors (Uttara Phalguni is manushya gana, cow yoni) and then reads both charts. Run kundli matching with both charts.
How is Uttara Phalguni different from Purva Phalguni?
Purva is Venus's star and reads as enjoyment and rest; Uttara is the Sun's and reads as the agreement that sustains it. Purva stays inside Leo; Uttara begins in Leo's last pada and runs into Virgo.
What does the Sun do as lord of Uttara Phalguni?
As nakshatra lord the Sun is read through its own placement: its house, sign and dignity say whether the star's steadiness shows as authority, service or pride. The Sun also sets the first Mahadasha for anyone born here.
Which Rashi is Uttara Phalguni nakshatra in?
Leo for pada 1 (26°40′–30°00′) and Virgo for padas 2–4 (0°00′–10°00′). The Moon's exact degree decides, so the birth time matters more for Uttara Phalguni than for a star that stays inside one sign.