Ashlesha nakshatra: meaning, personality, career and name letters
What it means if you were born under Ashlesha, explained simply, with the details astrology students look for.
In simple words: astrology divides the sky into 27 star groups called nakshatras. The one the Moon was in when you were born is your birth star. It works like a more detailed version of your Moon sign. If Ashlesha is your birth star, this is what tradition says about you.
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- Symbol
- Coiled serpent
- Deity
- Nagas (serpents)
- Zodiac sign
- Cancer
- Name letters
- Di, Du, De, Do
Personality
Perceptive, strategic and deeply private, with a penetrating mind and natural persuasiveness. Can be secretive or guarded until trust is earned.
Work and career
Natural fields: Research, psychology, medicine and pharmacy, investigation, politics and business strategy.
Love and relationships
Intense and loyal once committed; needs openness to feel safe.
Good days for
When the Moon passes through Ashlesha (about one day every month), it is traditionally a good day for research, surgery and ending what no longer serves.
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For astrology students: Ashlesha in detail
- Span
- 106°40' – 120°00' of the sidereal zodiac (Cancer)
- Vimshottari dasha at birth
- Mercury (17 years in full; the balance depends on how far the Moon has travelled through the star)
- Gana
- Rakshasa (fierce)
- Yoni (animal)
- Cat
- Nadi
- Antya
- Nature (for muhurta)
- Sharp (tikshna)
- Body part linked
- Lungs, stomach and joints
| Pada | Degrees | Sign | Name letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16°40' – 19°60' Cancer | Cancer | Di डी |
| 2 | 20°00' – 23°20' Cancer | Cancer | Du डू |
| 3 | 23°20' – 26°40' Cancer | Cancer | De डे |
| 4 | 26°40' – 29°60' Cancer | Cancer | Do डो |
Gana, yoni and nadi are used in kundli matching: check a match here.
What people often ask
Which planet rules Ashlesha nakshatra?
Mercury. People born in Ashlesha begin life in the Mercury dasha (planetary period).
What are the name letters for Ashlesha?
Di, Du, De, Do, one for each of its four quarters (padas).
Is Ashlesha a good nakshatra?
Every nakshatra has strengths and lessons; none is good or bad by itself. How it works out depends on the whole birth chart.
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