Ashwini nakshatra: meaning, personality, career and name letters
What it means if you were born under Ashwini, 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 Ashwini is your birth star, this is what tradition says about you.
- Ruling planet
- Ketu
- Symbol
- Horse's head
- Deity
- Ashwini Kumaras (divine healers)
- Zodiac sign
- Aries
- Name letters
- Chu, Che, Cho, La
Personality
Quick, energetic and pioneering, with a healer's instinct and a love of starting things. Independent and fast to act, sometimes before thinking it through.
Work and career
Natural fields: Medicine and healing, emergency services, sports, transport and anything needing speed.
Love and relationships
Warm and generous, but needs room to move; boredom is the real enemy.
Good days for
When the Moon passes through Ashwini (about one day every month), it is traditionally a good day for trade, medicine, learning, travel and buying jewellery.
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For astrology students: Ashwini in detail
- Span
- 0°00' – 13°20' of the sidereal zodiac (Aries)
- Vimshottari dasha at birth
- Ketu (7 years in full; the balance depends on how far the Moon has travelled through the star)
- Gana
- Deva (gentle)
- Yoni (animal)
- Horse
- Nadi
- Adi
- Nature (for muhurta)
- Light and swift (laghu)
- Body part linked
- Head and the upper brain
| Pada | Degrees | Sign | Name letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0°00' – 3°20' Aries | Aries | Chu चू |
| 2 | 3°20' – 6°40' Aries | Aries | Che चे |
| 3 | 6°40' – 10°00' Aries | Aries | Cho चो |
| 4 | 10°00' – 13°20' Aries | Aries | La ला |
Gana, yoni and nadi are used in kundli matching: check a match here.
What people often ask
Which planet rules Ashwini nakshatra?
Ketu. People born in Ashwini begin life in the Ketu dasha (planetary period).
What are the name letters for Ashwini?
Chu, Che, Cho, La, one for each of its four quarters (padas).
Is Ashwini 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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