Jyeshtha nakshatra: meaning, personality, career and name letters
What it means if you were born under Jyeshtha, 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 Jyeshtha is your birth star, this is what tradition says about you.
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- Symbol
- Round amulet
- Deity
- Indra
- Zodiac sign
- Scorpio
- Name letters
- No, Ya, Yi, Yu
Personality
Protective, capable and responsible, like the eldest in a family; resourceful under pressure. Can be proud or secretive.
Work and career
Natural fields: Management, defence and police, administration, medicine and engineering.
Love and relationships
Protective and devoted, but needs to share control.
Good days for
When the Moon passes through Jyeshtha (about one day every month), it is traditionally a good day for research, surgery and ending what no longer serves.
Not sure of your birth star? Find it free from your date, time and place of birth.
For astrology students: Jyeshtha in detail
- Span
- 226°40' – 240°00' of the sidereal zodiac (Scorpio)
- 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)
- Deer
- Nadi
- Adi
- Nature (for muhurta)
- Sharp (tikshna)
- Body part linked
- Colon, reproductive organs and arms
| Pada | Degrees | Sign | Name letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16°40' – 19°60' Scorpio | Scorpio | No नो |
| 2 | 20°00' – 23°20' Scorpio | Scorpio | Ya या |
| 3 | 23°20' – 26°40' Scorpio | Scorpio | Yi यी |
| 4 | 26°40' – 29°60' Scorpio | Scorpio | Yu यू |
Gana, yoni and nadi are used in kundli matching: check a match here.
What people often ask
Which planet rules Jyeshtha nakshatra?
Mercury. People born in Jyeshtha begin life in the Mercury dasha (planetary period).
What are the name letters for Jyeshtha?
No, Ya, Yi, Yu, one for each of its four quarters (padas).
Is Jyeshtha 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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