Mula nakshatra: meaning, personality, career and name letters
What it means if you were born under Mula, 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 Mula is your birth star, this is what tradition says about you.
- Ruling planet
- Ketu
- Symbol
- Bunch of roots
- Deity
- Nirriti
- Zodiac sign
- Sagittarius
- Name letters
- Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhi
Personality
Go to the root of things: researchers, seekers and truth-finders. Brave and philosophical, but can uproot themselves or others in haste.
Work and career
Natural fields: Research, medicine and herbs, law, investigation and philosophy.
Love and relationships
Sincere and intense; needs patience and depth in a partner.
Good days for
When the Moon passes through Mula (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: Mula in detail
- Span
- 240°00' – 253°20' of the sidereal zodiac (Sagittarius)
- Vimshottari dasha at birth
- Ketu (7 years in full; the balance depends on how far the Moon has travelled through the star)
- Gana
- Rakshasa (fierce)
- Yoni (animal)
- Dog
- Nadi
- Adi
- Nature (for muhurta)
- Sharp (tikshna)
- Body part linked
- Feet, hips and legs
| Pada | Degrees | Sign | Name letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0°00' – 3°20' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | Ye ये |
| 2 | 3°20' – 6°40' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | Yo यो |
| 3 | 6°40' – 9°60' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | Bha भा |
| 4 | 10°00' – 13°20' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | Bhi भी |
Gana, yoni and nadi are used in kundli matching: check a match here.
What people often ask
Which planet rules Mula nakshatra?
Ketu. People born in Mula begin life in the Ketu dasha (planetary period).
What are the name letters for Mula?
Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhi, one for each of its four quarters (padas).
Is Mula 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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