What are the 27 Nakshatras?

The 27 Nakshatras are lunar mansions — equal segments of the Moon’s path across the ecliptic. Your birth Nakshatra is determined by the Moon’s position at birth and is central to naming, compatibility, muhurat, and Vimshottari Dasha in Jyotish.

How does Nakshatra affect personality?

Classical texts associate each Nakshatra with a deity, symbol, and temperament. The Moon’s Nakshatra colours emotional style, while the full chart (lagna, grahas, houses) refines the picture. Weekly guidance often starts from Janma Nakshatra as a simple, stable anchor.

How do I find my Nakshatra?

Enter your birth date, time, and place. Daanyam computes the Moon’s sidereal longitude with a precision ephemeris and maps it to one of the 27 Nakshatras, including pada (quarter) where applicable.

Mula Nakshatra

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Nakshatra 19 of 27 · Ruled by Ketu

मूल नक्षत्र

Symbol: Bundle of roots · Deity: Nirriti

The Mula Nature

Mula nakshatra personality is radical, uprooting and oriented toward the root of things. Ruled by Ketu and linked to Nirriti, this nakshatra carries the power to tear down and the wisdom that comes from going to the source. Natives often have a penetrating mind and a willingness to question everything.

Strengths & Challenges

Strengths include depth of insight, courage to uproot what is rotten and the ability to rebuild from zero. Mula natives excel in research, reform, spirituality and crisis work.

The shadow is destructiveness and nihilism. Channeling Mula's power into conscious deconstruction and rebuilding — not mere destruction — brings grace and lasting change.

Career & Life Path

Careers in research, reform, spirituality, surgery, crisis management and any field that goes to the root suit Mula. You thrive where truth and transformation meet.

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Relationships

In relationships, Mula needs depth and honesty. You may go through periods of detachment; a partner who can hold space for your inner work supports you best.

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Auspicious Timing

Favorable day: Tuesday

Ketu-related rituals and practices that support release and root-level healing align with Mula.

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Seva for Mula Nakshatra

For Mula nakshatra, Ketu-aligned seva — anonymous giving, supporting spiritual or reform work — channels uprooting into liberation.

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Is Mula your Nakshatra?

Enter your date of birth on our Nakshatra page to see your birth star and weekly forecast.

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