Nakshatra · Tropical-Vedic
Ashlesha
Ashlesha spans 16°40' → 30°00' Cancer (sidereal) on the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa). Ruling planet: Mercury. Symbol: coiled serpent. If your birth Moon sits here, it colours your inner world.
- Span
- 16°40' → 30°00' Cancer (sidereal)
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- Deity
- Nagas
- Symbol
- coiled serpent
- Star
- ε, δ, σ Hydrae
- Pada
- 4 padas of 3°20'
The Moon in Ashlesha
Your Moon moves through Ashlesha, the serpent with the deep gaze. You perceive what hides beneath surfaces, with an almost hypnotic intuition: your soul learns to place this penetration at the service of connection, not of control.
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Ashlesha is one of the 27 nakshatras, 13°20' sectors of the sidereal zodiac. It spans 16°40' → 30°00' Cancer (sidereal), its ruling planet is Mercury, its symbol is coiled serpent.
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