Nakshatra · Tropical-Vedic
Krittika
Krittika spans 26°40' Aries → 10°00' Taurus (sidereal) on the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa). Ruling planet: Sun. Symbol: blade, flame. If your birth Moon sits here, it colours your inner world.
- Span
- 26°40' Aries → 10°00' Taurus (sidereal)
- Ruling planet
- Sun
- Deity
- Agni
- Symbol
- blade, flame
- Star
- Pleiades
- Pada
- 4 padas of 3°20'
The Moon in Krittika
Your Moon moves through Krittika, the flame that purifies and cuts the true from the false. You see clearly, sometimes with a sharpness that burns a little: your karma likes to cleanse, to protect, to bring things back to the essential.
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Frequently asked questions
Krittika is one of the 27 nakshatras, 13°20' sectors of the sidereal zodiac. It spans 26°40' Aries → 10°00' Taurus (sidereal), its ruling planet is Sun, its symbol is blade, flame.
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