Astrool Ashlesha Nakshatra
The ninth of the 27 lunar mansions: insight, entanglement, hypnotic power.
| Number | 9 of 27 |
|---|---|
| Zodiac span | Cancer 16°40'–30°00' |
| Ruling planet | Mercury |
| Deity | The Nagas, serpent deities |
| Symbol | Coiled serpent |
| Gana (temperament) | Rakshasa (fierce) |
| Nature | Sharp |
| Keywords | insight, entanglement, hypnotic power |
Ashlesha nakshatra traits
The coiled serpent: perceptive, strategic and persuasive, with a deep understanding of people's hidden motives.
Dasha at birth
If your Moon is in Ashlesha, your life begins in the Mercury dasha, a 17-year period; how much of it remains at birth depends on how far through Ashlesha the Moon had travelled.
Ashlesha in the Panchang
When the Moon passes through Ashlesha, the day takes on a sharp quality, traditionally good for cutting old ties and firm decisions rather than new beginnings. See today's nakshatra in the Panchang.
Learn how nakshatras and padas work, or find your own in the Vedic Birth Chart report.
See it in your own chart
Astrool calculates your full birth chart, not just your sun sign, and writes your daily, weekly and monthly readings against it.
Common questions
Who is the ruling planet of Ashlesha?
Mercury. People born with the Moon in Ashlesha begin life in the Mercury dasha.
Is Ashlesha a good nakshatra?
Every nakshatra has strengths. Ashlesha is sharp by nature and of Rakshasa gana; its results depend on the whole chart.