Astrool Ashwini Nakshatra
The first of the 27 lunar mansions: speed, healing, fresh starts.
| Number | 1 of 27 |
|---|---|
| Zodiac span | Aries 0°00'–13°20' |
| Ruling planet | Ketu |
| Deity | Ashwini Kumaras, the divine physicians |
| Symbol | Horse's head |
| Gana (temperament) | Deva (divine) |
| Nature | Swift |
| Keywords | speed, healing, fresh starts |
Ashwini nakshatra traits
Quick, eager and pioneering, Ashwini natives like to be first and to help. The divine twin healers give a gift for remedies and rescue.
Dasha at birth
If your Moon is in Ashwini, your life begins in the Ketu dasha, a 7-year period; how much of it remains at birth depends on how far through Ashwini the Moon had travelled.
Ashwini in the Panchang
When the Moon passes through Ashwini, the day takes on a swift quality, traditionally good for trade, learning and tasks to finish quickly. 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 Ashwini?
Ketu. People born with the Moon in Ashwini begin life in the Ketu dasha.
Is Ashwini a good nakshatra?
Every nakshatra has strengths. Ashwini is swift by nature and of Deva gana; its results depend on the whole chart.