Astrool Chitra Nakshatra
The fourteenth of the 27 lunar mansions: beauty, design, brilliance.
| Number | 14 of 27 |
|---|---|
| Zodiac span | Virgo 23°20' – Libra 6°40' |
| Ruling planet | Mars |
| Deity | Vishvakarma, the celestial architect |
| Symbol | Bright jewel |
| Gana (temperament) | Rakshasa (fierce) |
| Nature | Soft |
| Keywords | beauty, design, brilliance |
Chitra nakshatra traits
The jewel and the architect: Chitra natives have an eye for design and a need to make something striking.
Dasha at birth
If your Moon is in Chitra, your life begins in the Mars dasha, a 7-year period; how much of it remains at birth depends on how far through Chitra the Moon had travelled.
Chitra in the Panchang
When the Moon passes through Chitra, the day takes on a soft quality, traditionally good for friendship, love, art and anything to do with beauty. 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 Chitra?
Mars. People born with the Moon in Chitra begin life in the Mars dasha.
Is Chitra a good nakshatra?
Every nakshatra has strengths. Chitra is soft by nature and of Rakshasa gana; its results depend on the whole chart.