Uttara Phalguni
NakshatraThe Latter Bad One · Hindu Nakshatra 10
Planetary Ruler
Sun
Astrological Influence
Uttara Phalguni, meaning 'the Latter Bad One,' corresponds to Denebola (beta Leonis) and shares the bed/couch symbol with its predecessor. Ruled by the Sun and presided over by the same Adityas, this stable asterism favors permanent, enduring endeavors.
Where Purva Phalguni emphasized pleasure and creativity, Uttara Phalguni channels those energies into lasting structures. The Sun's rulership brings authority, visibility, and a sense of purpose to the nakshatra's foundations.
In the Hindu Nakshatra System
Uttara Phalguni completes the Phalguni pair with a shift from Venus's pleasure to the Sun's structured authority. The Kshattriya caste association reflects the warrior-ruler dimension of this nakshatra: it builds and defends lasting structures. The stable classification makes it one of the primary nakshatras for coronations and permanent undertakings.
Lunar Influence
When the Moon transits Uttara Phalguni, it is an excellent time for permanent activities: building towns, planting trees, coronations, and any endeavor meant to endure. The native born with Moon here is described as popular, learned, and free from cares.
Vedic Attributes
Symbol
A Bed or Couch
Deity / Regent
The Adityas, Aryaman and Bagha
Caste
Kshattriya
Asterism Type
Guna
manushya
Body Rulership
Lakes and the left arm
Favorable Activities
A stable asterism favourable for coronations, expiatory ceremonies, planting of trees, sowing of seeds, building of towns, and matters of a permanent nature when containing the Moon.
Birth on the Lunar Day
Those born on the lunar day will be mild, cleanly, wealthy, virtuous, generous, learned, modest and heretical and will have influential friends.
Moon at Birth in This Nakshatra
With Moon here at birth native will be popular, learned, free from cares and will have an enjoyable life.
Equivalent Mansions
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