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Nakshatra 9 of 27

Ashlesha Nakshatra

Ashlesha nakshatra spans 106.67° to 120° of the sidereal zodiac and is ruled by Mercury. Its theme: the embrace that binds — intimacy, strategy and the uses of hidden knowledge.

Sidereal span
16°40′ Cancer 13°20′ wide, Lahiri ayanamsa
Moon next enters
Nov 1 11:01 PM UTC
Next stay
23 h 16 min leaves Nov 2, 10:16 PM UTC
Dasha period
17 years Vimshottari, ruled by Mercury

Moon: NASA JPL DE440 minus the Lahiri ayanamsa (Swiss Ephemeris).

The mansions either side, its ruling planet and the sign it starts in: Pushya, Magha, Mercury and Cancer.

The other mansions under Mercury: Jyeshtha and Revati.

Your Moon nakshatra is read from a kundli chart on the sidereal zodiac; the moon sign calculator uses the tropical one, so it often names the next sign along. Kundli matching then compares the nakshatra with a partner's.

Ashlesha Nakshatra: Degrees, Padas, Ruler and Dasha Length

Exact times

The Moon in Ashlesha: exact times in your city

The Moon enters Ashlesha at 11:01 PM UTC on November 1, 2026 and leaves it at 10:16 PM UTC on November 2 — 23 hours 16 minutes in all.

City Moon enters Ashlesha Moon leaves Ashlesha
UTC Sun, Nov 1 Mon, Nov 2
Honolulu United States 1:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC−10 12:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 2:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC−9 1:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 3:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC−8 2:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 4:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC−7 3:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC−7 3:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 5:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC−6 4:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 5:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC−6 4:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC−6
New York United States 6:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC−5 5:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 6:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC−5 5:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 6:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC−5 5:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC−5 5:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC−4 6:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 8:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC−3 7:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC−3 7:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC−3 7:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 11:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC 10:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC
London United Kingdom 11:01 PM Sun, Nov 1 · UTC 10:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 12:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+1 11:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+1 11:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 12:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+1 11:16 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 1:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+2 12:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+2 12:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 1:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+2 12:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 2:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+3 1:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 2:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+3 1:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 2:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+3 1:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 2:31 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+3:30 1:46 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+4 2:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+5 3:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 4:31 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+5:30 3:46 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:46 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+5:45 4:01 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+6 4:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+7 5:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+7 5:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+7
Singapore 7:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+8 6:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+8
Beijing China 7:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+8 6:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+8 6:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+8 6:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+9 7:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+9 7:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 9:31 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+10:30 8:46 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 9:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+10 8:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:01 AM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+11 9:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 12:01 PM Mon, Nov 2 · UTC+13 11:16 AM Tue, Nov 3 · UTC+13

One degree of Ashlesha takes the Moon 105 minutes on this pass: that is how far both times move if your ayanamsa differs from Lahiri (24.22° in 2026) by a degree. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

The classification

Symbol A coiled serpent
Presiding deity The Nagas, serpent spirits
Gana — temperament Rakshasa
Yoni — animal Cat
Caste Outcaste

The arithmetic

Sidereal degrees 106.67° – 120°
Ruling planet Mercury
Vimshottari dasha length 17 years
Average Moon stay, 2020–2040 24 h 22 min
Shortest and longest stay 21 h 00 min · 27 h 01 min
Ashlesha on the sidereal zodiac: 16°40′ Cancer – 30°00′ Cancer
Ashlesha on the sidereal zodiac: 16°40′ Cancer – 30°00′ CancerWheel of the 27 nakshatras with the twelve sidereal signs around it; Ashlesha (16°40′ Cancer – 30°00′ Cancer) highlighted and divided into its four padas.AriTauGemCanLeoVirLibScoSagCapAquPis1 Ashwini: 0°00′ Aries – 13°20′ Aries12 Bharani: 13°20′ Aries – 26°40′ Aries23 Krittika: 26°40′ Aries – 10°00′ Taurus34 Rohini: 10°00′ Taurus – 23°20′ Taurus45 Mrigashira: 23°20′ Taurus – 6°40′ Gemini56 Ardra: 6°40′ Gemini – 20°00′ Gemini67 Punarvasu: 20°00′ Gemini – 3°20′ Cancer78 Pushya: 3°20′ Cancer – 16°40′ Cancer89 Ashlesha: 16°40′ Cancer – 30°00′ Cancer910 Magha: 0°00′ Leo – 13°20′ Leo1011 Purva Phalguni: 13°20′ Leo – 26°40′ Leo1112 Uttara Phalguni: 26°40′ Leo – 10°00′ Virgo1213 Hasta: 10°00′ Virgo – 23°20′ Virgo1314 Chitra: 23°20′ Virgo – 6°40′ Libra1415 Swati: 6°40′ Libra – 20°00′ Libra1516 Vishakha: 20°00′ Libra – 3°20′ Scorpio1617 Anuradha: 3°20′ Scorpio – 16°40′ Scorpio1718 Jyeshtha: 16°40′ Scorpio – 30°00′ Scorpio1819 Mula: 0°00′ Sagittarius – 13°20′ Sagittarius1920 Purva Ashadha: 13°20′ Sagittarius – 26°40′ Sagittarius2021 Uttara Ashadha: 26°40′ Sagittarius – 10°00′ Capricorn2122 Shravana: 10°00′ Capricorn – 23°20′ Capricorn2223 Dhanishta: 23°20′ Capricorn – 6°40′ Aquarius2324 Shatabhisha: 6°40′ Aquarius – 20°00′ Aquarius2425 Purva Bhadrapada: 20°00′ Aquarius – 3°20′ Pisces2526 Uttara Bhadrapada: 3°20′ Pisces – 16°40′ Pisces2627 Revati: 16°40′ Pisces – 30°00′ Pisces27Ashlesha16°40′ Cancer –30°00′ CancerMercury · 17-year dashano. 9 of 27Source: 27 equal spans of 13°20′ from 0° sidereal Ariesastrohot.com

Ashlesha is no. 9 of 27, running from 16°40′ Cancer to 30°00′ Cancer — wholly inside Cancer, in four padas of 3°20′. Mercury also rules Jyeshtha (no. 18) and Revati (no. 27), shaded darker.

Moon in Ashlesha

What Ashlesha nakshatra is said to give

Ashlesha belongs to the Nagas, the serpent spirits, and its symbol is a coiled snake. The tradition reads it as the mansion of the embrace that binds — hypnotic perception, strategy and hidden knowledge. People with the Moon here are described as perceptive, private and hard to escape once attached.

Strengths

Insight into people, strategy, persuasion and healing knowledge.

Challenges

Secrecy, manipulation, suspicion and clinging.

Ashlesha in relationships

Intensely attached and loyal; trust is everything and betrayal is not forgotten.

Ashlesha at work

Psychology, research, politics, medicine and anything involving hidden information.

The coiled serpent holds and protects, or constricts; Ashlesha is the double-edged power of attachment.

The four padas

Navamsa signs of the four: Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. What padas are and why they matter →

Pada 1 106.67° – 110°
navamsa Sagittarius
Pada 2 110° – 113.33°
navamsa Capricorn
Pada 3 113.33° – 116.67°
navamsa Aquarius
Pada 4 116.67° – 120°
navamsa Pisces

Every pass, 2020–2040

How long the Moon stays in Ashlesha

Between 2020 and 2040 the Moon crosses Ashlesha 281 times, at an average of 24 h 22 min — almost exactly the 24 h 17 min mean of all 27. The slowest crossing, beginning September 11, 2023, took 27 h 01 min; the quickest, beginning February 9, 2028, takes 21 h 00 min.

Every Moon stay in Ashlesha, 2020–2040: hours per pass
Every Moon stay in Ashlesha, 2020–2040: hours per passDot chart, one dot per pass of the Moon through Ashlesha from 2020 to 2040 (281 passes), height = hours spent; the longest, shortest and next pass are marked, with the mean of all 27 mansions as a dashed line.21 h23 h25 h27 hall 27: 24.3 htodaylongest 27 h 01 minshortest 21 h 00 minnext20202025203020352040Source: NASA JPL DE440 Moon, Lahiri ayanamsaastrohot.com
Every Moon stay in Ashlesha, 2020–2040: hours per passDot chart, one dot per pass of the Moon through Ashlesha from 2020 to 2040 (281 passes), height = hours spent; the longest, shortest and next pass are marked, with the mean of all 27 mansions as a dashed line.21 h23 h25 h27 hall 27: 24.3 htodaylongest 27 h 01 minshortest 21 h 00 minnext202020302040Source: NASA JPL DE440 Moon, Lahiri ayanamsaastrohot.com

Ashlesha gets its longest stays around 2023 and 2032, when the Moon's apogee (its slowest point) lies in this mansion, and its shortest around 2027 and 2036, when perigee does.

The next six Moon passes through Ashlesha

Enters (UTC)Leaves (UTC)Stay
Sun, Nov 1, 2026, 11:01 PM Mon, Nov 2, 10:16 PM 23 h 16 min
Sun, Nov 29, 2026, 5:30 AM Mon, Nov 30, 4:12 AM 22 h 43 min
Sat, Dec 26, 2026, 2:43 PM Sun, Dec 27, 12:34 PM 21 h 52 min
Sat, Jan 23, 2027, 2:01 AM Sat, Jan 23, 11:24 PM 21 h 22 min
Fri, Feb 19, 2027, 1:06 PM Sat, Feb 20, 10:37 AM 21 h 32 min
Thu, Mar 18, 2027, 9:51 PM Fri, Mar 19, 8:02 PM 22 h 11 min

Why the mansions are equal in space but not in time → Run your own birth date →

Reading Ashlesha: gana, yoni and caste

  • Gana: Rakshasa — fierce: blunt and effective, and traditionally the hardest to match. Nearest Rakshasa neighbors: Krittika (no. 3) and Magha (no. 10).
  • Yoni: Cat — shared only with Punarvasu (no. 7); two charts with the same yoni get the top score for this factor.
  • Caste: Outcaste. Presiding deity: the Nagas, serpent spirits; symbol: a coiled serpent.

Where the classifications come from, and what can be checked →

Also ruled by Mercury

Same 17-year dasha.

Jyeshtha An earring, an umbrella Revati A fish, a drum for keeping time
← Pushya The mansion before this one. All 27 mansions Plus the calculator, the ayanamsa and your dasha balance. Magha → The mansion after this one.

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AstroHot. “Ashlesha Nakshatra: Degrees, Padas, Ruler and Dasha Length.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/nakshatra/ashlesha/

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