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Krittika Nakshatra

Krittika nakshatra spans 26.67° to 40° of the sidereal zodiac and is ruled by the Sun. Its theme: cutting away what is false — sharp judgment that burns before it warms.

Sidereal span
26°40′ Aries 13°20′ wide, Lahiri ayanamsa
Moon in it since
Oct 27 10:09 AM UTC
This stay
21 h 47 min leaves Oct 28, 7:56 AM UTC
Dasha period
6 years Vimshottari, ruled by the Sun

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

The mansions either side, its ruling planet and the sign it starts in: Bharani, Rohini, Sun and Aries.

The other mansions under the Sun: Uttara Phalguni and Uttara Ashadha.

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.

Krittika Nakshatra: Degrees, Padas, Ruler and Dasha Length

Exact times

The Moon in Krittika: exact times in your city

The Moon entered Krittika at 10:09 AM UTC on October 27, 2026 and leaves it at 7:56 AM UTC on October 28 — 21 hours 47 minutes in all.

City Moon enters Krittika Moon leaves Krittika
UTC Tue, Oct 27 Wed, Oct 28
Honolulu United States 12:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−10 9:56 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 2:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−8 11:56 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 3:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−7 12:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 3:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−7 12:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−6 1:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 5:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−5 2:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 4:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−6 1:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC−6
New York United States 6:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−4 3:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 6:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−4 3:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 5:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−5 2:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 5:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−5 2:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 6:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−4 3:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 7:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−3 4:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−3 4:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 7:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC−3 4:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 10:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC 7:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC
London United Kingdom 10:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC 7:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 11:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+1 8:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+1
Paris France 11:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+1 8:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 11:09 AM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+1 8:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 12:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+2 9:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+3 10:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 12:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+2 9:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 1:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+3 10:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 1:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+3 10:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 1:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+3 10:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 1:39 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+3:30 11:26 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 2:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+4 11:56 AM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 3:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+5 12:56 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 3:39 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+5:30 1:26 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 3:54 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+5:45 1:41 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 4:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+6 1:56 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 5:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+7 2:56 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 5:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+7 2:56 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+7
Singapore 6:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+8 3:56 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+8
Beijing China 6:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+8 3:56 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 6:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+8 3:56 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 6:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+8 3:56 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 7:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+9 4:56 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 7:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+9 4:56 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:39 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+10:30 6:26 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 8:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+10 5:56 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+11 6:56 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 11:09 PM Tue, Oct 27 · UTC+13 8:56 PM Wed, Oct 28 · UTC+13

One degree of Krittika takes the Moon 98 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 blade, a flame
Presiding deity Agni, fire
Gana — temperament Rakshasa
Yoni — animal Sheep
Caste Priest

The arithmetic

Sidereal degrees 26.67° – 40°
Ruling planet Sun
Vimshottari dasha length 6 years
Average Moon stay, 2020–2040 24 h 38 min
Shortest and longest stay 20 h 50 min · 27 h 10 min
Krittika on the sidereal zodiac: 26°40′ Aries – 10°00′ Taurus
Krittika on the sidereal zodiac: 26°40′ Aries – 10°00′ TaurusWheel of the 27 nakshatras with the twelve sidereal signs around it; Krittika (26°40′ Aries – 10°00′ Taurus) 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′ Pisces27Krittika26°40′ Aries –10°00′ TaurusSun · 6-year dashano. 3 of 27Source: 27 equal spans of 13°20′ from 0° sidereal Ariesastrohot.com

Krittika is no. 3 of 27, running from 26°40′ Aries to 10°00′ Taurus — it crosses from Aries into Taurus, in four padas of 3°20′. The Sun also rules Uttara Phalguni (no. 12) and Uttara Ashadha (no. 21), shaded darker.

Moon in Krittika

What Krittika nakshatra is said to give

Krittika belongs to Agni, the fire god, and its symbol is a razor or flame. The tradition reads it as the mansion of cutting and purifying: sharp perception, high standards and a readiness to burn away what is false. People with the Moon here are described as direct, protective and hard to fool.

Strengths

Clarity, determination, protectiveness and the courage to say what is wrong.

Challenges

Harsh criticism, stubbornness and a temper that flares quickly.

Krittika in relationships

Fiercely loyal and protective, but the sharp tongue needs gentleness close up.

Krittika at work

Cooking, metalwork, the military, editing and any role that requires cutting through confusion.

The flame both cooks and destroys; the razor both shapes and wounds. Krittika holds the power to refine through heat.

The four padas

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

Pada 1 26.67° – 30°
navamsa Sagittarius
Pada 2 30° – 33.33°
navamsa Capricorn
Pada 3 33.33° – 36.67°
navamsa Aquarius
Pada 4 36.67° – 40°
navamsa Pisces

Every pass, 2020–2040

How long the Moon stays in Krittika

Between 2020 and 2040 the Moon passes through Krittika 281 times, and its stays here run a little long: 24 h 38 min on average, against 24 h 17 min for all 27 mansions. The slowest crossing, beginning April 14, 2021, took 27 h 10 min; the quickest, beginning November 25, 2034, takes 20 h 50 min.

Every Moon stay in Krittika, 2020–2040: hours per pass
Every Moon stay in Krittika, 2020–2040: hours per passDot chart, one dot per pass of the Moon through Krittika 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 10 minshortest 20 h 50 minnext20202025203020352040Source: NASA JPL DE440 Moon, Lahiri ayanamsaastrohot.com
Every Moon stay in Krittika, 2020–2040: hours per passDot chart, one dot per pass of the Moon through Krittika 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 10 minshortest 20 h 50 minnext202020302040Source: NASA JPL DE440 Moon, Lahiri ayanamsaastrohot.com

Krittika gets its longest stays around 2021, 2030 and 2039, when the Moon's apogee (its slowest point) lies in this mansion, and its shortest around 2026 and 2034, when perigee does.

This Moon pass through Krittika and the next five

Enters (UTC)Leaves (UTC)Stay
Tue, Oct 27, 2026, 10:09 AM Wed, Oct 28, 7:56 AM 21 h 47 min
Mon, Nov 23, 2026, 8:32 PM Tue, Nov 24, 5:55 PM 21 h 23 min
Mon, Dec 21, 2026, 7:39 AM Tue, Dec 22, 5:15 AM 21 h 37 min
Sun, Jan 17, 2027, 5:12 PM Mon, Jan 18, 3:36 PM 22 h 23 min
Sun, Feb 14, 2027, 12:07 AM Sun, Feb 14, 11:16 PM 23 h 09 min
Sat, Mar 13, 2027, 5:33 AM Sun, Mar 14, 4:53 AM 23 h 20 min

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

Reading Krittika: gana, yoni and caste

  • Gana: Rakshasa — fierce: blunt and effective, and traditionally the hardest to match. Nearest Rakshasa neighbors: Shatabhisha (no. 24) and Ashlesha (no. 9).
  • Yoni: Sheep — shared only with Pushya (no. 8); two charts with the same yoni get the top score for this factor.
  • Caste: Priest. Presiding deity: Agni, fire; symbol: a blade, a flame.

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

Also ruled by the Sun

Same 6-year dasha.

Uttara Phalguni The back legs of a bed Uttara Ashadha An elephant's tusk
← Bharani The mansion before this one. All 27 mansions Plus the calculator, the ayanamsa and your dasha balance. Rohini → The mansion after this one.

Cite this page

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

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