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Nakshatra 19 of 27

Mula Nakshatra

Mula nakshatra spans 240° to 253.33° of the sidereal zodiac and is ruled by Ketu. Its theme: digging to the root, including the roots that were holding things up.

Sidereal span
0°00′ Sagittarius 13°20′ wide, Lahiri ayanamsa
Moon next enters
Nov 12 8:49 AM UTC
Next stay
26 h 58 min leaves Nov 13, 11:47 AM UTC
Dasha period
7 years Vimshottari, ruled by Ketu

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

The mansions either side and the sign it starts in: Jyeshtha, Purva Ashadha and Sagittarius.

The other mansions under Ketu: Ashwini and Magha.

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.

Mula Nakshatra: Degrees, Padas, Ruler and Dasha Length

Exact times

The Moon in Mula: exact times in your city

The Moon enters Mula at 8:49 AM UTC on November 12, 2026 and leaves it at 11:47 AM UTC on November 13 — 26 hours 58 minutes in all.

City Moon enters Mula Moon leaves Mula
UTC Thu, Nov 12 Fri, Nov 13
Honolulu United States 10:49 PM Wed, Nov 11 · UTC−10 1:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 11:49 PM Wed, Nov 11 · UTC−9 2:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 12:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC−8 3:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 1:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC−7 4:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC−7 4:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 2:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC−6 5:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 2:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC−6 5:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−6
New York United States 3:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC−5 6:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 3:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC−5 6:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 3:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC−5 6:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 3:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC−5 6:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 4:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC−4 7:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 5:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC−3 8:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 5:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC−3 8:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 5:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC−3 8:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 8:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC 11:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC
London United Kingdom 8:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC 11:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 9:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+1 12:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+1
Paris France 9:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+1 12:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 9:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+1 12:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 10:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+2 1:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 10:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+2 1:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 10:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+2 1:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 11:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+3 2:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 11:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+3 2:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 11:49 AM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+3 2:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:19 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+3:30 3:17 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 12:49 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+4 3:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 1:49 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+5 4:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 2:19 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+5:30 5:17 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:34 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+5:45 5:32 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 2:49 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+6 5:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 3:49 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+7 6:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 3:49 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+7 6:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+7
Singapore 4:49 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+8 7:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+8
Beijing China 4:49 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+8 7:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 4:49 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+8 7:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 4:49 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+8 7:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 5:49 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+9 8:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 5:49 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+9 8:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:19 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+10:30 10:17 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 6:49 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+10 9:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:49 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+11 10:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 9:49 PM Thu, Nov 12 · UTC+13 12:47 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+13

One degree of Mula takes the Moon 121 minutes on this pass: that is how far both times move if your ayanamsa differs from Lahiri (24.23° in 2026) by a degree. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

The classification

Symbol A bundle of roots
Presiding deity Nirriti, goddess of dissolution
Gana — temperament Rakshasa
Yoni — animal Dog
Caste Butcher

The arithmetic

Sidereal degrees 240° – 253.33°
Ruling planet Ketu
Vimshottari dasha length 7 years
Average Moon stay, 2020–2040 24 h 00 min
Shortest and longest stay 20 h 59 min · 27 h 05 min
Mula on the sidereal zodiac: 0°00′ Sagittarius – 13°20′ Sagittarius
Mula on the sidereal zodiac: 0°00′ Sagittarius – 13°20′ SagittariusWheel of the 27 nakshatras with the twelve sidereal signs around it; Mula (0°00′ Sagittarius – 13°20′ Sagittarius) 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′ Pisces27Mula0°00′ Sagittarius –13°20′ SagittariusKetu · 7-year dashano. 19 of 27Source: 27 equal spans of 13°20′ from 0° sidereal Ariesastrohot.com

Mula is no. 19 of 27, running from 0°00′ Sagittarius to 13°20′ Sagittarius — wholly inside Sagittarius, in four padas of 3°20′. Ketu also rules Ashwini (no. 1) and Magha (no. 10), shaded darker.

Moon in Mula

What Mula nakshatra is said to give

Mula belongs to Nirriti, goddess of dissolution, and its symbol is a bundle of roots. The tradition reads it as the mansion of getting to the root — investigating, uprooting and destroying what is false in order to rebuild. People with the Moon here are described as philosophical, investigative and drawn to extremes.

Strengths

Depth of inquiry, honesty, courage and interest in fundamental questions.

Challenges

Destructiveness, restlessness and upheaval in life circumstances.

Mula in relationships

Intense and honest; relationships often go through radical change.

Mula at work

Research, medicine, philosophy, investigation and botany.

Roots are pulled up to see what lies beneath; Mula is the search for the origin of things.

The four padas

Navamsa signs of the four: Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer. What padas are and why they matter →

Pada 1 240° – 243.33°
navamsa Aries
Pada 2 243.33° – 246.67°
navamsa Taurus
Pada 3 246.67° – 250°
navamsa Gemini
Pada 4 250° – 253.33°
navamsa Cancer

Every pass, 2020–2040

How long the Moon stays in Mula

Mula gets slightly shorter visits in this window: 280 passes between 2020 and 2040, averaging 24 h 00 min against 24 h 17 min across the 27. The slowest crossing, beginning February 2, 2027, takes 27 h 05 min; the quickest, beginning December 24, 2030, 20 h 59 min.

Every Moon stay in Mula, 2020–2040: hours per pass
Every Moon stay in Mula, 2020–2040: hours per passDot chart, one dot per pass of the Moon through Mula from 2020 to 2040 (280 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 05 minshortest 20 h 59 minnext20202025203020352040Source: NASA JPL DE440 Moon, Lahiri ayanamsaastrohot.com
Every Moon stay in Mula, 2020–2040: hours per passDot chart, one dot per pass of the Moon through Mula from 2020 to 2040 (280 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 05 minshortest 20 h 59 minnext202020302040Source: NASA JPL DE440 Moon, Lahiri ayanamsaastrohot.com

Mula gets its longest stays around 2026 and 2035, when the Moon's apogee (its slowest point) lies in this mansion, and its shortest around 2022, 2031 and 2040, when perigee does.

The next six Moon passes through Mula

Enters (UTC)Leaves (UTC)Stay
Thu, Nov 12, 2026, 8:49 AM Fri, Nov 13, 11:47 AM 26 h 58 min
Wed, Dec 9, 2026, 3:30 PM Thu, Dec 10, 6:28 PM 26 h 58 min
Tue, Jan 5, 2027, 9:37 PM Thu, Jan 7, 12:38 AM 27 h 01 min
Tue, Feb 2, 2027, 3:51 AM Wed, Feb 3, 6:56 AM 27 h 05 min
Mon, Mar 1, 2027, 10:57 AM Tue, Mar 2, 1:57 PM 27 h 00 min
Sun, Mar 28, 2027, 7:02 PM Mon, Mar 29, 9:48 PM 26 h 46 min

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

Reading Mula: gana, yoni and caste

  • Gana: Rakshasa — fierce: blunt and effective, and traditionally the hardest to match. Nearest Rakshasa neighbors: Jyeshtha (no. 18) and Dhanishta (no. 23).
  • Yoni: Dog — shared only with Ardra (no. 6); two charts with the same yoni get the top score for this factor.
  • Caste: Butcher. Presiding deity: Nirriti, goddess of dissolution; symbol: a bundle of roots.

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

Also ruled by Ketu

Same 7-year dasha.

Ashwini A horse's head Magha A throne room
← Jyeshtha The mansion before this one. All 27 mansions Plus the calculator, the ayanamsa and your dasha balance. Purva Ashadha → The mansion after this one.

Cite this page

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

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