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Purva Ashadha Nakshatra

Purva Ashadha nakshatra spans 253.33° to 266.67° of the sidereal zodiac and is ruled by Venus. Its theme: invincible conviction; the persuasive force of someone who never entertains doubt.

Sidereal span
13°20′ Sagittarius 13°20′ wide, Lahiri ayanamsa
Moon next enters
Nov 13 11:47 AM UTC
Next stay
27 h 07 min leaves Nov 14, 2:54 PM UTC
Dasha period
20 years Vimshottari, ruled by Venus

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

The mansions either side, its ruling planet and the sign it starts in: Mula, Uttara Ashadha, Venus and Sagittarius.

The other mansions under Venus: Bharani and Purva Phalguni.

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.

Purva Ashadha Nakshatra: Padas, Ruler and Dasha Length

Exact times

The Moon in Purva Ashadha: exact times in your city

The Moon enters Purva Ashadha at 11:47 AM UTC on November 13, 2026 and leaves it at 2:54 PM UTC on November 14 — 27 hours 7 minutes in all.

City Moon enters Purva Ashadha Moon leaves Purva Ashadha
UTC Fri, Nov 13 Sat, Nov 14
Honolulu United States 1:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−10 4:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 2:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−9 5:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 3:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−8 6:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 4:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−7 7:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−7 7:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 5:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−6 8:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 5:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−6 8:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC−6
New York United States 6:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5 9:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 6:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5 9:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 6:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5 9:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5 9:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−4 10:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 8:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−3 11:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−3 11:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−3 11:54 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 11:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC 2:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC
London United Kingdom 11:47 AM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC 2:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 12:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+1 3:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+1 3:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 12:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+1 3:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 1:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+2 4:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+2 4:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 1:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+2 4:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 2:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+3 5:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 2:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+3 5:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 2:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+3 5:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 3:17 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+3:30 6:24 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+4 6:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+5 7:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 5:17 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+5:30 8:24 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:32 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+5:45 8:39 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+6 8:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+7 9:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+7 9:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+7
Singapore 7:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+8 10:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+8
Beijing China 7:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+8 10:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+8 10:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+8 10:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+9 11:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+9 11:54 PM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:17 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+10:30 1:24 AM Sun, Nov 15 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 9:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+10 12:54 AM Sun, Nov 15 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:47 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC+11 1:54 AM Sun, Nov 15 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 12:47 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+13 3:54 AM Sun, Nov 15 · UTC+13

One degree of Purva Ashadha takes the Moon 122 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 fan, a winnowing basket
Presiding deity Apas, the waters
Gana — temperament Manushya
Yoni — animal Monkey
Caste Warrior

The arithmetic

Sidereal degrees 253.33° – 266.67°
Ruling planet Venus
Vimshottari dasha length 20 years
Average Moon stay, 2020–2040 24 h 03 min
Shortest and longest stay 20 h 56 min · 27 h 07 min
Purva Ashadha on the sidereal zodiac: 13°20′ Sagittarius – 26°40′ Sagittarius
Purva Ashadha on the sidereal zodiac: 13°20′ Sagittarius – 26°40′ SagittariusWheel of the 27 nakshatras with the twelve sidereal signs around it; Purva Ashadha (13°20′ Sagittarius – 26°40′ 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′ Pisces27Purva Ashadha13°20′ Sagittarius –26°40′ SagittariusVenus · 20-year dashano. 20 of 27Source: 27 equal spans of 13°20′ from 0° sidereal Ariesastrohot.com

Purva Ashadha is no. 20 of 27, running from 13°20′ Sagittarius to 26°40′ Sagittarius — wholly inside Sagittarius, in four padas of 3°20′. Venus also rules Bharani (no. 2) and Purva Phalguni (no. 11), shaded darker.

Moon in Purva Ashadha

What Purva Ashadha nakshatra is said to give

Purva Ashadha belongs to Apas, the waters, and its symbol is a fan or winnowing basket. The tradition reads it as the mansion of invincibility and purification — conviction that cannot be defeated and influence that spreads like water. People with the Moon here are described as persuasive, proud and inspiring.

Strengths

Conviction, persuasiveness, optimism and courage.

Challenges

Stubbornness, arrogance and overconfidence.

Purva Ashadha in relationships

Charming and devoted, but wants to be right.

Purva Ashadha at work

Law, debate, shipping, politics and motivational roles.

The winnowing fan separates grain from chaff; Purva Ashadha is the conviction that purifies.

The four padas

Navamsa signs of the four: Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio. What padas are and why they matter →

Pada 1 253.33° – 256.67°
navamsa Leo
Pada 2 256.67° – 260°
navamsa Virgo
Pada 3 260° – 263.33°
navamsa Libra
Pada 4 263.33° – 266.67°
navamsa Scorpio

Every pass, 2020–2040

How long the Moon stays in Purva Ashadha

Purva Ashadha gets slightly shorter visits in this window: 280 passes between 2020 and 2040, averaging 24 h 03 min against 24 h 17 min across the 27. The slowest crossing, beginning November 13, 2026, takes 27 h 07 min; the quickest, beginning July 4, 2031, 20 h 56 min.

Every Moon stay in Purva Ashadha, 2020–2040: hours per pass
Every Moon stay in Purva Ashadha, 2020–2040: hours per passDot chart, one dot per pass of the Moon through Purva Ashadha 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 07 minshortest 20 h 56 minnext20202025203020352040Source: NASA JPL DE440 Moon, Lahiri ayanamsaastrohot.com
Every Moon stay in Purva Ashadha, 2020–2040: hours per passDot chart, one dot per pass of the Moon through Purva Ashadha 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 07 minshortest 20 h 56 minnext202020302040Source: NASA JPL DE440 Moon, Lahiri ayanamsaastrohot.com

Purva Ashadha gets its longest stays around 2027 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 Purva Ashadha

Enters (UTC)Leaves (UTC)Stay
Fri, Nov 13, 2026, 11:47 AM Sat, Nov 14, 2:54 PM 27 h 07 min
Thu, Dec 10, 2026, 6:28 PM Fri, Dec 11, 9:34 PM 27 h 06 min
Thu, Jan 7, 2027, 12:38 AM Fri, Jan 8, 3:43 AM 27 h 05 min
Wed, Feb 3, 2027, 6:56 AM Thu, Feb 4, 10:02 AM 27 h 06 min
Tue, Mar 2, 2027, 1:57 PM Wed, Mar 3, 5:04 PM 27 h 07 min
Mon, Mar 29, 2027, 9:48 PM Wed, Mar 31, 12:51 AM 27 h 03 min

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Reading Purva Ashadha: gana, yoni and caste

  • Gana: Manushya — human: mixed, self-interested, neither of the extremes. Nearest Manushya neighbors: Uttara Phalguni (no. 12) and Uttara Ashadha (no. 21).
  • Yoni: Monkey — shared only with Shravana (no. 22); two charts with the same yoni get the top score for this factor.
  • Caste: Warrior. Presiding deity: Apas, the waters; symbol: a fan, a winnowing basket.

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

Also ruled by Venus

Same 20-year dasha.

Bharani The yoni, a bearer of burdens Purva Phalguni The front legs of a bed
← Mula The mansion before this one. All 27 mansions Plus the calculator, the ayanamsa and your dasha balance. Uttara Ashadha → The mansion after this one.

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