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Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra

Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra spans 320° to 333.33° of the sidereal zodiac and is ruled by Jupiter. Its theme: severity and transformation; ideals held hard enough to hurt.

Sidereal span
20°00′ Aquarius 13°20′ wide, Lahiri ayanamsa
Moon next enters
Nov 19 12:40 AM UTC
Next stay
24 h 46 min leaves Nov 20, 1:27 AM UTC
Dasha period
16 years Vimshottari, ruled by Jupiter

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

The mansions either side, its ruling planet and the sign it starts in: Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Jupiter and Aquarius.

The other mansions under Jupiter: Punarvasu and Vishakha.

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 Bhadrapada Nakshatra: Padas, Ruler and Dasha Length

Exact times

The Moon in Purva Bhadrapada: exact times in your city

The Moon enters Purva Bhadrapada at 12:40 AM UTC on November 19, 2026 and leaves it at 1:27 AM UTC on November 20 — 24 hours 46 minutes in all.

City Moon enters Purva Bhadrapada Moon leaves Purva Bhadrapada
UTC Thu, Nov 19 Fri, Nov 20
Honolulu United States 2:40 PM Wed, Nov 18 · UTC−10 3:27 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 3:40 PM Wed, Nov 18 · UTC−9 4:27 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 4:40 PM Wed, Nov 18 · UTC−8 5:27 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 5:40 PM Wed, Nov 18 · UTC−7 6:27 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC−7
Denver United States 5:40 PM Wed, Nov 18 · UTC−7 6:27 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 6:40 PM Wed, Nov 18 · UTC−6 7:27 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 6:40 PM Wed, Nov 18 · UTC−6 7:27 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:40 PM Wed, Nov 18 · UTC−5 8:27 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 7:40 PM Wed, Nov 18 · UTC−5 8:27 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 7:40 PM Wed, Nov 18 · UTC−5 8:27 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 7:40 PM Wed, Nov 18 · UTC−5 8:27 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:40 PM Wed, Nov 18 · UTC−4 9:27 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 9:40 PM Wed, Nov 18 · UTC−3 10:27 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 9:40 PM Wed, Nov 18 · UTC−3 10:27 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 9:40 PM Wed, Nov 18 · UTC−3 10:27 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 12:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC 1:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC
London United Kingdom 12:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC 1:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 1:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+1 2:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+1
Paris France 1:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+1 2:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 1:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+1 2:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 2:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+2 3:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+2 3:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 2:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+2 3:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 3:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+3 4:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 3:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+3 4:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 3:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+3 4:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:10 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+3:30 4:57 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+4 5:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 5:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+5 6:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:10 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+5:30 6:57 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:25 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+5:45 7:12 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+6 7:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 7:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+7 8:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+7 8:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+7
Singapore 8:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+8 9:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+8
Beijing China 8:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+8 9:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 8:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+8 9:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+8 9:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+9 10:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 9:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+9 10:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:10 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+10:30 11:57 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 10:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+10 11:27 AM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:40 AM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+11 12:27 PM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 1:40 PM Thu, Nov 19 · UTC+13 2:27 PM Fri, Nov 20 · UTC+13

One degree of Purva Bhadrapada takes the Moon 111 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 funeral cot, two front legs
Presiding deity Aja Ekapada, the one-footed goat
Gana — temperament Manushya
Yoni — animal Lion
Caste Priest

The arithmetic

Sidereal degrees 320° – 333.33°
Ruling planet Jupiter
Vimshottari dasha length 16 years
Average Moon stay, 2020–2040 24 h 22 min
Shortest and longest stay 20 h 59 min · 27 h 04 min
Purva Bhadrapada on the sidereal zodiac: 20°00′ Aquarius – 3°20′ Pisces
Purva Bhadrapada on the sidereal zodiac: 20°00′ Aquarius – 3°20′ PiscesWheel of the 27 nakshatras with the twelve sidereal signs around it; Purva Bhadrapada (20°00′ Aquarius – 3°20′ Pisces) 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 Bhadrapada20°00′ Aquarius –3°20′ PiscesJupiter · 16-year dashano. 25 of 27Source: 27 equal spans of 13°20′ from 0° sidereal Ariesastrohot.com

Purva Bhadrapada is no. 25 of 27, running from 20°00′ Aquarius to 3°20′ Pisces — it crosses from Aquarius into Pisces, in four padas of 3°20′. Jupiter also rules Punarvasu (no. 7) and Vishakha (no. 16), shaded darker.

Moon in Purva Bhadrapada

What Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra is said to give

Purva Bhadrapada belongs to Aja Ekapada, the one-footed goat, a fiery and ascetic figure. The tradition reads it as the mansion of intensity and transformation — idealism that can burn. People with the Moon here are described as passionate, idealistic and sometimes extreme.

Strengths

Idealism, courage, spiritual depth and eloquence.

Challenges

Extremism, anxiety and swings between two sides of their nature.

Purva Bhadrapada in relationships

Intense and devoted; needs a partner who understands complexity.

Purva Bhadrapada at work

Spiritual work, activism, research and occult studies.

The front of the funeral bed faces what must end; Purva Bhadrapada is the fire of transformation.

The four padas

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

Pada 1 320° – 323.33°
navamsa Aries
Pada 2 323.33° – 326.67°
navamsa Taurus
Pada 3 326.67° – 330°
navamsa Gemini
Pada 4 330° – 333.33°
navamsa Cancer

Every pass, 2020–2040

How long the Moon stays in Purva Bhadrapada

Between 2020 and 2040 the Moon crosses Purva Bhadrapada 280 times, at an average of 24 h 22 min — almost exactly the 24 h 17 min mean of all 27. The quickest crossing, beginning March 9, 2024, took 20 h 59 min; the slowest, beginning January 20, 2037, takes 27 h 04 min.

Every Moon stay in Purva Bhadrapada, 2020–2040: hours per pass
Every Moon stay in Purva Bhadrapada, 2020–2040: hours per passDot chart, one dot per pass of the Moon through Purva Bhadrapada 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 04 minshortest 20 h 59 minnext20202025203020352040Source: NASA JPL DE440 Moon, Lahiri ayanamsaastrohot.com
Every Moon stay in Purva Bhadrapada, 2020–2040: hours per passDot chart, one dot per pass of the Moon through Purva Bhadrapada 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 04 minshortest 20 h 59 minnext202020302040Source: NASA JPL DE440 Moon, Lahiri ayanamsaastrohot.com

Purva Bhadrapada gets its longest stays around 2028 and 2037, when the Moon's apogee (its slowest point) lies in this mansion, and its shortest around 2024 and 2032, when perigee does.

The next six Moon passes through Purva Bhadrapada

Enters (UTC)Leaves (UTC)Stay
Thu, Nov 19, 2026, 12:40 AM Fri, Nov 20, 1:27 AM 24 h 46 min
Wed, Dec 16, 2026, 8:32 AM Thu, Dec 17, 10:01 AM 25 h 28 min
Tue, Jan 12, 2027, 2:44 PM Wed, Jan 13, 4:35 PM 25 h 51 min
Mon, Feb 8, 2027, 8:27 PM Tue, Feb 9, 10:10 PM 25 h 43 min
Mon, Mar 8, 2027, 3:05 AM Tue, Mar 9, 4:28 AM 25 h 23 min
Sun, Apr 4, 2027, 11:03 AM Mon, Apr 5, 12:17 PM 25 h 14 min

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Reading Purva Bhadrapada: gana, yoni and caste

  • Gana: Manushya — human: mixed, self-interested, neither of the extremes. Nearest Manushya neighbors: Uttara Ashadha (no. 21) and Uttara Bhadrapada (no. 26).
  • Yoni: Lion — shared only with Dhanishta (no. 23); two charts with the same yoni get the top score for this factor.
  • Caste: Priest. Presiding deity: Aja Ekapada, the one-footed goat; symbol: a funeral cot, two front legs.

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

Also ruled by Jupiter

Same 16-year dasha.

Punarvasu A quiver of arrows Vishakha A triumphal arch
← Shatabhisha The mansion before this one. All 27 mansions Plus the calculator, the ayanamsa and your dasha balance. Uttara Bhadrapada → The mansion after this one.

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