Anuradha nakshatra
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Anuradha is the 17th of the 27 nakshatras, the lunar mansions of Vedic astrology. Its name is traditionally read as “following Radha”; its symbol is a lotus in full bloom, and its presiding deity is Mitra, god of friendship.
- Number
- 17 of 27
- Ruling planet
- Saturn
- Deity
- Mitra, god of friendship
- Symbol
- A lotus in full bloom
- Zodiac span
- 3°20′–16°40′ Scorpio
- Gana
- Deva
- Yoni
- Deer
- Nadi
- Pitta
- Pada navamsas
- Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio
Character and symbolism
Anuradha blooms in any soil — the lotus of friendship and devotion. Its classical themes are cooperation, loyalty across distance and success through others.
As with everything in a chart, these are classical descriptions of a temperament, not a verdict on any person — a nakshatra is one layer of a reading, always weighed with the rest of the chart.
Where Anuradha sits in the zodiac
Each nakshatra spans 13°20′ of the sidereal zodiac, divided into four padas (quarters) of 3°20′. Anuradha occupies 3°20′–16°40′ Scorpio, entirely within Scorpio. Its four padas take the navamsa signs Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio — the sub-chart positions used in the D9 (Navamsa) divisional chart.
Ruling planet and your starting dasha
Anuradha is ruled by Saturn, which carries a 19-year period in the Vimshottari dasha cycle. If your Moon sits in Anuradha, Saturn’s mahadasha is the period your life begins in, and the themes classical texts associate with Saturn colour how this nakshatra expresses itself.
Anuradha in marriage matching
Three of this nakshatra’s classifications feed the 36-point Guna Milan used in Kundali matching. Anuradha belongs to the deva (divine) temperament group — read as gentle, harmonious and light in nature, which the Gana koota (6 points) compares between partners. Its yoni is the Deer, one of fourteen animal archetypes whose pairings the Yoni koota (4 points) scores for instinctive compatibility. And its nadi is Pitta (bile) — the Nadi koota (8 points) awards full marks only when the two nadis differ.
None of these classifications is good or bad on its own — they only ever describe a pairing, and even then they are a starting point beside the full charts.
Frequently asked
Which planet rules Anuradha nakshatra?
Anuradha is ruled by Saturn. In the Vimshottari dasha system, a person born with the Moon in Anuradha begins life in a Saturn mahadasha of up to 19 years — how much of it remains depends on how far the Moon had moved through the nakshatra at birth.
Which rashi (sign) does Anuradha fall in?
Anuradha lies entirely within Scorpio, spanning 3°20′–16°40′ Scorpio of the sidereal zodiac.
What are Anuradha's gana, yoni and nadi?
Anuradha is classified as Deva gana, Deer yoni and Pitta nadi. These three classifications are inputs to Guna Milan marriage matching — gana compares temperament groups, yoni instinctive compatibility and nadi constitution.
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