Uttara Phalguni nakshatra
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Uttara Phalguni is the 12th of the 27 nakshatras, the lunar mansions of Vedic astrology. Its name is traditionally read as “the latter reddish one”; its symbol is the back legs of a cot, and its presiding deity is Aryaman, god of contracts and union.
- Number
- 12 of 27
- Ruling planet
- Sun
- Deity
- Aryaman, god of contracts and union
- Symbol
- The back legs of a cot
- Zodiac span
- 26°40′ Leo – 10° Virgo
- Gana
- Manushya
- Yoni
- Cow
- Nadi
- Vata
- Pada navamsas
- Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces
Character and symbolism
Uttara Phalguni turns pleasure into partnership — its deity governs marriage and alliances. Its classical themes are loyalty, helpfulness and dependable friendship.
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 Uttara Phalguni sits in the zodiac
Each nakshatra spans 13°20′ of the sidereal zodiac, divided into four padas (quarters) of 3°20′. Uttara Phalguni occupies 26°40′ Leo – 10° Virgo, bridging Leo and Virgo. Its four padas take the navamsa signs Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces — the sub-chart positions used in the D9 (Navamsa) divisional chart.
Ruling planet and your starting dasha
Uttara Phalguni is ruled by Sun, which carries a 6-year period in the Vimshottari dasha cycle. If your Moon sits in Uttara Phalguni, Sun’s mahadasha is the period your life begins in, and the themes classical texts associate with Sun colour how this nakshatra expresses itself.
Uttara Phalguni in marriage matching
Three of this nakshatra’s classifications feed the 36-point Guna Milan used in Kundali matching. Uttara Phalguni belongs to the manushya (human) temperament group — read as practical, social and balanced, which the Gana koota (6 points) compares between partners. Its yoni is the Cow, one of fourteen animal archetypes whose pairings the Yoni koota (4 points) scores for instinctive compatibility. And its nadi is Vata (air) — 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 Uttara Phalguni nakshatra?
Uttara Phalguni is ruled by Sun. In the Vimshottari dasha system, a person born with the Moon in Uttara Phalguni begins life in a Sun mahadasha of up to 6 years — how much of it remains depends on how far the Moon had moved through the nakshatra at birth.
Which rashi (sign) does Uttara Phalguni fall in?
Uttara Phalguni bridges two signs — it spans 26°40′ Leo – 10° Virgo, so its four padas fall across Leo and Virgo.
What are Uttara Phalguni's gana, yoni and nadi?
Uttara Phalguni is classified as Manushya gana, Cow yoni and Vata 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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