Mercury
Dasha Lord
Ashlesha Nakshatra आश्लेषा
The serpent's embrace: penetrating insight, strategy, and hidden power.
Nagas
Deity
Coiled serpent
Symbol
Rakshasa
Gana
16°40' – 30°00' Cancer
Zodiac Span
Ashlesha is the 9th nakshatra, spanning 16°40' – 30°00' Cancer. Its symbol is the coiled serpent, its presiding deity Nagas, and its Vimshottari lord Mercury. The serpent's embrace: penetrating insight, strategy, and hidden power.
People born with the Moon in Ashlesha begin life in a Mercury mahadasha, which colours the opening chapter of their story. The gana is Rakshasa, which matters in traditional match-making.
Is your Moon in Ashlesha?
Your janma nakshatra is fixed by the Moon's exact position at your birth minute — a birth time even 20 minutes off can shift the pada. JYTS.H computes it from Swiss Ephemeris data and reads your full chart, dasha timeline, and daily sky against it.
All 27 nakshatras
AshwiniBharaniKrittikaRohiniMrigashiraArdraPunarvasuPushyaMaghaPurva PhalguniUttara PhalguniHastaChitraSwatiVishakhaAnuradhaJyeshthaMulaPurva AshadhaUttara AshadhaShravanaDhanishtaShatabhishaPurva BhadrapadaUttara BhadrapadaRevati
Frequently asked questions
Which planet rules Ashlesha nakshatra?
Ashlesha is ruled by Mercury in the Vimshottari dasha system, so a person born with the Moon here starts life in a Mercury mahadasha. Its presiding deity is Nagas.
What is the rashi of Ashlesha nakshatra?
Ashlesha spans 16°40' – 30°00' Cancer, so the Moon sign of someone born here falls in that range. Its symbol is the coiled serpent and its gana is Rakshasa.
What are people born in Ashlesha like?
The serpent's embrace: penetrating insight, strategy, and hidden power.
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