Nakshatra 9 of 27

Ashlesha Nakshatra आश्लेषा

The serpent's embrace: penetrating insight, strategy, and hidden power.

Mercury

Dasha Lord

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.

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