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Nakshatra 21 of 27 · Ruled by Sun

Uttara Ashadha Nakshatra

The Later Victor

The final victory: universal principles carried to lasting success.

Zodiac range

26°40′ Sagittarius – 10°00′ Capricorn

Symbol

Elephant tusk

Deity

Vishvadevas

Lord

Sun

Gana

Manushya

Yoni

Mongoose (male)

Nadi

Antya

Uttara Ashadha personality and character

Uttara Ashadha occupies 26°40′ Sagittarius – 10°00′ Capricorn of the sidereal zodiac, and everyone born with the Moon in this span carries it as their janma nakshatra, their birth star. Its symbol, the elephant tusk, and its presiding deity, Vishvadevas, set the mythic tone: the final victory: universal principles carried to lasting success. The ruling planet Sun adds its own signature, since a Uttara Ashadha native begins life in a Sun dasha and returns to Sun's lessons at every major turning point.

Temperamentally, Uttara Ashadha belongs to the Manushya gana: the human temperament: practical, ambitious, and balanced between the worldly and the spiritual. Its constitutional current is Antya (Kapha), the nadi of endurance and stability, and its instinctive animal is the male mongoose, the figure Vedic tradition uses to describe how this star bonds, plays, and protects. Read together, the attributes sketch a coherent nature long before a full chart is drawn, which is exactly how classical astrologers used the birth star for quick assessment.

The four padas of Uttara Ashadha

Each nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′, and each pada takes the flavour of one navamsa sign: for Uttara Ashadha, pada 1 falls in Sagittarius navamsa, pada 2 in Capricorn, pada 3 in Aquarius, and pada 4 in Pisces. Two people can share a birth star and still differ noticeably because their padas point the same energy through different signs. Your exact pada is shown when you cast your chart with the free Vedic birth chart calculator.

Uttara Ashadha in love and marriage matching

In kundli matching, Uttara Ashadha contributes three of the eight kootas directly: its Manushya gana (6 points), its Mongoose yoni (4 points), and its Antya nadi (8 points, the heaviest of all). The Tara koota is also counted from the birth star. No nakshatra scores well or badly on its own; everything depends on the pairing, which is why the same Uttara Ashadha native can score 30 with one partner and 14 with another. Run any two birth details through the calculator for the full 36-point table, and see the western view of the same question in our zodiac compatibility guide.

When the Moon transits Uttara Ashadha

Once a month the Moon spends about a day in Uttara Ashadha, and that day carries the star's flavour for everyone: a monthly visit from Vishvadevas. Panchang followers time activities to these transits, and the daily panchang page shows the current nakshatra in real time. For the wider lunar rhythm behind it, our guides to the moon phases and the 2026 full moon calendar complete the picture.

Uttara Ashadha FAQs

What is Uttara Ashadha nakshatra?
Uttara Ashadha is the 21st of the 27 nakshatras, spanning 26°40′ Sagittarius – 10°00′ Capricorn of the sidereal zodiac. Its name means the later victor, its symbol is the elephant tusk, its presiding deity is Vishvadevas, and its planetary lord is Sun.
Which planet rules Uttara Ashadha?
Sun rules Uttara Ashadha. In the Vimshottari dasha system, anyone born with the Moon in Uttara Ashadha begins life in a Sun planetary period, which colours their early years with Sun’s themes.
What gana is Uttara Ashadha?
Uttara Ashadha belongs to the Manushya gana, the human temperament: practical, ambitious, and balanced between the worldly and the spiritual. Gana carries 6 of the 36 points in traditional kundli matching.
What is the yoni of Uttara Ashadha?
The yoni of Uttara Ashadha is the male Mongoose, used in the Yoni koota of marriage matching, worth 4 points. Yoni compatibility compares the instinctive natures of the two birth stars.
Is Uttara Ashadha good for marriage matching?
Uttara Ashadha contributes its Manushya gana, Mongoose yoni, and Antya nadi to the eight-koota Guna Milan. No nakshatra is good or bad in isolation; the score depends entirely on the partner’s star. Run any pairing through the free kundli matching calculator to see the full 36-point breakdown.