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Nakshatra 12 of 27 · Ruled by Sun

Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra

The Latter Red One

The reliable friend: generosity turned into lasting commitment.

Zodiac range

26°40′ Leo – 10°00′ Virgo

Symbol

Back legs of a bed

Deity

Aryaman

Lord

Sun

Gana

Manushya

Yoni

Cow (male)

Nadi

Adi

Uttara Phalguni personality and character

Uttara Phalguni occupies 26°40′ Leo – 10°00′ Virgo 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 back legs of a bed, and its presiding deity, Aryaman, set the mythic tone: the reliable friend: generosity turned into lasting commitment. The ruling planet Sun adds its own signature, since a Uttara Phalguni native begins life in a Sun dasha and returns to Sun's lessons at every major turning point.

Temperamentally, Uttara Phalguni belongs to the Manushya gana: the human temperament: practical, ambitious, and balanced between the worldly and the spiritual. Its constitutional current is Adi (Vata), the nadi of movement and beginnings, and its instinctive animal is the male cow, 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 Phalguni

Each nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′, and each pada takes the flavour of one navamsa sign: for Uttara Phalguni, 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 Phalguni in love and marriage matching

In kundli matching, Uttara Phalguni contributes three of the eight kootas directly: its Manushya gana (6 points), its Cow yoni (4 points), and its Adi 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 Phalguni 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 Phalguni

Once a month the Moon spends about a day in Uttara Phalguni, and that day carries the star's flavour for everyone: a monthly visit from Aryaman. 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 Phalguni FAQs

What is Uttara Phalguni nakshatra?
Uttara Phalguni is the 12th of the 27 nakshatras, spanning 26°40′ Leo – 10°00′ Virgo of the sidereal zodiac. Its name means the latter red one, its symbol is the back legs of a bed, its presiding deity is Aryaman, and its planetary lord is Sun.
Which planet rules Uttara Phalguni?
Sun rules Uttara Phalguni. In the Vimshottari dasha system, anyone born with the Moon in Uttara Phalguni begins life in a Sun planetary period, which colours their early years with Sun’s themes.
What gana is Uttara Phalguni?
Uttara Phalguni 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 Phalguni?
The yoni of Uttara Phalguni is the male Cow, used in the Yoni koota of marriage matching, worth 4 points. Yoni compatibility compares the instinctive natures of the two birth stars.
Is Uttara Phalguni good for marriage matching?
Uttara Phalguni contributes its Manushya gana, Cow yoni, and Adi 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.