VedaChartsNakshatra · #12 of 27
Uttara Phalguni
The latter red one; the mature fig
A nakshatra of honored partnership and the keeping of one's word.
Traditional attributes
Ruling planet
☉ Sun
Deity
Aryaman
Symbol
The back legs of a bed; a couch
Gana
Manushya
Yoni
Cow (male)
Dosha
Vata
Motivation
Moksha
Body part
Lips, hands
Direction
East
Where it sits in the zodiac
Sign
Leo
26°40' to 30°00'
Sign
Virgo
0°00' to 10°00'
Pada syllables
The four padas (quarters) of Uttara Phalguni. In tradition, a child's first-letter name often comes from the syllable of the pada in which their Moon was placed.
Pada 1
Te
Pada 2
To
Pada 3
Pa
Pada 4
Pi
If your Moon is here
You are a reliable, honorable friend and partner. Your emotional life is built around commitments you actually keep, and you feel settled when you are useful to the people who count on you. You move slowly into trust, and slowly out of it.
Temperament
If Purva Phalguni is the wedding night, Uttara Phalguni is the morning after, the long fidelity that turns a moment into a marriage. Aryaman is the god of contracts and chivalrous friendship, and Uttara Phalguni people grow up valuing the *keeping* of things: promises, partnerships, traditions.
They tend to be slower than Purva Phalguni, more discerning about who they let close, and more reliable once they have. The shadow is rigidity, once a contract is made, they can struggle to renegotiate even when the world has changed and the contract is hurting both sides.
Strengths
Trustworthiness, kindness within structure, honor in partnerships. The friend who will help you move ten years later because they said they would. Strong in formal relationships of every kind.
Shadow
Difficulty leaving relationships, even ones that have ended in everything but name. Tends to pour effort into form when the substance has changed.
Relationships
Marriage-minded by default. Slow into commitment, slow out of it. The friendships and marriages of this nakshatra often last decades, sometimes well past where they should have.
Career & vocation
Law, contracts, marriage and family therapy, diplomacy, partnerships, public service, hospitality. Anywhere a long-term relationship between people or institutions is the work itself.