Ardra nakshatra

Gemini 6°40′–20°00′ (sidereal) · lord Rahu · deity Rudra · symbol: teardrop

The storm that clears. Ardra breaks things open — grief and renewal in one motion.

In the vimshottari system

Ardra's planetary lord is Rahu, so a person born with the Moon here starts life in a Rahu mahadasha — see Rahu mahadasha for what that period carries. The Moon's exact degree within Ardra sets how much of that first period remains at birth; the dasha calculator works it out from your birth details.

Is your Moon here? Check with the free nakshatra calculator.

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