Jyeshtha nakshatra

Scorpio 16°40′–30°00′ (sidereal) · lord Mercury · deity Indra · symbol: earring / umbrella

The eldest. Rank, protection of dependents, and the loneliness of seniority.

In the vimshottari system

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

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