Nakshatra 2 of 27 · भरणी नक्षत्र
Bharani Nakshatra
Bharani spans 13°20′ to 26°40′ of Aries and is ruled by Venus under the presiding deity Yama. It is the nakshatra of bearing and carrying — pregnancy, burden, transformation, the passage between one state and another. A Bharani Moon is intense, creative and capable of enormous effort, with strong appetites and a moral seriousness underneath. The Venus dasha it begins life in is the longest of all at twenty years, so Bharani natives often live a long first chapter.
- Span
- 13°20′ – 26°40′
- Rashi
- Aries
- Lord (Vimshottari)
- Venus · 20 years
- Deity
- Yama, lord of dharma and death
- Symbol
- Yoni — the womb
- Gana
- Manushya
- Nadi
- Madhya
- Yoni
- Elephant
- Naming letters
- Li, Lu, Le, Lo
Bharani today
Computed at sunrise for the reference place; times are local to it. The Moon changes nakshatra roughly daily, the Sun about every fortnight.
Tara bala for Bharani-born, today
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Moon in Bharani
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Sun in Bharani
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Lord Venus today
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The planet that rules this nakshatra and opens its Vimshottari cycle.
The four padas of Bharani
Each nakshatra is divided into four padas of 3°20′. The pada sets the navamsa (D9) sign of a Moon placed there and the traditional first syllable of a name.
Bharani in a birth chart
- •Endurance under load
- •Creative and sensual intensity
- •A strong sense of duty
- •Transformation through struggle
These are the classical themes of a Moon in Bharani. How they play out depends on the rest of the chart — the Moon's house, its lord Venus's own placement, and the dasha running now. The AI astrologer reads all of that together.
Neighbouring stars
FAQ
Bharani nakshatra — common questions
What is Bharani nakshatra?
Bharani (भरणी) is the 2nd of the 27 nakshatras, spanning 13°20′–26°40′ of the sidereal zodiac (13°20′ to 26°40′ Aries). Its Vimshottari lord is Venus, its deity Yama, lord of dharma and death, its symbol the yoni — the womb. It belongs to the Manushya gana and the Madhya nadi, with the elephant yoni.
Which rashi is Bharani in?
Entirely in Aries: all four padas of Bharani fall in that sign, so anyone born with the Moon in Bharani has Aries as their Moon sign.
What is the first dasha for someone born in Bharani?
Venus mahadasha, which lasts 20 years in full. How much of it remains at birth depends on how far through Bharani the Moon had travelled — the balance of dasha — so two people born under Bharani can have very different first chapters. The dasha calculator computes yours to the day.
What are the naming letters for Bharani?
By pada: pada 1 — Li, pada 2 — Lu, pada 3 — Le, pada 4 — Lo. Traditional naming (namakarana) picks a first syllable from the pada the Moon occupied at birth.
Is today good for someone born in Bharani?
That is tara bala: count today's nakshatra from Bharani and fold into nine. Sampat, Kshema, Sadhaka, Mitra and Ati Mitra are favourable; Vipat, Pratyari and Vadha are not; Janma is neutral. The card on this page computes it from the ephemeris each day.