Nakshatra 13 of 27 · हस्त नक्षत्र
Hasta Nakshatra
Hasta is the middle of Virgo, ruled by the Moon under Savitar. Its image is the open hand — skill, craft, dexterity, blessing, and the power to grasp. A Hasta Moon is clever, capable, witty and practical, good with hands and details, and able to make things work. Natives excel at crafts, healing, trade and anything requiring fine control; the Moon’s rulership adds emotional intelligence and humour. It begins life in a ten-year Moon dasha.
- Span
- 160°00′ – 173°20′
- Rashi
- Virgo
- Lord (Vimshottari)
- Moon · 10 years
- Deity
- Savitar, the Sun as inspirer
- Symbol
- Hand, or a closed fist
- Gana
- Deva
- Nadi
- Adi
- Yoni
- Buffalo
- Naming letters
- Pu, Sha, Na, Tha
Hasta 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 Hasta-born, today
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Moon in Hasta
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Sun in Hasta
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Lord Moon today
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The planet that rules this nakshatra and opens its Vimshottari cycle.
The four padas of Hasta
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.
Hasta in a birth chart
- •Skill and dexterity
- •Wit and practical intelligence
- •Helpfulness
- •Anxiety and over-control
These are the classical themes of a Moon in Hasta. How they play out depends on the rest of the chart — the Moon's house, its lord Moon's own placement, and the dasha running now. The AI astrologer reads all of that together.
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FAQ
Hasta nakshatra — common questions
What is Hasta nakshatra?
Hasta (हस्त) is the 13th of the 27 nakshatras, spanning 160°00′–173°20′ of the sidereal zodiac (10°00′ to 23°20′ Virgo). Its Vimshottari lord is Moon, its deity Savitar, the Sun as inspirer, its symbol the hand, or a closed fist. It belongs to the Deva gana and the Adi nadi, with the buffalo yoni.
Which rashi is Hasta in?
Entirely in Virgo: all four padas of Hasta fall in that sign, so anyone born with the Moon in Hasta has Virgo as their Moon sign.
What is the first dasha for someone born in Hasta?
Moon mahadasha, which lasts 10 years in full. How much of it remains at birth depends on how far through Hasta the Moon had travelled — the balance of dasha — so two people born under Hasta can have very different first chapters. The dasha calculator computes yours to the day.
What are the naming letters for Hasta?
By pada: pada 1 — Pu, pada 2 — Sha, pada 3 — Na, pada 4 — Tha. Traditional naming (namakarana) picks a first syllable from the pada the Moon occupied at birth.
Is today good for someone born in Hasta?
That is tara bala: count today's nakshatra from Hasta 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.