Nakshatra 11 of 27 · पूर्वा फाल्गुनी नक्षत्र
Purva Phalguni Nakshatra
Purva Phalguni is the middle of Leo, ruled by Venus under Bhaga. It is the nakshatra of rest, pleasure, love and creative celebration — the bed and the hammock are its images. A Purva Phalguni Moon is warm, sociable, artistic and fond of ease, with real creative gifts and a need to be appreciated. Natives are drawn to the arts, performance, romance and hospitality, and must guard against indolence. The Venus dasha it begins in lasts twenty years.
- Span
- 133°20′ – 146°40′
- Rashi
- Leo
- Lord (Vimshottari)
- Venus · 20 years
- Deity
- Bhaga, god of enjoyment and fortune
- Symbol
- Front legs of a bed, or a hammock
- Gana
- Manushya
- Nadi
- Madhya
- Yoni
- Rat
- Naming letters
- Mo, Ta, Ti, Tu
Purva Phalguni 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 Purva Phalguni-born, today
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Moon in Purva Phalguni
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Sun in Purva Phalguni
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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 Purva Phalguni
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.
Purva Phalguni in a birth chart
- •Warmth and sociability
- •Creative and romantic talent
- •Love of comfort and pleasure
- •A tendency to rest too long
These are the classical themes of a Moon in Purva Phalguni. 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.
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FAQ
Purva Phalguni nakshatra — common questions
What is Purva Phalguni nakshatra?
Purva Phalguni (पूर्वा फाल्गुनी) is the 11th of the 27 nakshatras, spanning 133°20′–146°40′ of the sidereal zodiac (13°20′ to 26°40′ Leo). Its Vimshottari lord is Venus, its deity Bhaga, god of enjoyment and fortune, its symbol the front legs of a bed, or a hammock. It belongs to the Manushya gana and the Madhya nadi, with the rat yoni.
Which rashi is Purva Phalguni in?
Entirely in Leo: all four padas of Purva Phalguni fall in that sign, so anyone born with the Moon in Purva Phalguni has Leo as their Moon sign.
What is the first dasha for someone born in Purva Phalguni?
Venus mahadasha, which lasts 20 years in full. How much of it remains at birth depends on how far through Purva Phalguni the Moon had travelled — the balance of dasha — so two people born under Purva Phalguni can have very different first chapters. The dasha calculator computes yours to the day.
What are the naming letters for Purva Phalguni?
By pada: pada 1 — Mo, pada 2 — Ta, pada 3 — Ti, pada 4 — Tu. Traditional naming (namakarana) picks a first syllable from the pada the Moon occupied at birth.
Is today good for someone born in Purva Phalguni?
That is tara bala: count today's nakshatra from Purva Phalguni 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.