Nakshatra
Hasta Nakshatra
Also in: हिन्दी
Hasta (हस्त) is the 13th of the 27 nakshatras of Vedic astrology, spanning 160°00' - 173°20' of the zodiac in Kanya. Its lord is Chandra and its deity Savitar. Symbol: Open palm. It is of deva gana, buffalo yoni and aadi nadi, and its lord's Vimshottari dasha lasts 10 years.
Classical facts
| Number | 13 |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit name | Hasta |
| Hindi name | हस्त |
| Lord | Chandra |
| Deity | Savitar |
| Symbol | Open palm |
| Gana | Deva |
| Yoni | Buffalo, female |
| Nadi | Aadi |
| Degree range | 160°00' - 173°20' |
| Rashi | Kanya |
| Vimshottari dasha of its lord | 10 years |
The four padas
| Pada | Degrees | Rashi | Navamsa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 160°00' - 163°20' | Kanya | Mesha |
| 2 | 163°20' - 166°40' | Kanya | Vrishabha |
| 3 | 166°40' - 170°00' | Kanya | Mithuna |
| 4 | 170°00' - 173°20' | Kanya | Karka |
Articles about Hasta Nakshatra
- Choosing a wedding nakshatra, and what it does not decideTradition favours about eleven nakshatras for a wedding muhurta and avoids a few others. Here is the working list, and what the day's star really settles.
- Hasta nakshatra, the famous names, and what auspicious actually meansHasta is called auspicious, but that word describes days chosen for work, not people born under it. Here are the names that survive an actual check.
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