20°00′ Libra – 3°20′ Scorpio · ruled by Jupiter · deity Indra and Agni together
Vishakha, whose deity is Indra and Agni together, is the star of the triumphal arch. It fixes on a goal and simply does not stop.
The gift: stamina and single-minded ambition that actually arrives.
The lesson: the goal replacing the reason for it. Named kindly: this is the gift pointed the wrong way, and naming it is most of the work.
| Lord (Vimshottari) | Jupiter — the planet whose period a Vishakha birth begins in |
| Deity | Indra and Agni together |
| Span | 20°00′ Libra – 3°20′ Scorpio |
| Moon sign (Rashi) | Libra (Tula) for padas 1–3, Scorpio (Vrishchika) for the rest |
| Gana (temperament) | Rakshasa — the intense class: forceful, penetrating, unignorable — the temperament that says what others only think. |
| Nadi (constitution) | Kapha — the constitutional current used in classical matching |
| Yoni (instinct) | Vyaghra — the tiger, the instinct-symbol used for temperament compatibility |
| Rajju | Nabhi — the navel, an older matching rule read alongside the eight dimensions |
| Quarter | Navamsa shade | Name syllables |
|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | An Aries shade — the most direct quarter of the star: initiative first, reflection after | Ti |
| Pada 2 | A Taurus shade — the steadiest quarter: the star's gifts want to become something tangible and kept | Tu |
| Pada 3 | A Gemini shade — the most curious quarter: the star's nature expresses itself through words, pairs and exchange | Te |
| Pada 4 | A Cancer shade — the most feeling quarter: the star's gifts are offered protectively, to a chosen few | To |
The pada is the quarter of the star the Moon occupied at your birth. It sets the navamsa sign and the first syllable tradition gives a name. The calculator below tells you yours.
Classical matching reads two birth stars across eight dimensions. Four of them — ease (Tara), instinct (Yoni), temperament (Gana) and constitution (Nadi), 21 of the 36 points — depend on the stars alone, so they can be read for Vishakha exactly. These stars pair most naturally with it:
Stars that share Vishakha's Kapha nadi — Krittika, Rohini, Ashlesha, Magha, Swati, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Revati — raise the constitutional flag the tradition watches, which comes with listed cancellations and is a conversation, never a verdict. The other fifteen points read from the two Moon signs, which the padas decide; a full check needs both charts.
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Which planet rules Vishakha?Jupiter. In the Vimshottari system the lord of your birth star opens your first planetary period, so a Vishakha birth begins life in a Jupiter chapter.
Which Moon sign is Vishakha in?Vishakha spans 20°00′ Libra – 3°20′ Scorpio — the Moon sign is Libra (Tula) for padas 1–3, Scorpio (Vrishchika) for the rest.
Which nakshatras match Vishakha best?On the four star-based dimensions of classical matching, Chitra, Shatabhisha, Jyeshtha pair most naturally with Vishakha. The full 36-point reading also needs both Moon signs and weighs the cancellations the tradition lists.