The Ascendant in Mula Nakshatra

A lagna in Mula, the 19th nakshatra, means Sagittarius rising, whichever pada the degree is in, with Jupiter as lagna lord. Mula itself is ruled by Ketu. Between Jupiter and Ketu the friendship lists have no entry in at least one direction.

By sign, Ketu, Mula’s lord, is in a neutral sign in Sagittarius, the lagna sign. In the navamsa each pada sets, that pada’s lagna lord is in a friend's sign in pada 1 (Aries), in an enemy's sign in pada 2 (Taurus), in an enemy's sign in pada 3 (Gemini) and exalted in pada 4 (Cancer).

How Long Mula Takes to Rise

The ascendant crosses Mula’s 13°20′ in 58 minutes at Delhi, 58 minutes at Kolkata, 58 minutes at Mumbai and 58 minutes at Chennai. At Delhi that makes Mula the 14th-fastest of the 27. The difference between the four cities is under a minute, the smallest of any nakshatra, and Mula’s arc lies 1° from the December solstice point, which is what that figure tracks (the comparison table shows how). These are durations, not clock times. When Mula actually rises depends on the date and the longitude, and a birth time a few minutes out moves the ascendant through a pada.

Minutes of rising time per pada. The navamsa column is the D-9 ascendant each pada gives: Aries (ruled by Mars) for pada 1, Taurus (ruled by Venus) for pada 2, Gemini (ruled by Mercury) for pada 3 and Cancer (ruled by Moon) for pada 4. Pada 1 is a gandanta pada, at the junction of a water sign and the fire sign after it.

Related

Mula as a birth (Moon) nakshatra is on the Mula page; the Sagittarius ascendant house by house on Sagittarius ascendant. The rising times of all 27 are compared on the ascendant-by-nakshatra table. For lagna and Moon sign, see rashi and lagna and the 27 nakshatras guide. In Hindi: मूल नक्षत्र में लग्न.