The Ascendant in Pushya Nakshatra

A lagna in Pushya, the 8th nakshatra, means Cancer rising, whichever pada the degree is in, with the Moon as lagna lord. Pushya itself is ruled by Saturn. The Moon counts Saturn neutral, while Saturn counts the Moon an enemy.

By sign, Saturn, Pushya’s lord, is in an enemy's sign in Cancer, the lagna sign. In the navamsa each pada sets, that pada’s lagna lord is in a friend's sign in pada 1 (Leo), in a friend's sign in pada 2 (Virgo), in a neutral sign in pada 3 (Libra) and debilitated in pada 4 (Scorpio).

How Long Pushya Takes to Rise

The ascendant crosses Pushya’s 13°20′ in 63 minutes at Delhi, 61 minutes at Kolkata, 60 minutes at Mumbai and 58 minutes at Chennai. At Delhi that makes Pushya the slowest-rising of the 27. The difference between the four cities is about 5 minutes, the 11th-smallest of any nakshatra, and Pushya’s arc lies 34° from the June solstice point, which is what that figure tracks (the comparison table shows how). These are durations, not clock times. When Pushya 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: Leo (ruled by Sun) for pada 1, Virgo (ruled by Mercury) for pada 2, Libra (ruled by Venus) for pada 3 and Scorpio (ruled by Mars) for pada 4.

Related

Pushya as a birth (Moon) nakshatra is on the Pushya page; the Cancer ascendant house by house on Cancer 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: पुष्य नक्षत्र में लग्न.