Nakshatra 17 of 27

Anuradha (अनुराधा)

Scorpio 3°20′ – 16°40′

Lord Saturn · Mitra · Deva gana · Deer yoni · Madhya nadi

Anuradha at a Glance

Number: 17 of 27
Sidereal span: Scorpio 3°20′ – 16°40′
Rashi: Scorpio
Ruling planet (lord): Saturn — 19-year Vimshottari dasha
Presiding deity: Mitra
Symbol: Lotus
Gana: Deva
Yoni: Deer (female)
Nadi: Madhya (Pitta)
Muhurta class: Mridu (tender)
Keywords: Devoted, friendly, balanced

Degrees are sidereal, using the Lahiri ayanamsa as the Indian ephemeris does. A Western chart uses tropical longitudes and will place the same Moon roughly 24° earlier in the zodiac.

Character of Anuradha Natives

A lotus, presided over by Mitra, the god of friendship and contracts, ruled by Saturn. Anuradha is Vishakha's ambition rendered social: these natives achieve through people rather than past them. It is one of the best nakshatras for friendship and for organising groups, and it carries a devotional streak — Anuradha commits to things properly, and the Saturn rulership means the commitment survives inconvenience.

The Four Padas and Their Naming Letters

Each nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′, and each pada falls in a different navamsa sign — which is why two people born in Anuradha on the same day can read quite differently. The pada also fixes the traditional first syllable for a child’s name.

Pada	Navamsa sign	Name syllable
Pada 1	Leo	Na
Pada 2	Virgo	Nee
Pada 3	Libra	Noo
Pada 4	Scorpio	Nay

27 nakshatras × 4 padas = 108 = 12 signs × 9 navamsas, so the padas run through the navamsa signs in one unbroken cycle. Syllables vary a little between regional traditions; a family pandit’s list takes precedence over any table. Each pada above links to its own page: the exact 3°20′ arc, the rashi it falls in, where Saturn stands in that navamsa, and how much Saturn mahadasha a birth there starts with.

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Career and Work

Management and team leadership, diplomacy, counselling, mining and deep research, group and community organisation, and spiritual practice.

The nakshatra sets the flavour; the 10th house and its lord decide the actual profession. Where Saturn sits and how strong it is matters more than the list above — see Saturn in Vedic astrology.

What to Watch For

A tender nakshatra with Saturn's rulership, which means the disappointments land hard and are held long. Anuradha's specific difficulty is emotional sensitivity concealed behind competence — the native manages everyone else's needs and does not mention their own until much later.

Anuradha in Kundli Milan

Nakshatra matching scores 36 guna across eight kootas. Three of them are read straight off the birth nakshatra, and these are Anuradha’s values:

Nadi Koota — 8 guna

Anuradha is Madhya (Pitta). A match with another Madhya nadi nakshatra scores 0 of 8, which is the single largest deduction available — 8 of the other 26 nakshatras share this nadi. Same-nadi is traditionally excused when both partners share the same birth nakshatra but sit in different padas, or when the Moon signs are the same and the nakshatras differ.

Yoni Koota — 4 guna

Anuradha carries the deer (female) yoni. Its classical opposite is the dog, held by Ardra and Mula —those pairings score 0. The same animal in the same gender scores the full 4.

Gana Koota — 6 guna

Anuradha is Deva gana — the temperament class, nine nakshatras to each of the three. Deva with Deva scores the full 6, and Deva with Manushya scores 5. Deva with Rakshasa is the pairing the classics warn about — it scores 1 when the woman is Deva and 0 when the man is, because a gentle temperament matched to a forceful one is held to suffer more than the reverse.

18 of 36 is the conventional pass mark. Guna Milan is a filter, not a verdict — Mangal dosha, the 7th house and both Venus positions still have to be read, and a high score does not override a badly afflicted 7th.

Run a full 36-guna match Compatibility by sign

Muhurta: What Anuradha Is Used For

Anuradha is classed as Mridu (tender) — one of 4 nakshatras in that class, alongside Mrigashira, Chitra and Revati. Tender nakshatras suit the gentle and the beautiful: music, dance and the arts, wearing new clothes and ornaments, romance and marriage, making friends, and the naming of a child. They are excellent for marriage and useless for anything requiring confrontation, since a Mridu start tends to produce a soft outcome.

A real muhurta needs the tithi, vara, yoga and karana too, not the nakshatra alone — the day’s panchang carries all five, and choghadiya narrows it to the hour.

Remedies and Practice

Worship Mitra, the presiding deity of Anuradha, particularly on the day the Moon transits this nakshatra — which happens roughly once every 27 days and is listed in the daily panchang.
Strengthen Saturn, the nakshatra lord, through its beej mantra and weekday observance. This matters most while the Saturn mahadasha or antardasha is running.
Feed or donate on the Saturn weekday. Charity attributed to the lord is the remedy the classics prefer over gemstones, because it carries no risk of strengthening the wrong graha.
Recite the nakshatra’s 108 names or the Nakshatra Suktam during the Moon’s transit through Anuradha if you want a practice tied to the nakshatra rather than the planet.

If a stone is being considered: the lord here is Saturn, whose stone is Blue Sapphire (Neelam). Selection by janma nakshatra is the more precise of the two routes, so this differs from the rashi recommendation for Scorpio (Red Coral (Moonga)).

More precise is still not automatic. Remedies are prescribed for a specific affliction, not for a nakshatra as such: nothing above needs doing unless Saturn is genuinely weak or badly placed in your chart, and no stone should be worn on nakshatra grounds alone. See dosha remedies.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ruling planet of Anuradha nakshatra?

Anuradha is ruled by Saturn and presided over by Mitra. Because Saturn is the lord, anyone born with the Moon in Anuradha begins life in a Saturn mahadasha, which runs 19 years in the Vimshottari system — the balance remaining at birth depends on how far into the nakshatra the Moon had travelled. Saturn also rules Pushya and Uttara Bhadrapada, so those three nakshatras share the same dasha sequence.

What degrees does Anuradha nakshatra cover?

Anuradha occupies Scorpio 3°20′ – 16°40′ and sits entirely within Scorpio. These are sidereal (Nirayana) degrees using the Lahiri ayanamsa. A tropical or Western chart will place your Moon roughly 24 degrees further on, which is why Western sources give a different nakshatra.

What are the name letters for a baby born in Anuradha nakshatra?

The traditional first syllables are Na for pada 1, Nee for pada 2, Noo for pada 3, Nay for pada 4. Which one applies depends on the pada the Moon occupied at birth, not on the nakshatra alone — each pada is 3°20′ wide. The four padas of Anuradha fall in the navamsa signs Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio.

Which nakshatras are incompatible with Anuradha for marriage?

On Yoni Koota, Anuradha carries the deer yoni, whose classical opposite is the dog — held by Ardra and Mula. Those pairings score 0 of 4. On Nadi Koota, worth 8 of the 36 guna and the heaviest single test, a match with any other Madhya nadi nakshatra scores zero. Neither is a veto on its own: 18 of 36 is the usual pass mark, and several kootas have recognised exceptions.

Is Anuradha nakshatra good or bad?

No nakshatra is good or bad in itself. Anuradha is classed as Mridu for muhurta, which decides what kinds of activity it suits rather than the quality of a person born under it. What matters far more is the condition of Saturn in the chart — its sign, house, dignity and aspects — since Saturn is what actually delivers the nakshatra's promise.

What kind of work suits Anuradha natives?

Management and team leadership, diplomacy, counselling, mining and deep research, group and community organisation, and spiritual practice. This follows from Saturn's natural significations combined with Mitra's domain. The chart decides whether it happens: the 10th house, its lord, and the dasha running through your twenties and thirties matter more than the birth nakshatra for career questions.

Is Anuradha Your Birth Nakshatra?

Your nakshatra is set by the Moon’s exact longitude at birth, so it needs the time and place, not just the date. A free kundli gives you the nakshatra, the pada, and the Vimshottari balance you started life with.

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