graha in nakshatra
Mars in Bharani Nakshatra (Mangal in भरणी)
13°20′ – 26°40′ sidereal · Aries · star of Venus
Bharani, the 2nd of the 27 nakshatras, covers 13°20′ – 26°40′ of the sidereal zodiac, wholly inside Aries. Bharani is ruled by Venus, so Mars in Bharani stands in Venus’s star.
Mars and Venus count each other neutral, so in Bharani the graha and the lord of its star agree about each other. The other two nakshatras Venus rules, Purva Phalguni and Purva Ashadha, put Mars under the same star lord.
Mars in Bharani, Pada by Pada
| Pada | Arc | Mars by rashi | Navamsa | Mars by navamsa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharani 1 | Aries 13°20′ – 16°40′ | in its own sign | Leo | in a friend's sign |
| Bharani 2 | Aries 16°40′ – 20°00′ | in its own sign | Virgo | in an enemy's sign |
| Bharani 3 | Aries 20°00′ – 23°20′ | in its own sign | Libra | in a neutral sign |
| Bharani 4 | Aries 23°20′ – 26°40′ | in its own sign | Scorpio | in its own sign |
By rashi, Mars is in its own sign in all four padas of Bharani, because the whole nakshatra lies in Aries. By navamsa the four padas fall in Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio. Mars’s strongest navamsa in Bharani is pada 4 (Scorpio, in its own sign), and its weakest is pada 2 (Virgo, in an enemy's sign).
Neither Mars’s deepest exaltation (Capricorn) nor its deepest debilitation (Cancer) degree falls inside Bharani, and Mars’s moolatrikona lies outside it as well, so in Bharani the rashi and navamsa verdicts above are the whole of Mars’s dignity.
When Mars Is in Bharani, 2026–2028
- 29 May 2026: Mars enters Bharani, and leaves on 16 June 2026 — 18 days.
- 8 May 2028: Mars enters Bharani, and leaves on 26 May 2028 — 18 days.
Those are the two spells Mars spends in Bharani between 1 January 2026 and 1 January 2029, 36 days in all. Over the same span Mars stands in every one of the 27 nakshatras. The dates are days only; for Mars in Bharani a minute would be more precise than the ayanamsa behind it.
Inside Bharani: what the tables locate there for Mars
Of the 49 complete spells Mars has in the table, in any nakshatra, the shortest is 16 days and the longest 47; the Bharani spells, at 18 and 18 days, sit inside that range.
Bharani as the Setting for Mars
In the nakshatra tables Bharani’s deity is listed as Yama and its symbol as yoni; its gana is Manushya, and the muhurta texts put it in the Ugra class (fierce). Those belong to Bharani whichever graha is in it, and they are read on the Bharani page. What changes with Mars is everything above: the dignities in Aries, the relation to Venus, and the dates. None of it is a prediction for anyone born with Mars in Bharani; the house it occupies and the dasha running decide what the placement does in a chart.
Related Placements
The sign-level reading is on Mars in Aries; Mars in all 27 nakshatras is on the Mars nakshatra table. For the nakshatras themselves, see the 27 nakshatras guide and astrology for beginners.
The Other Grahas in Bharani
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