graha in nakshatra
Mars in Jyeshtha Nakshatra (Mangal in ज्येष्ठा)
226°40′ – 240°00′ sidereal · Scorpio · star of Mercury
Jyeshtha, the 18th of the 27 nakshatras, covers 226°40′ – 240°00′ of the sidereal zodiac, wholly inside Scorpio. Jyeshtha is ruled by Mercury, so Mars in Jyeshtha stands in Mercury’s star.
Mars counts Mercury an enemy, while Mercury counts Mars neutral. The table is not symmetric, so Mars in Jyeshtha has to be described from both sides, as it is here. The other two nakshatras Mercury rules, Ashlesha and Revati, put Mars under the same star lord.
Mars in Jyeshtha, Pada by Pada
| Pada | Arc | Mars by rashi | Navamsa | Mars by navamsa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jyeshtha 1 | Scorpio 16°40′ – 20°00′ | in its own sign | Sagittarius | in a friend's sign |
| Jyeshtha 2 | Scorpio 20°00′ – 23°20′ | in its own sign | Capricorn | exalted |
| Jyeshtha 3 | Scorpio 23°20′ – 26°40′ | in its own sign | Aquarius | in a neutral sign |
| Jyeshtha 4 | Scorpio 26°40′ – 30°00′ | in its own sign | Pisces (gandanta) | in a friend's sign |
By rashi, Mars is in its own sign in all four padas of Jyeshtha, because the whole nakshatra lies in Scorpio. By navamsa the four padas fall in Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Mars’s strongest navamsa in Jyeshtha is pada 2 (Capricorn, exalted), and its weakest is pada 3 (Aquarius, in a neutral sign).
Jyeshtha pada 4 (Scorpio 26°40′ – 30°00′) is gandanta: one of the six padas on the junction of a water sign and the fire sign after it, and Mars placed in that quarter of Jyeshtha sits on the junction itself.
Neither Mars’s deepest exaltation (Capricorn) nor its deepest debilitation (Cancer) degree falls inside Jyeshtha, and Mars’s moolatrikona lies outside it as well, so in Jyeshtha the rashi and navamsa verdicts above are the whole of Mars’s dignity.
When Mars Is in Jyeshtha, 2026–2028
- 31 October 2027: Mars enters Jyeshtha, and leaves on 18 November 2027 — 18 days.
That is the one spell Mars spends in Jyeshtha between 1 January 2026 and 1 January 2029, 18 days in all. Over the same span Mars stands in every one of the 27 nakshatras. The dates are days only; for Mars in Jyeshtha a minute would be more precise than the ayanamsa behind it.
Inside Jyeshtha: 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 Jyeshtha spell, at 18 days, sits inside that range.
Jyeshtha as the Setting for Mars
In the nakshatra tables Jyeshtha’s deity is listed as Indra and its symbol as earring; its gana is Rakshasa, and the muhurta texts put it in the Tikshna class (sharp). Those belong to Jyeshtha whichever graha is in it, and they are read on the Jyeshtha page. What changes with Mars is everything above: the dignities in Scorpio, the relation to Mercury, and the dates. None of it is a prediction for anyone born with Mars in Jyeshtha; 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 Scorpio; 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 Jyeshtha
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