graha in nakshatra
Mars in Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra (Mangal in उत्तर भाद्रपद)
333°20′ – 346°40′ sidereal · Pisces · star of Saturn
Uttara Bhadrapada, the 26th of the 27 nakshatras, covers 333°20′ – 346°40′ of the sidereal zodiac, wholly inside Pisces. Uttara Bhadrapada is ruled by Saturn, so Mars in Uttara Bhadrapada stands in Saturn’s star.
Mars counts Saturn neutral, while Saturn counts Mars an enemy. The table is not symmetric, so Mars in Uttara Bhadrapada has to be described from both sides, as it is here. The other two nakshatras Saturn rules, Pushya and Anuradha, put Mars under the same star lord.
Mars in Uttara Bhadrapada, Pada by Pada
| Pada | Arc | Mars by rashi | Navamsa | Mars by navamsa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttara Bhadrapada 1 | Pisces 3°20′ – 6°40′ | in a friend's sign | Leo | in a friend's sign |
| Uttara Bhadrapada 2 | Pisces 6°40′ – 10°00′ | in a friend's sign | Virgo | in an enemy's sign |
| Uttara Bhadrapada 3 | Pisces 10°00′ – 13°20′ | in a friend's sign | Libra | in a neutral sign |
| Uttara Bhadrapada 4 | Pisces 13°20′ – 16°40′ | in a friend's sign | Scorpio | in its own sign |
By rashi, Mars is in a friend's sign in all four padas of Uttara Bhadrapada, because the whole nakshatra lies in Pisces. By navamsa the four padas fall in Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio. Mars’s strongest navamsa in Uttara Bhadrapada 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 Uttara Bhadrapada, and Mars’s moolatrikona lies outside it as well, so in Uttara Bhadrapada the rashi and navamsa verdicts above are the whole of Mars’s dignity.
When Mars Is in Uttara Bhadrapada, 2026–2028
- 6 April 2026: Mars enters Uttara Bhadrapada, and leaves on 24 April 2026 — 18 days.
- 16 March 2028: Mars enters Uttara Bhadrapada, and leaves on 3 April 2028 — 18 days.
Those are the two spells Mars spends in Uttara Bhadrapada 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 Uttara Bhadrapada a minute would be more precise than the ayanamsa behind it.
Inside Uttara Bhadrapada: 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 Uttara Bhadrapada spells, at 18 and 18 days, sit inside that range.
- 20 April 2026: Mars meets Saturn at 13° Pisces, in Uttara Bhadrapada pada 4.
- 21 April 2026: Mars meets Mercury at 14° Pisces, in Uttara Bhadrapada pada 4.
- 21 March 2028: Mars meets the Sun at 6° Pisces, in Uttara Bhadrapada pada 2.
Uttara Bhadrapada as the Setting for Mars
In the nakshatra tables Uttara Bhadrapada’s deity is listed as Ahirbudhnya and its symbol as twin; its gana is Manushya, and the muhurta texts put it in the Dhruva class (fixed). Those belong to Uttara Bhadrapada whichever graha is in it, and they are read on the Uttara Bhadrapada page. What changes with Mars is everything above: the dignities in Pisces, the relation to Saturn, and the dates. None of it is a prediction for anyone born with Mars in Uttara Bhadrapada; 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 Pisces; 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 Uttara Bhadrapada
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