graha in nakshatra
Venus in Ardra Nakshatra (Shukra in आर्द्रा)
66°40′ – 80°00′ sidereal · Gemini · star of Rahu
Ardra, the 6th of the 27 nakshatras, covers 66°40′ – 80°00′ of the sidereal zodiac, wholly inside Gemini. Ardra is ruled by Rahu, so Venus in Ardra stands in Rahu’s star.
Rahu’s row in the friendship lists counts Venus a friend; Venus’s own row names no node, so Venus’s view of the lord of Ardra has no entry, and this page does not supply one. The other two nakshatras Rahu rules, Swati and Shatabhisha, put Venus under the same star lord.
Venus in Ardra, Pada by Pada
| Pada | Arc | Venus by rashi | Navamsa | Venus by navamsa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardra 1 | Gemini 6°40′ – 10°00′ | in a friend's sign | Sagittarius | in a neutral sign |
| Ardra 2 | Gemini 10°00′ – 13°20′ | in a friend's sign | Capricorn | in a friend's sign |
| Ardra 3 | Gemini 13°20′ – 16°40′ | in a friend's sign | Aquarius | in a friend's sign |
| Ardra 4 | Gemini 16°40′ – 20°00′ | in a friend's sign | Pisces | exalted |
By rashi, Venus is in a friend's sign in all four padas of Ardra, because the whole nakshatra lies in Gemini. By navamsa the four padas fall in Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Venus’s strongest navamsa in Ardra is pada 4 (Pisces, exalted), and its weakest is pada 1 (Sagittarius, in a neutral sign).
Neither Venus’s deepest exaltation (Pisces) nor its deepest debilitation (Virgo) degree falls inside Ardra, and Venus’s moolatrikona lies outside it as well, so in Ardra the rashi and navamsa verdicts above are the whole of Venus’s dignity.
When Venus Is in Ardra, 2026–2028
- 20 May 2026: Venus enters Ardra, and leaves on 31 May 2026 — 11 days.
- 4 July 2027: Venus enters Ardra, and leaves on 14 July 2027 — 10 days.
- 8 August 2028: Venus enters Ardra, and leaves on 22 August 2028 — 14 days.
Those are the three spells Venus spends in Ardra between 1 January 2026 and 1 January 2029, 35 days in all. Over the same span Venus stands in every one of the 27 nakshatras. The dates are days only; for Venus in Ardra a minute would be more precise than the ayanamsa behind it.
Inside Ardra: what the tables locate there for Venus
Of the 84 complete spells Venus has in the table, in any nakshatra, the shortest is 10 days and the longest 43, and a spell in Ardra is level with the shortest.
Ardra as the Setting for Venus
In the nakshatra tables Ardra’s deity is listed as Rudra and its symbol as teardrop; its gana is Manushya, and the muhurta texts put it in the Tikshna class (sharp). Those belong to Ardra whichever graha is in it, and they are read on the Ardra page. What changes with Venus is everything above: the dignities in Gemini, the relation to Rahu, and the dates. None of it is a prediction for anyone born with Venus in Ardra; the house it occupies and the dasha running decide what the placement does in a chart.
Related Placements
The sign-level reading is on Venus in Gemini; Venus in all 27 nakshatras is on the Venus nakshatra table. For the nakshatras themselves, see the 27 nakshatras guide and astrology for beginners.
The Other Grahas in Ardra
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