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The stars of Krittika, with the Moon’s path through themKrittika
Krittika’s stars where they really are, and every other star around them bright enough to see without a telescope. The dotted line is the Moon’s path; the gold stretch between the ticks is Krittika. East is on the left, as on a sky map held overhead.
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Krittika

Warm and sharp like a flame, you cut to the truth and protect what you love.

the cutterRuling planet: Sun

Krittika

Symbol
A flame, a blade
Deity
Agni, fire
Ruling planet
Sun (Surya)
Span
Mesha 26°40′ – Vrishabha 10°00′
Sign
Mesha (Aries) · Vrishabha (Taurus)

Born with the Moon in Krittika

In Vedic astrology, the mansion the Moon was in when you were born is your birth star. It also sets where your life’s chapters (dashas) begin: a life born under Krittika begins in a Sun chapter.

A chapter of standing up: recognition, authority, your father and belief in yourself.

A whole Sun chapter lasts 6 years. You arrive partway through it, depending on how far the Moon had travelled through Krittika.

Nakshatras are counted in the sidereal zodiac, which follows the stars. It sits about 24° behind the tropical zodiac most Western horoscopes use, so your Moon’s Western sign and its Vedic sign can differ.

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AstroFate works out your nakshatra from your birth date, time and place, and shows it among its real stars, with the chapters of your life.

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