Uttara Bhadrapada is the 26th of the 27 nakshatras, the lunar mansions of Indian astronomy. It spans 3°20′ Meena to 16°40′ Meena of the sidereal zodiac. Its name means "the latter blessed feet", its presiding deity is Ahir Budhnya, the serpent of the deep, and its planetary lord in the Vimśottarī system is Saturn.

The span is calculated with the Lahiri ayanamsa. The name, deity, lord and junction star are traditional and cited below; they describe a cultural system, not a measured influence.

Nakshatra 26 of 27 · Meena (Pisces)

Uttara Bhadrapada उत्तर भाद्रपदा

The latter blessed feet

Presided over by Ahir Budhnya, the serpent of the deep, and ruled by Saturn.

At a glance

TRADITION
Position
26th of 27
Sidereal span
3°20′ Meena – 16°40′ Meena
Sign
Meena (Pisces)
Planetary lord
Saturn
Presiding deity
Ahir Budhnya
Junction star
γ Pegasi

When the Moon is next in Uttara Bhadrapada

Times in UTC · Lahiri ayanamsa · to the nearest minute

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The four padas

Each pada is a quarter of 3°20′. The 108 padas of the zodiac cycle through the twelve signs in order, giving each pada its navamsa (D9) sign.

Pada 1

3°20′ Meena – 6°40′ Meena

Navamsa: Simha

Pada 2

6°40′ Meena – 10°00′ Meena

Navamsa: Kanya

Pada 3

10°00′ Meena – 13°20′ Meena

Navamsa: Tula

Pada 4

13°20′ Meena – 16°40′ Meena

Navamsa: Vrischika

The other Saturn mansions

The nine lords repeat three times around the zodiac, so each lord rules three mansions, 120° apart.

Sources

  • Taittirīya Saṃhitā 4.4.10 — the Vedic list of nakshatras with their presiding deities. Keith, A. B. (Trans.). (1914). The Veda of the Black Yajus School entitled Taittiriya Sanhita (Part 2). Harvard University Press. Read the translation
  • Sūrya Siddhānta, chapter 8 — the asterisms and their junction stars. Burgess, E. (Trans.). (1858–1860). Translation of the Sûrya-Siddhânta, a text-book of Hindu astronomy. Journal of the American Oriental Society, 6. Read the translation
  • Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra, Vimśottarī daśā chapter — the nine planetary lords in nakshatra order. Santhanam, R. (Trans.). (1984). Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra (Vol. 2). Ranjan Publications.

Junction-star identifications differ between texts and commentators. English meanings are approximate renderings of the Sanskrit name.