Punarvasu
Punarvasu: 20°00′ Gemini to 3°20′ Cancer. Explore its symbolism, Jupiter period rulership and four padas.
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- Jupiter
- 16 dasha years
- 20°00′ Gemini
- 3°20′ Cancer
- 13°20′ · four padas
Punarvasu is associated with return, renewal and the recovery of a workable beginning. Aditi’s expansive maternal imagery and the quiver of arrows suggest both room to grow and the capacity to try again. Its subject is not a simple repetition of the past, but what becomes possible after experience has changed the starting point.
Understanding the symbolism
An arrow returns to the idea of direction, while a quiver holds more than one attempt. The image makes persistence flexible: failure of one approach need not exhaust the larger purpose. Aditi’s association adds spaciousness, suggesting that recovery may involve loosening a constricting frame rather than forcing the original plan to work unchanged.
The Moon and other placements here
A Moon in Punarvasu can be explored through the ability to regain perspective after a demanding experience. What makes a fresh attempt feel possible? What is retained from the previous attempt, and what is released? Jupiter, its period lord, emphasizes the wider understanding that can make a return meaningful rather than merely familiar.
A Moon in Punarvasu begins the Vimshottari sequence in a Jupiter period. The full period lasts 16 dasha years, but the balance at birth depends on how far the Moon has traveled through the mansion. For example, one quarter of the way through leaves three quarters of the period, or 12 dasha years. A different planet here does not change the Moon-based starting lord.
The four padas
A pada is one quarter of a nakshatra, measuring 3°20′. These are position boundaries: a placement exactly on a boundary belongs to the next pada. Use the degree in the planetary table to find the correct interval.
Pada 1: 20°00′ Gemini to 23°20′ Gemini.
Pada 2: 23°20′ Gemini to 26°40′ Gemini.
Pada 3: 26°40′ Gemini to 0°00′ Cancer.
Pada 4: 0°00′ Cancer to 3°20′ Cancer.
How this mansion differs from its neighbors
The first three padas fall in Gemini and the fourth in Cancer. Renewal thus moves from a Mercury-ruled setting of ideas and exchange into a Moon-ruled setting of care and belonging. A revised explanation and a restored sense of home are different forms of finding a base again.
Common questions
- Is Punarvasu a zodiac sign?
- No. A sign spans 30°, while Punarvasu spans 13°20′. Signs and nakshatras are two grids over the same zodiac. Its precise position is shown in the span and pada table above.
- Does every Moon in Punarvasu have the same dasha dates?
- No. The starting lord is Jupiter, but the Moon’s exact degree determines the remaining balance. Two Moon placements in the same mansion can begin with different amounts of time remaining.