Uttara Bhadrapada
Uttara Bhadrapada: 3°20′ Pisces to 16°40′ Pisces. Explore its symbolism, Saturn period rulership and four padas.
- 26 of 27
- Saturn
- 19 dasha years
- 3°20′ Pisces
- 16°40′ Pisces
- 13°20′ · four padas
Uttara Bhadrapada is associated with depth, steadiness and the capacity to hold an experience without immediately acting on its surface. Ahir Budhnya, the serpent of the deep, gives the mansion a quiet rather than outwardly dramatic imagery. Saturn’s period rulership adds patience and the weight of sustained understanding.
Understanding the symbolism
Depth is not the same as obscurity. It can mean allowing enough time for the layers of an experience to become distinguishable. The mansion’s imagery supports reflection, endurance and a stable presence through change. Its difficulty appears when stillness becomes indefinite postponement or feeling remains inaccessible even to the person experiencing it.
The Moon and other placements here
With the Moon here, explore how emotional experience is given time and where quiet becomes restorative. Jupiter can emphasize compassionate understanding; Saturn a steady commitment; Mercury the work of putting a deep impression into words. The Pisces setting makes boundaries and a practical channel for receptivity useful parts of the reading.
A Moon in Uttara Bhadrapada begins the Vimshottari sequence in a Saturn period. The full period lasts 19 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 14.25 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: 3°20′ Pisces to 6°40′ Pisces.
Pada 2: 6°40′ Pisces to 10°00′ Pisces.
Pada 3: 10°00′ Pisces to 13°20′ Pisces.
Pada 4: 13°20′ Pisces to 16°40′ Pisces.
How this mansion differs from its neighbors
Purva Bhadrapada emphasizes the intensity of a principle; Uttara Bhadrapada the steadiness required to carry understanding into life. Revati follows with guidance and completion. Conviction, integration and the safe ending of a process are different functions.
Common questions
- Is Uttara Bhadrapada a zodiac sign?
- No. A sign spans 30°, while Uttara Bhadrapada 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 Uttara Bhadrapada have the same dasha dates?
- No. The starting lord is Saturn, 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.