Uttara Phalguni
Uttara Phalguni: 26°40′ Leo to 10°00′ Virgo. Explore its symbolism, Sun period rulership and four padas.
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- Sun
- 6 dasha years
- 26°40′ Leo
- 10°00′ Virgo
- 13°20′ · four padas
Uttara Phalguni concerns the support that makes an association durable. Aryaman’s links with patronage and agreements place friendship, commitments and mutual obligations at the center. Its resting-place symbol continues the Phalguni pair, but the emphasis moves from enjoyment toward sustaining the arrangement.
Understanding the symbolism
A relationship can begin through affinity and continue through dependable conduct. The mansion’s imagery is useful for exploring that transition: what is promised, what can realistically be provided, and how generosity becomes consistent support. The Sun as period lord adds ownership of the commitment and willingness to stand behind it.
The Moon and other placements here
With the Moon here, consider what dependable partnership or friendship contributes to emotional security. Mercury can bring explicit terms and practical coordination into the reading; Venus the quality of reciprocity; Saturn the work of honoring a responsibility over time. The question is how an agreement stays both reliable and alive.
A Moon in Uttara Phalguni begins the Vimshottari sequence in a Sun period. The full period lasts 6 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 4.5 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: 26°40′ Leo to 0°00′ Virgo.
Pada 2: 0°00′ Virgo to 3°20′ Virgo.
Pada 3: 3°20′ Virgo to 6°40′ Virgo.
Pada 4: 6°40′ Virgo to 10°00′ Virgo.
How this mansion differs from its neighbors
The first pada lies in Leo and the remaining three in Virgo. The shift from the Sun’s sign to Mercury’s sign moves the setting from personal responsibility and recognition toward practical arrangements and refinement. A promise and the daily work of keeping it belong to the same larger theme.
Common questions
- Is Uttara Phalguni a zodiac sign?
- No. A sign spans 30°, while Uttara Phalguni 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 Phalguni have the same dasha dates?
- No. The starting lord is Sun, 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.