Nakshatra 01 of 27
Ashwini
Horse's head
The first start. Speed, rescue, healing applied quickly.
Ruling planet
Ketu
Presiding deity
Ashwini Kumaras (celestial physicians)
Symbol
Horse's head
Zodiac span
Aries 0° – 13°20'
Sidereal — view sign: Aries
Padas
4 × 3°20'
What the Moon in Ashwini favors
Ashwini is the opener. When the Moon transits here, the quality of time favors fast starts — new regimens, first appointments, emergency repairs, anything that needs a clean first move. The ruling Ashwini Kumaras are physicians on horseback; the nakshatra carries their competence under pressure. Favorable for: medicine, travel, launches, first meetings. Less favorable for: anything requiring patience or long deliberation. If you've been circling a decision, Ashwini Moon is when to leap. If the decision needs sitting-with, wait for a slower lunar mansion.
Live reading
Is the Moon in Ashwini right now?
The Moon moves through one nakshatra roughly every thirteen hours. The panchanga page computes today’s active mansion from live ephemeris math — if Ashwini is the transiting nakshatra at this moment, the panchanga will tell you, along with the active tithi, yoga, karana, and weekday.
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