Nakshatra 13 of 27
Hasta
Open palm
The hand. Craft, skill, what you can literally make with your hands.
Ruling planet
Moon
Presiding deity
Savitar (Sun as animator)
Symbol
Open palm
Zodiac span
Virgo 10° – 23°20'
Sidereal — view sign: Virgo
Padas
4 × 3°20'
What the Moon in Hasta favors
Hasta means 'hand' — the Moon here favors craft, skill, manual work, and anything that rewards precision. Whatever you make today tends to come out well. Favorable for: creative work, writing, coding, crafting, healing work (hands-on therapies), detailed administrative work, negotiation (especially where specifics matter). Less favorable for: vague brainstorms or big-picture strategy — the mansion is close-focused. If a task has been waiting for execution-level attention, today is the day. The hand wants to work.
Live reading
Is the Moon in Hasta 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 Hasta 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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