Nakshatras · 4 of 27
Rohini nakshatra
The 4th lunar mansion, 10°00′ Taurus to 23°20′ Taurus, ruled by Moon.
- Span
- 10°00′ Taurus to 23°20′ Taurus
- Ruling planet
- Moon (Vimshottari dasha of 10 years)
- Deity
- Brahma (Prajapati)
- Symbol
- An ox cart or chariot
- Nature
- Dhruva (fixed)
- Gana
- Manushya (human)
- Yoni (animal)
- Serpent
- Nadi
- Antya (Kapha)
The meaning of Rohini
Rohini (रोहिणी) is the 4th of the 27 nakshatras. Its presiding deity is Brahma (Prajapati), the creator, lord of growth and fertility, and its symbol is an ox cart or chariot. In Jyotish the deity of a nakshatra is the key to its nature: what the deity does, the nakshatra does.
It is ruled by Moon, so a person whose Moon is in Rohini begins life in the Moon dasha. The other two nakshatras ruled by Moon are Hasta and Shravana; together they share something of Moon’s character.
Good for: Dhruva work
In the muhurta texts Rohini is a dhruva (fixed) nakshatra, favoured for foundations, house-building, planting, coronations and anything meant to last. When the Moon passes through Rohini (about once every 27⅓ days) it is a good day for those kinds of beginnings.
The four padas
Each nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′. Each pada falls in a navamsa sign, and each has the traditional first syllable used for naming a child born in it.
| Pada | Sign | Navamsa | Naming syllable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taurus | Aries | O |
| 2 | Taurus | Taurus | Va |
| 3 | Taurus | Gemini | Vi |
| 4 | Taurus | Cancer | Vu |
In marriage matching
In guna milan, Rohini is of Manushya gana, serpent yoni and Antya nadi. Two partners with the same nadi lose all eight points of nadi koota. Match two charts.
Find your birth nakshatra · Taurus (Vrishabha) · Chapter 5: the 27 nakshatras
Sources: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and Phaladeepika for the signs, planets and houses; Muhurta Chintamani for the nakshatra classes and the guna milan attributes. Wording is our own.