Lord
Mars
Nakṣatra
Dhanishta
Dhanishta is the twenty-third nakshatra, bridging Capricorn and Aquarius
See where Dhanishta falls in your birth chart — the sign, house and nakṣatra it occupies.
Dhanishta is the twenty-third nakshatra, bridging Capricorn and Aquarius. It carries rhythm and wealth — music, timing, and the drummer's knack for making a group move together. People under it tend to be adaptable, multi-talented and confident — easy talkers who put others at ease and keep lively company; blessed with a sense of rhythm and timing, though a wish to go with the flow and be forever sociable can pull them off their path. The drum is its symbol: music, abundance, and the knack of making a group move as one.
Presided over by the eight Vasus, gods of abundance, with the drum (mridanga) as its symbol. Its Vimshottari lord is Mangala.
— Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra daśā adhyāya (Vimśottarī lords)
Span 23°20′ Makara – 6°40′ Kumbha; lord Mars in Saturn's signs throughout — drive harnessed by structure, the organiser-performer. In muhurta and matching work it belongs to the panchaka group observed for certain rites.
Your placement is shown in the band above: this states where Dhanishta falls in your chart and links each term to its page.
Interpretation — what the placement means for your life and timing — belongs to your personal reading, not the reference library.
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