Lord
Mercury
Nakṣatra
Jyeshtha
Jyeshtha is the eighteenth nakshatra, closing Scorpio
See where Jyeshtha falls in your birth chart — the sign, house and nakṣatra it occupies.
Jyeshtha is the eighteenth nakshatra, closing Scorpio. Its name means 'the eldest': seniority, protectiveness, and the burdens of being the one others depend on. Those born under it are often compassionate and protective, commanding respect and going to great lengths to defend the weak; image-conscious, strategic and quietly strong, though they can magnify their own troubles and wrestle with jealousy or the pull of material things. Its keynote is the strength — and the strain — of being the one others lean on.
Presided over by Indra, king of the gods, with the earring or umbrella of rank as its symbol. Its Vimshottari lord is Budha.
— Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra daśā adhyāya (Vimśottarī lords)
Span 16°40′–30°00′ Vrishchika; lord Mercury in Mars's sign — strategic command. Its final degrees end at the Vrishchika–Dhanu junction: late Jyeshtha births are flagged for nakshatra gandanta, the second water-to-fire knot.
Your placement is shown in the band above: this states where Jyeshtha 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.