Lord
Sun
Nakṣatra
Krittika
Krittika is the third nakshatra, bridging Aries and Taurus
See where Krittika falls in your birth chart — the sign, house and nakṣatra it occupies.
Krittika is the third nakshatra, bridging Aries and Taurus. It carries sharpness and purification — a cutting clarity that burns away what is false, softened by real warmth underneath. People under it tend to be sharp, capable and ready to lead, quick to anger but quick to cool and slow to hold a grudge; drawn to honest self-examination and self-improvement, though the same cutting clarity can turn to criticising others. Behind the blade is a real, nurturing warmth.
Presided over by Agni, god of fire, with the blade or razor as its symbol; the Pleiades who nursed Karttikeya. Its Vimshottari lord is Surya.
— Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra daśā adhyāya (Vimśottarī lords)
Span 26°40′ Mesha – 10°00′ Vrishabha; lord Sun. The first pada is fiery Mesha territory, the remaining three earthy Vrishabha — readings distinguish the two halves; the Moon's classical exaltation degree falls in its Vrishabha stretch.
Your placement is shown in the band above: this states where Krittika 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.