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3°20′–16°40′ Pisces · ruled by Saturn · The back of a funeral cot / twins
Uttara Bhadrapada is the still, deep water — serene wisdom and quiet compassion. Where Purva burns, Uttara has made peace. Patient, kind and profoundly wise, you carry an inner calm and a gift for counsel that steadies everyone around you. Ruled by Saturn and the serpent of the depths, you hold hidden reserves of strength, generosity and spiritual insight.
The symbol of Uttara Bhadrapada is the back of a funeral cot / twins, and its presiding deity is Ahir Budhnya (the serpent of the deep) — the mythic force that shapes its whole character. Its gana (temperament) is Manushya: human and balanced — grounded, ambitious and worldly. Ruled by Saturn, Uttara Bhadrapada carries a signature of depth, wisdom, compassion, serenity — the deeper current running beneath everything a Uttara Bhadrapada native does.
You love gently, patiently and unconditionally, offering steady emotional safety. You need depth and peace, not drama, to feel at home.
Counselling, spirituality, teaching, healing, writing, charity — anywhere deep wisdom and compassion quietly help others.
| Ruling planet | Saturn |
| Lucky colours | blue, black & indigo |
| Lucky gemstone | blue sapphire (neelam) |
| Lucky day | Saturday |
| Favourable direction | west |
| Presiding deity | Ahir Budhnya (the serpent of the deep) |
In one breath, Uttara Bhadrapada is about depth, wisdom, compassion, serenity. If the Moon sat in Uttara Bhadrapada at your birth, this is the deep flavour it gives your emotional nature — the quiet themes your life keeps returning to. It colours how you love, what you chase, and where your soul feels most at home. Read it gently: a nakshatra is a doorway into yourself, not a box. 🐑
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