Magha
Also called: magha nakshatra
Magha, the 10th of the 27 nakshatras (lunar mansions), running from 0°00' Simha (Leo) to 13°20' Simha (Leo) in the sidereal zodiac. Its symbol is the throne. Its presiding deities are the Pitris, the ancestors, bringing heritage, the throne, and inherited authority. Its ruling planet is Ketu, so someone born with the Moon here begins life in Ketu's dasha (planetary period). Its themes are ancestry, authority, legacy. Classically it is a fierce (ugra) nakshatra, for demolition and confrontation; the texts advise against beginnings under it.
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