Swati
Also called: swati nakshatra
Swati, the 15th of the 27 nakshatras (lunar mansions), running from 6°40' Tula (Libra) to 20°00' Tula (Libra) in the sidereal zodiac. Its symbol is the young sprout. Its presiding deity is Vayu, the wind, bringing independence, movement, and self-made freedom. Its ruling planet is Rahu, so someone born with the Moon here begins life in Rahu's dasha (planetary period). Its themes are independence, movement, adaptability. Classically it is a movable (chara) nakshatra, good for travel, change and anything meant to move on.
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