The lunar mansion
Lineage · dignity · authority
Magha sits at the threshold between the personal and collective. It carries regal instinct, ancestral weight and a desire to do something honourable with power.
Where it sits in the zodiac
Magha spans 13°20′. It begins in Leo and ends in the same sign. Because nakshatras do not align with sign boundaries, a planet in a sign can be carrying the flavour of two different lunar mansions.
The four padas
Each nakshatra is divided into four padas of 3°20′. The pada adds a further layer of nuance and is used in divisional charts such as the navamsa.
Pada 10° 00′ Leo — 3° 20′ Leo
Pada 23° 20′ Leo — 6° 40′ Leo
Pada 36° 40′ Leo — 10° 00′ Leo
Pada 410° 00′ Leo — 13° 20′ Leo
The ruling planet
Magha is ruled by Ketu, the planet of moksha · release, instinct, the known. The dasha sequence begins from this planet when your Moon is in this nakshatra.