The Throne — inherited power, lineage, ancestral authority
- Ruling planet
- Ketu
- Deity
- Pitris (the ancestors)
- Symbol
- Throne / Palanquin / Royal chamber
- Gana
- Rakshasa
- Nature
- Ugra (fierce)
- Degrees
- 0°00′ Leo – 13°19′ Leo
- Falls in
- Leo
What this star is for
The star of the throne, ancestry, and inherited power — royalty, tradition, reverence for lineage, authority derived from the past. Ketu-ruled + Pitri-deity → connection to ancestral karma. Prominence that is non-attached: gets the throne but isn't driven by fame/money — serves a higher/spiritual cause; can renounce anytime.
Where it tends to work
Authority/leadership, ancestral/traditional fields, politics, heritage-work — but with detachment. Node-ruled → excellent for Lagna (T0049).
The four padas
Each nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′, and each pada lands in a different navamsa sign. Two people born a day apart can share Magha and still run visibly different lives, because the pada changes which sign the ninth harmonic puts them in — which is why an app that stops at the sign is stopping too early.
| Pada | Range | Navamsa |
|---|---|---|
| Pada 1 | 0°–3°20′ | Aries (Mars) |
| Pada 2 | 3°20′–6°40′ | Taurus (Venus) |
| Pada 3 | 6°40′–10° | Gemini (Mercury) |
| Pada 4 | 10°–13°20′ | Cancer (Moon) |
Why the nakshatra is the clock
The Moon's nakshatra at birth decides which planetary period a life starts in and the whole sequence that follows — the Vimshottari dasha. That is the single most practical thing in this system and it costs nothing to check: the app computes your dashas from exactly this, on your device, and shows you the dates.
Magha is ruled by Ketu, so a Moon here begins life in a Ketu period, at whatever point of it the Moon's exact degree had already run through.