Mula Nakshatra: Sagittarius Degrees and Ketu
Find Mula’s exact Sagittarius interval and four padas. A boundary example separates the calculated birth star from harmful claims about family fate.
Overview
Mula is the nineteenth nakshatra, covering 0°–13°20′ sidereal Sagittarius, or 240°–253°20′ total longitude. Its Vimshottari lord is Ketu. The classification does not establish harm, a family burden or an inevitable life event.
At a glance
- Sidereal interval
- 240°00′–253°20′ total longitude
- Pada starting longitudes
- 240°00′, 243°20′, 246°40′, 250°00′
- Vimshottari association
- Ketu; seven-year full period
- Important distinction
- A star label cannot establish danger
What does Mula identify?
Mula starts at the beginning of Sagittarius. Jupiter rules that sign, while Ketu is the star’s Vimshottari lord. Those roles are distinct: a Mula Moon does not locate Ketu or Jupiter and is not itself a conjunction with either.
The name is used in traditional symbolic narratives, but a coordinate assignment is the narrower verifiable claim here. Do not convert a star label into blame toward a child or a claim about a parent’s health or future.
A Moon one degree into Sagittarius
For an invented Moon at 241° total longitude, the sign position is 1° Sagittarius. Its offset from Mula’s beginning is 1°, or 60 arcminutes, so it belongs to pada 1. There are 740 of the 800 arcminutes remaining.
The cited Moon-based opening balance is 7 × 740/800 = 6.475 dasha years of Ketu. This is a proportional timing calculation, not a forecast of adversity. A calendar end date also requires a birth timestamp and the selected year-length convention.
How should the Jyeshtha–Mula boundary be handled?
At 240° the table changes from Jyeshtha in Scorpio to Mula in Sagittarius. If the plausible birth-time interval falls on both sides, keep both possibilities. Do not use a frightening interpretation to decide which side must be correct.
This page intentionally does not prescribe rituals, purchases or remedies. The useful output is a checked sector, quarter and stated timing setup. Consequential decisions about family, health or safety require evidence beyond astrology.
Sources and editorial basis
- P. V. R. Narasimha Rao: Vedic Astrology — An Integrated ApproachRao, §1.3.6 and Table 2, printed pp. 10–11: equal 27-sector convention, four 3°20′ padas and named boundaries. Table 2 entry Mula: interval and Vimshottari lord. §1.3.2 and Table 1, p. 6: rashi intervals. §3.3 and Table 6, pp. 34–35: seven-planet sign rulers, distinct from period lords. Original coordinates and boundary examples are editorial arithmetic, not observed birth charts. §16.2 and Table 38, pp. 210–211: Moon-based Vimshottari starting lord, remaining-arc fraction and explicit year-length disagreement. No dates are inferred without a timestamp and year convention.A named practitioner’s introduction to Jyotish. Used for terminology and a stated method, not universal school agreement or scientific validation. The added March 18, 2010 note describes changed views; it does not establish a fully revised 2010 edition.
- OpenFate Editorial MethodologyOpenFate Editorial Methodology, stable sections #editorial-principles, #editorial-workflow, #editorial-ai, and #editorial-context. Used for the calculation/interpretation and evidence-boundary policy.OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.
- Swiss Ephemeris Programmer’s Manual: Time, Sidereal Modes and HousesSwiss Ephemeris Programmer’s Manual, §3: geocentric planetary positions; §9.1–9.2: date, UTC and Julian-day conversion; §11: topocentric setting is distinct; §12.1–12.2: explicitly selected sidereal mode and ayanamsa. These sections support coordinate settings only, not nakshatra symbolism, personality, compatibility or event predictions.Primary software documentation for numerical time and position calculations. Sidereal modes, including named Lahiri variants, are explicit settings. The manual does not validate astrological interpretations.