Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra: Pisces and Saturn
Find Uttara Bhadrapada’s Pisces interval, distinguish its Saturn period lord from Jupiter’s sign rulership, and compare it with Purva Bhadrapada.
Overview
Uttara Bhadrapada occupies 3°20′–16°40′ sidereal Pisces, or 333°20′–346°40′ total longitude. Saturn is its Vimshottari lord; Jupiter rules Pisces. It follows Purva Bhadrapada but is a separate nakshatra.
At a glance
- Sidereal interval
- 333°20′–346°40′ total longitude
- Pada starting longitudes
- 333°20′, 336°40′, 340°00′, 343°20′
- Vimshottari association
- Saturn; nineteen-year full period
- Important distinction
- Both Bhadrapada names need their prefix
Why a Pisces label does not settle the nakshatra
The first 3°20′ of Pisces belongs to Purva Bhadrapada, the next 13°20′ to Uttara Bhadrapada and the final 13°20′ to Revati. A Pisces Moon can therefore have three different nakshatra labels.
Jupiter’s sign ownership applies across Pisces, but the Vimshottari lord changes between those sectors. The two systems should not be collapsed into a single “ruling planet” field without explaining which role it represents.
An exact midpoint in Pisces
Use an invented Moon at 10° Pisces, or 340° total longitude. Subtracting 333°20′ leaves 6°40′, equivalent to 400 arcminutes. This is the beginning of Uttara Bhadrapada pada 3.
With half the sector remaining, the Moon-based opening Saturn balance is 19 × 1/2 = 9.5 dasha years. A different Pisces coordinate in Purva Bhadrapada would not use Saturn simply because the two names resemble each other.
How to compare two Bhadrapada reports
Check the complete name, Moon longitude and pada together. If both reports show Pisces but one says Purva and the other Uttara, inspect whether the numerical difference crosses 333°20′. The sign can agree while the star and period lord differ.
Traditional depth or maturity descriptions do not certify wisdom, reliability or a relationship outcome. Preserve the narrow coordinate finding, and use independent evidence for claims about a person’s character or choices.
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 Uttara Bhadrapada: 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.