The lunar mansion
Desire · endurance · becoming
Bharani holds the tension between pleasure and responsibility. It is a star of appetite, creation and the endurance required to carry something through.
Where it sits in the zodiac
Bharani spans 13°20′. It begins in Aries 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 113° 20′ Aries — 16° 40′ Aries
Pada 216° 40′ Aries — 20° 00′ Aries
Pada 320° 00′ Aries — 23° 20′ Aries
Pada 423° 20′ Aries — 26° 40′ Aries
The ruling planet
Bharani is ruled by Venus, the planet of prema · love, beauty, pleasure. The dasha sequence begins from this planet when your Moon is in this nakshatra.