The lunar mansion
Pleasure · play · affection
Purva Phalguni is warmth without hurry: art, romance, leisure and the pleasure of being delighted by life. Its lesson is often about enjoying without clinging.
Where it sits in the zodiac
Purva Phalguni 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 113° 20′ Leo — 16° 40′ Leo
Pada 216° 40′ Leo — 20° 00′ Leo
Pada 320° 00′ Leo — 23° 20′ Leo
Pada 423° 20′ Leo — 26° 40′ Leo
The ruling planet
Purva Phalguni 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.