Revati nakshatra

Revati is the 27th of the 27 nakshatras, occupying 16°40' Pisces to 0°00' Aries in the sidereal zodiac. If the Moon stood in this stretch of sky at your birth, this is your Janma Nakshatra, your birth star.

What is the character of Revati?

The traditional reading is: kind, nurturing, generous, guides and protects others.

The behavioural marker most often named: takes care of everyone and sees them safely through, often giving past its own limit.

The classical anchor for this is the shakti, the power assigned to each nakshatra in the Taittiriya Brahmana. For Revati it is nourish and foster safe passage, and the deity Pushan (guide of paths) and symbol fish carry the same idea in image form.

What are the four padas of Revati?

Every nakshatra is quartered. Each quarter, a pada, is 3 degrees 20 minutes wide and maps onto a navamsa sign, which shades the reading:

Pada	Span (sidereal)	Navamsa sign
Pada 1	16°40' Pisces – 20°00' Pisces	Sagittarius
Pada 2	20°00' Pisces – 23°20' Pisces	Capricorn
Pada 3	23°20' Pisces – 26°40' Pisces	Aquarius
Pada 4	26°40' Pisces – 0°00' Aries	Pisces

Because a pada lasts roughly six hours, you need your birth time to know which of the four is yours.

Which planet rules Revati, and why does it matter?

Revati is ruled by Mercury.

Because Revati is ruled by Mercury, anyone born with the Moon here begins life in the Mercury period of the Vimshottari dasha cycle, which runs 17 years. That starting point shifts the timing of every period that follows, which is why two people of the same age can be in completely different chapters.

Common questions

What is the Revati nakshatra?

Revati is nakshatra number 27 of 27, spanning 16°40' Pisces to 0°00' Aries in the sidereal zodiac. Its ruling lord is Mercury, its presiding deity is Pushan (guide of paths), and its symbol is fish.

What are the padas of Revati?

Each nakshatra is quartered into padas of 3 degrees 20 minutes. For Revati the four padas fall in the navamsa signs Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, in that order.

Which planet rules Revati?

Mercury rules Revati. In the Vimshottari dasha system the Mercury period lasts 17 years.

Where these details come from

The span and the pada boundaries are arithmetic and exact. The lord, deity and symbol follow the classical sources and vary little between them. The character reading renders the shakti, deity and symbol in plain words; the classical texts themselves are terse here, and anything longer is later compilation.

Recorded source for this entry: BPHS; shakti to nourish and foster safe passage; deity Pushan (guide of paths), symbol fish, lord Mercury