Nakshatra 12 of 27
Uttara Phalguniउत्तर फाल्गुनी
second reddish one
Straddling Leo and Virgo, Uttara Phalguni is ruled by the Sun and governed by Aryaman — the nakshatra of the social contract, responsible partnership, and dignity earned through sustained service.
Ruling planet
Sun
Deity
Aryaman (deity of patronage and social contract)
Nature
Manushya
Symbol
Back legs of a bed
Span
26°40' Leo – 10°00' Virgo
Body area
hands and right side of body
Uttara Phalguni spans 26°40' Leo to 10° Virgo, bridging the royal and the analytical signs. Its ruling planet is the Sun and presiding deity is Aryaman — one of the Adityas, specifically the god who presides over social contracts, hospitality, and patronage. Where its twin Purva Phalguni focuses on pleasure and rest, Uttara Phalguni shifts toward responsibility: the bed is made, and now work begins.
Manushya in nature, Uttara Phalguni operates in the register of human duty and social organisation. Its symbol is the back legs of a bed — the support structure, steady and weight-bearing. Classical significations include reliable service, the capacity to honour agreements, social grace, the ability to build and sustain institutions, and a seriousness about responsibility that coexists with warmth. Aryaman governs the rules that hold communities together.
The body areas are the hands and the right side of the body — the working, giving, extending dimension of the physical self. The Sun's six-year Mahadasha begins when the Moon is here. SahiKundli treats this Moon placement as indicating a person who finds meaning through contribution and service, with the Sun Mahadasha period tending to clarify questions of purpose, authority, and what one is responsible for.