Nakshatras · Birth Star 13 of 27
Hasta Nakshatra: The Complete Classical Profile
Hasta is the skilled hand — craft, healing touch, clever fingers and cleverer wit. What Hasta people make, they make well; what they promise by hand, they deliver.
Hasta at a glance
| Attribute | Classical value |
|---|---|
| Zodiac span | 10°00'–23°20' Kanya (Virgo) |
| Ruling planet (lord) | the Moon |
| Presiding deity | Savitar, the golden sun |
| Symbol | an open hand |
| Gana (temperament) | Deva |
| Life aim (purushartha) | Moksha |
| Naming syllables (padas 1–4) | Pu, Sha, Na, Tha |
Character and strengths
Born with the Moon in Hasta, a person tends to carry dexterity, practical intelligence, humour, service done beautifully. The deity Savitar and the symbol of an open hand are not decoration — they are the star's teaching compressed into an image, and natives usually recognise themselves in it more than in any sun-sign column. The lord, the Moon, colours how these gifts express and, importantly, which planetary periods (dashas) activate them most strongly.
What Hasta natives should watch
Every nakshatra's shadow is its strength overdone: for Hasta, that means clever hands can also be anxious hands; craft calms Hasta better than worry. This is guidance, not judgement — in forty-five years of chart work I have found nakshatra tendencies remarkably recognisable and remarkably workable. The pada (quarter) refines all of this further, since each quarter takes on the flavour of a different navamsa sign; two Hasta natives from different padas are cousins, not twins.
Compatibility, career and remedy notes
For marriage matching, Hasta's Deva gana and its lord the Moon enter the classical ashtakoota weighing — gana and rajju carry more real weight than internet score-charts admit, and an experienced eye weighs them rather than worships them. Career directions echo the symbol: Hasta natives flourish wherever dexterity is an asset. Remedies, when genuinely indicated, centre on the lord the Moon and the deity Savitar — kept simple, and prescribed only after the whole chart is read, never from the nakshatra alone.
Reading Hasta in your kundli
Confirm your janma nakshatra and pada from a free kundli made with your exact birth time — boundaries matter, and a few minutes can change the pada. The naming tradition for Hasta's syllables is covered in our nakshatra guide, the deeper meaning of the birth star in this article, and how your star's lord shapes your timing in the dasha guide. As always: the nakshatra is one thread of the chart, read best within the whole weave.
Frequently asked questions
Which planet rules Hasta nakshatra?
the Moon is the lord of Hasta. The lord's condition in the birth chart, and its dasha periods, strongly colour how the nakshatra's qualities express in life.
What is the symbol and deity of Hasta?
Hasta's symbol is an open hand, and its presiding deity is Savitar, the golden sun. Together they encode the star's core teaching, which natives usually find strikingly recognisable.
Which nakshatras match well with Hasta?
Real matching uses the full ashtakoota — including Hasta's Deva gana, rajju and the two Moon signs — not single-star lists. Pairings that look poor on one koota are often fine on the whole; that judgement is exactly what an experienced reading provides.
What are the naming syllables of Hasta?
The four padas of Hasta carry the syllables Pu, Sha, Na, Tha. The exact pada comes from the precise birth time, so confirm it from an accurately cast kundli before naming.
Continue exploring: Uttara Phalguni and Chitra, or return to the complete guide to all 27 nakshatras.
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