Uttara Bhadrapada
- Type
- Nakshatras
- Section
- Nakshatras
- Number
- 26
- Literal meaning
- "the later auspicious foot"
- Degrees
- 333°20′–346°40′ (zodiac, 13°20′ step)
- Ruling planet (Vimshottari)
- Saturn
- Symbol
- back legs of a bier, twins varies by school
Uttara Bhadrapada is nakshatra of depth and stillness.
Uttara Bhadrapada (uttarabhādrapadā) is the twenty-sixth nakshatra, "the later auspicious foot". It is lunar mansion No. 26, ruled by Saturn. Uttara Bhadrapada is about deep calm, wisdom, and compassion — about strength that makes no noise.
Place in the system
Uttara Bhadrapada occupies 333°20′–346°40′, in Pisces, and divides into four padas of 3°20′ each, fitting entirely within the sign and touching neither neighbor. In the Vimshottari system it is ruled by Saturn, and together with Pushya and Anuradha it belongs to the trio of "Saturn" nakshatras.
Compassionate Pisces and disciplining Saturn give this nakshatra a combination of depth and restraint: after the heat of Purva Bhadrapada, calm sets in here, and ardor settles into wisdom.
Practical meaning
By tradition its symbol is the back legs of a bier and twins. The Brihat Samhita (XV.24) assigns to this mansion Brahmins, performers of sacrifices, charity, and penance, wealthy people, recluses, heretics, and monarchs; also valuable grain. This is a recurring theme of the mansion, not a portrait of any one person: classical lists describe tendencies, not fate.
This is a nakshatra of quiet wisdom and compassion: its strength lies not in force but in depth and patience. Saturn as ruler lends it endurance and reliability, so Uttara Bhadrapada is valued for the ability to hold to calm without losing composure even in a hard hour. The best in it comes out when depth and patience serve those close by: it knows how to support without asking anything in return, and to keep clarity where passions are rising.
In daily practice
When the Moon moves through Uttara Bhadrapada, the day is good for calm, deep, and charitable matters, for what requires patience, wisdom, and care for others. It is a favorable time to quiet the passions and act with measure.
How favorable such a day is for you personally is refined by Tara Bala, counted from your birth nakshatra. Uttara Bhadrapada in the day indicates that the moment suits calm, thorough, and kindly matters. Haste and sharp, impatient steps are usually out of place on such a day.