The 27 nakshatras · 13/27
Hasta
The skilled hand: craft, wit and the knack of making things work.
- Degrees (sidereal)
- 10°00′ Virgo – 23°20′ Virgo
- Rashi
- Kanya (Virgo)
- Lord (dasha)
- Moon
- Deity
- Savitr, the creative power of the Sun
- Symbol
- an open hand
- Gana
- Deva (divine)
Hasta, in Virgo, is the hand: the nakshatra of skill, craft and the ability to take hold of something and shape it. Its deity Savitr is the Sun’s power to bring things into being, so Hasta turns ideas into practical results.
The Moon in Hasta gives clever hands, a quick wit, a good sense of humour and real talent in crafts, healing touch, writing, design or anything that needs dexterity. These people are resourceful and hard-working, and they like to be useful.
The Moon as lord makes Hasta sensitive and changeable. Its lesson is to trust its own competence and not to let worry or the wish to control every detail undo good work.
The four padas
Each pada is 3°20′ wide and takes the colour of one navamsa sign.
| Pada | Degrees | Navamsa |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10°00′ Virgo – 13°20′ Virgo | Aries |
| 2 | 13°20′ Virgo – 16°40′ Virgo | Taurus |
| 3 | 16°40′ Virgo – 20°00′ Virgo | Gemini |
| 4 | 20°00′ Virgo – 23°20′ Virgo | Cancer |
When the Moon is next in Hasta
The Moon passes through each nakshatra about once a month and stays about a day. The next times, as of the last update: Times are in UTC.
- Thu, 5 Nov 2026 22:26 → Fri, 6 Nov 2026 23:13
- Thu, 3 Dec 2026 03:53 → Fri, 4 Dec 2026 04:52