AshleshaCancer 16°40′–30°

What Ashlesha means in Vedic astrology

Ashlesha is the 9th of the 27 Nakshatra — the lunar mansions that divide the sidereal zodiac into finer bands than the twelve Rāsi. It spans Cancer 16°40′–30°, is ruled by Mercury, and is presided over by the deity Nagas.

Its symbol is the coiled serpent, and it belongs to the Rakshasa gana. Your Nakshatra is determined by the exact degree of the Moon at your birth, which makes it far more specific than your moon sign alone — and it is what drives your Vimshottari Dasha, the timing system at the heart of Jyotish prediction.

Which Rāsi contains Ashlesha