Ashlesha lunar mansion: intervals, Padas and starting period

Lunar mansion positions and ranges

Ashlesha is the 9th mansion, spanning 106°40′ to 120°00′ in Dhruva equatorial degrees. Each mansion spans 13°20′. The starting point belongs to this mansion; reaching the endpoint enters the next.

Here, Dhruva degrees use planetary right ascension and the Galactic Center as references. Signs and divisional charts use tropical ecliptic longitude. Use the corresponding values when consulting tables.

Four Padas

Ashlesha is divided into four Padas of 3°20′ each. The table below lists their corresponding Dhruva equatorial intervals.

Mansion ruler Mercury and the first major period

Vimshottari uses the natal Moon's lunar mansion to determine the starting planetary ruler. With the Moon in Ashlesha, the sequence begins with Mercury's major period, whose full duration is 17 years. The balance remaining at birth depends on the proportion of the mansion the Moon has already traversed.

For example, when the Moon is at this mansion’s midpoint of 113°20′, half remains, corresponding to 8.5 cycle years. Actual Gregorian dates are then converted using the birth moment and the adopted year length.

The Moon, mansion lord and natal conditions

Mercury concerns speech, learning, discernment, negotiation and information exchange. The people and matters it connects with influence how these abilities are expressed.

The natal Moon’s house, condition and influences describe personal feelings and life circumstances; the natal position and responsibilities of the mansion lord Mercury add to the themes of the first major period.

When the Moon is near a boundary, differences in birth time and lunar mansion coordinates have a greater effect on the fraction elapsed within the mansion, and may even change the starting dasha lord. When comparing timelines, also check the initial balance and year-length setting.