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title: "Hasta Nakshatra: Ruling Planet, Deity, Traits & Compatibility"
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date: 2026-07-24
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description: "Hasta nakṣatra explained — ruled by Moon, deity Savitṛ, Deva gaṇa, Ādi nāḍī, Buffalo yoni. Its classical nature, traits and Guṇa Milan compatibility signature."
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# Hasta Nakshatra: Ruling Planet, Deity, Traits & Compatibility

Jyotiṣa · Nakṣatra

Hasta nakṣatra — ruled by Moon, deity Savitṛ, symbolised by the open hand. Here is its classical nature, attributes, and what it shapes in a chart.

Karma JyotiṣaClassical profile≈ 4 min

Hasta · at a glance

Ruling planet
Moon

Deity
Savitṛ

Symbol
Open hand

Gaṇa
Deva

Nāḍī
Ādi

Yoni
Buffalo

Rāśi span
Kanyā 10°–23°20′

The skilled hand. Savitṛ’s dexterity — clever, crafty, hard-working and healing. Hasta makes things with skill and wit, and can grasp whatever it truly wants.

## 01What Hasta shapes

Every nakṣatra colours the mind (the Moon) with its deity’s signature. Under **Savitṛ** and the discipline of **Moon**, Hasta leans toward the qualities above: strongest where the Moon is well-placed and dignified, strained where it is afflicted. The *open hand* is the key image to hold: it is what this star is always, quietly, doing.

A nakṣatra shapes a leaning, not a fixed nature. Treat it as classical tendency, weighed against the whole chart, not a standalone judgment.

## 02Compatibility signature

For kundli matching (Guṇa Milan), Hasta carries the **Deva** gaṇa (temperament), **Ādi** nāḍī (constitution) and the **Buffalo** yoni (instinctive nature). Classically, partners are matched for gaṇa harmony and, most importantly, *different* nāḍī — same-nāḍī pairings score zero on that koota and are traditionally avoided.

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## 03Common questions

Which planet rules Hasta nakṣatra?
Hasta is ruled by **Moon** in the Vimśottarī system — so a Hasta-born Moon begins life in the Moon mahādaśā. Its presiding deity is Savitṛ.

What is the gaṇa and nāḍī of Hasta?
Hasta is **Deva** gaṇa, **Ādi** nāḍī, with the **Buffalo** yoni. These three decide much of kundli-matching (Guṇa Milan) — same nāḍī between partners is classically avoided.

What are Hasta natives like?
The skilled hand. Savitṛ’s dexterity — clever, crafty, hard-working and healing. Hasta makes things with skill and wit, and can grasp whatever it truly wants. Exact expression depends on the pada, the Moon’s dignity, and the whole chart — a computed reading resolves it.

How do I find my nakṣatra?
Your birth Moon’s exact position sets your nakṣatra and pada. Karma Jyotiṣa computes it free from your birth date, time and place.