Birth star 14 of 27
Chitra
चित्रा
173°20′–186°40′ sidereal longitude
Ruled by Mars · 14 of 27
The designer: brilliant, charismatic, builds things that shine.
The tradition links Chitra with design, form and brilliance. People born under it are often described as striking, creative and attentive to how things look. They tend to want what they build to be beautiful.
Strengths the tradition names
- Strong eye for form
- Charismatic presence
- Builds with care
Worth watching
- Focusing on surface
- Perfectionism
In love
Described as charming and attractive, with high standards for beauty and style. They may value being admired.
At work
Often suited to architecture, design, fashion, engineering and craft, where making something well-shaped matters.
Why a tiger and Tvashtr?
Its deity, Tvashtr, is the divine craftsman who shapes forms. The animal, Tiger, suggests bold presence, and the figure, pearl; lamp, suggests something polished that gives light.
If you know Western astrology
It spans sidereal Virgo and Libra, so it mixes Virgo's craft with Libra's love of beauty.
These readings are Vediq's plain-English take on the tradition. The facts below them come from named sources.
Chitra
चित्रा
- Real stars you can see
- Spica (α Virginis)
- Tvashtr
- God in the oldest Vedic list
- Indra
- Tiger
- Rakshasa
Where these facts come from
- Surya Siddhanta ch. 8 (E. Burgess, 1860)
- Taittiriya Samhita 4.4.10 (A. B. Keith, 1914)
- Muhurta Chintamani 6.25-30 (Khemraj, 1879)
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Find it in the sky
Real stars
Spica (α Virginis)
Spica (α Virginis)
When to look
Look up in May–Jun evenings. This is an approximate season for mid-northern latitudes; local visibility varies.
Its god, animal and temperament
Tvashtr
In the oldest Vedic list, the , this star belongs to Indra; later astrology gives it to Tvashtr.
Vedic name
Citra
Classical figure
pearl; lamp
: tiger
Stars that share the tiger:
: Rakshasa
The tradition sorts the 27 stars into three temperaments. Others with this one:
Sources for this page
- Surya Siddhanta ch. 8 (E. Burgess, 1860)
- observational astronomy
- Taittiriya Samhita 4.4.10 (A. B. Keith, 1914)
- Muhurta Chintamani 6.25-30 (Khemraj, 1879)