Birth star 13 of 27
Hasta
हस्त
160°00′–173°20′ sidereal longitude
Ruled by Moon · 13 of 27
The skilled hand: clever, dexterous, a maker and fixer.
The tradition links Hasta with the hand and with skill. People born under it are often described as resourceful, good with details and quick to learn by doing. They tend to like making things work.
Strengths the tradition names
- Skilled with details
- Resourceful
- Quick learner by doing
Worth watching
- Over-fixing small things
- Nervous energy
In love
Described as attentive and helpful, showing care through practical acts. A sense of humor often helps them connect.
At work
Often suited to crafts, medicine, design, repair and detailed technical work, where precision pays.
Why a buffalo and Savitr?
Its deity, Savitr, is the sun as a giver and stimulator. The animal, Buffalo, suggests steady strength, and the figure, a hand, names the skill the star stands for.
If you know Western astrology
It sits in sidereal Virgo, the sign Western astrology also links to skill, detail and craft.
These readings are Vediq's plain-English take on the tradition. The facts below them come from named sources.
Hasta
हस्त
- Real stars you can see
- five stars of Corvus
- Savitr
- Buffalo
- Deva
Where these facts come from
- Surya Siddhanta ch. 8 (E. Burgess, 1860)
- Muhurta Chintamani 6.25-30 (Khemraj, 1879)
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Find it in the sky
Real stars
five stars of Corvus
No junction star is identified in our verified data.
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
Savitr
Classical figure
a hand
: buffalo
Stars that share the buffalo:
: Deva
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
- Muhurta Chintamani 6.25-30 (Khemraj, 1879)