Birth star 11 of 27
Purva Phalguni
पूर्वफाल्गुनी
133°20′–146°40′ sidereal longitude
Ruled by Venus · 11 of 27
The pleasure-lover: playful, romantic, values rest and art.
The tradition links Purva Phalguni with enjoyment, rest and creative play. People born under it are often described as warm, social and fond of beauty. It is a star of earned relaxation.
Strengths the tradition names
- Warm and sociable
- Creative flair
- Knows how to enjoy life
Worth watching
- Putting off effort
- Too much comfort-seeking
In love
Described as romantic and affectionate, with a taste for shared pleasures. Playfulness is a big part of how they connect.
At work
Often suited to the arts, entertainment, hospitality and relationship-led work, where charm and ease help.
Why a rat and Bhaga?
Its deity, Bhaga, is the giver of good fortune and shares. The animal, Rat, speaks of resourcefulness, and the figure, bed or couch, of rest and union.
If you know Western astrology
It sits in sidereal Leo, sharing Leo's warmth and love of the stage, with a more relaxed tone.
These readings are Vediq's plain-English take on the tradition. The facts below them come from named sources.
Purva Phalguni
पूर्वफाल्गुनी
- Real stars you can see
- δ, θ Leonis
- Bhaga
- God in the oldest Vedic list
- Aryaman
- Rat
- Manushya
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
δ, θ Leonis
No junction star is identified in our verified data.
When to look
Look up in Apr–May evenings. This is an approximate season for mid-northern latitudes; local visibility varies.
Its god, animal and temperament
Bhaga
In the oldest Vedic list, the , this star belongs to Aryaman; later astrology gives it to Bhaga.
Vedic name
Phalguni (first)
Classical figure
bed or couch
: rat
Stars that share the rat:
: Manushya
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)