Nakshatras

Pushya

aatm · Aatm Labs editorial · Last updated 9 November 2026

Pushya is one of the 27 nakshatras, the lunar mansion spanning roughly 13°20' from 3°20' Cancer, ruled by Saturn, whose symbol is a cow's udder, a lotus, and an arrow and deity Brihaspati, the teacher of the gods.

Character and symbol

Pushya occupies 3°20' to 16°40' of Cancer in the sidereal zodiac. Its symbol, a cow's udder, a lotus, and an arrow, carries the feel of the mansion: the udder and lotus speak of nourishment and flowering — care that feeds and steadies. The presiding deity is Brihaspati, the teacher of the gods, and Brihaspati lends the mansion wisdom, ethics, and a nurturing, teacherly stability.

Pushya carries nourishment and steadiness — often considered the most auspicious of the mansions, with a caring, dependable, protective temperament. Its keynote is sustenance: it feeds and holds.

Its ruling planet

Pushya's dasha lord is Saturn. In the Vimshottari cycle this means a Pushya Moon opens life in the Saturn Mahadasha, lasting 19 years, so the texture of Saturn colours the person's first chapter. Saturn's rulership gives Pushya its patience, discipline, and durability beneath the care.

A Moon here

Because the Moon stands for the mind in Jyotish, a Janma Nakshatra in Pushya describes inner temperament rather than outward events. A Moon in Pushya often describes someone nurturing, loyal, and steady, a natural caretaker who offers others ground to stand on.

How aatm reads this

aatm computes your nakshatra from precise positions using the Lahiri ayanamsa, then reads Pushya against the canonical texts rather than generic sun-sign content. For Pushya that means recognising the particular way you nourish and steady others, not a flat 'you are caring'. It is offered as orientation — a way to recognise yourself — never as a verdict about what you can or cannot do.

aatm reads your own nakshatra from your own chart and tells you what it means in plain words — no prediction, no pressure, just a clearer sense of yourself.