Nakshatras

Revati

aatm · Aatm Labs editorial · Last updated 9 November 2026

Revati is one of the 27 nakshatras, the lunar mansion spanning roughly 13°20' from 16°40' Pisces, ruled by Mercury, whose symbol is a fish, or a drum marking time and deity Pushan, the nourisher and guardian of travellers.

Character and symbol

Revati occupies 16°40' to 30°00' of Pisces in the sidereal zodiac. Its symbol, a fish, or a drum marking time, carries the feel of the mansion: the fish speaks of safe passage and the crossing of the final threshold — guidance to the other shore. The presiding deity is Pushan, the nourisher and guardian of travellers, and Pushan, protector of journeys, lends the mansion kindness, safe passage, and a sheltering, guiding warmth.

Revati carries gentleness and the gift of safe passage — a nurturing, compassionate temperament that guides, shelters, and sees others home. As the last mansion, its keynote is completion and tender farewell.

Its ruling planet

Revati's dasha lord is Mercury. In the Vimshottari cycle this means a Revati Moon opens life in the Mercury Mahadasha, lasting 17 years, so the texture of Mercury colours the person's first chapter. Mercury's rulership gives Revati its gentle intelligence and its care in communication and connection.

A Moon here

Because the Moon stands for the mind in Jyotish, a Janma Nakshatra in Revati describes inner temperament rather than outward events. A Moon in Revati often describes someone kind, imaginative, and protective, a natural guide who makes others feel safe and seen.

How aatm reads this

aatm computes your nakshatra from precise positions using the Lahiri ayanamsa, then reads Revati against the canonical texts rather than generic sun-sign content. For Revati that means naming the particular care and passage you offer, rather than a flat 'you are gentle'. 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.