Nakshatras

Shatabhisha

aatm · Aatm Labs editorial · Last updated 9 November 2026

Shatabhisha is one of the 27 nakshatras, the lunar mansion spanning roughly 13°20' from 6°40' Aquarius, ruled by Rahu, whose symbol is an empty circle, or a hundred healers and deity Varuna, the god of cosmic waters and law.

Character and symbol

Shatabhisha occupies 6°40' to 20°00' of Aquarius in the sidereal zodiac. Its symbol, an empty circle, or a hundred healers, carries the feel of the mansion: the empty circle speaks of mystery, privacy, and healing that works in hidden ways. The presiding deity is Varuna, the god of cosmic waters and law, and Varuna lends the mansion depth, secrecy, and a connection to hidden laws and remedies.

Shatabhisha carries healing and mystery — a private, independent temperament drawn to hidden causes, remedies, and the unconventional. Its keynote is the veiled circle: solitary insight and the power to heal quietly.

Its ruling planet

Shatabhisha's dasha lord is Rahu. In the Vimshottari cycle this means a Shatabhisha Moon opens life in the Rahu Mahadasha, lasting 18 years, so the texture of Rahu colours the person's first chapter. Rahu's rulership gives Shatabhisha its unconventional reach and its fascination with the hidden and the new.

A Moon here

Because the Moon stands for the mind in Jyotish, a Janma Nakshatra in Shatabhisha describes inner temperament rather than outward events. A Moon in Shatabhisha often describes someone private, inventive, and perceptive, a solitary healer or researcher drawn to what others overlook.

How aatm reads this

aatm computes your nakshatra from precise positions using the Lahiri ayanamsa, then reads Shatabhisha against the canonical texts rather than generic sun-sign content. For Shatabhisha that means recognising the particular mystery you move within, not a generic 'you are private'. 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.