# Anuradha Nakshatra -- All 4 Padas & Navamsa Signs

> Anuradha nakshatra's four padas (quarters) -- exact degree arcs and Navamsa (D9) sign overlays for each. Pick your pada to see how it modulates Anuradha's traits, career, and relationships.
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Anuradha (Anuradha) - Four padas

## The four padas of Anuradha

Anuradha spans 3°20'-16°40' Scorpio, split into four equal 3°20′ quarters. Each pada carries a different Navamsa (D9) sign overlay -- pick yours below.

Anuradha occupies 3°20′ to 16°40′ of Scorpio, ruled by Saturn with Mitra, god of friendship, presiding. Its quarters run Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio in the navamsa, giving the star one exalted summit and a vargottama close. Exact degree spans, naming syllables and lord relations are set out in the table below.

The four quarters, computed

## All four padas of Anuradha at a glance

| Pada                                               | Degree span           | Rashi   | Navamsa (D9)                | Naming syllable | Lord relation & dignity         |
| -------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | ------- | --------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------- |
| [Pada 1](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/anuradha/pada/1)           | 3°20′-6°40′ Scorpio   | Scorpio | Leo (Simha) - Sun           | ना (Na)         | Adversary (shatru)              |
| [Pada 2](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/anuradha/pada/2)           | 6°40′-10°00′ Scorpio  | Scorpio | Virgo (Kanya) - Mercury     | नी (Ni)         | Friend (mitra)                  |
| [Pada 3](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/anuradha/pada/3)           | 10°00′-13°20′ Scorpio | Scorpio | Libra (Tula) - Venus        | नू (Nu)         | Friend (mitra) - Saturn exalted |
| [Pada 4](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/anuradha/pada/4)Vargottama | 13°20′-16°40′ Scorpio | Scorpio | Scorpio (Vrishchika) - Mars | ने (Ne)         | Adversary (shatru)              |

Computed from the classical pada geometry (13°20′ per nakshatra, 3°20′ per pada), the standard navamsa cycle, and the Avakahada naming-syllable table used for Namakaran -- not stored guesses.

Choose a pada

## Pick your exact quarter

[Pada 1 - First quarter3°20′-6°40′ ScorpioNavamsa sign: Leo (Simha), ruled by Sun.](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/anuradha/pada/1)

[Pada 2 - Second quarter6°40′-10°00′ ScorpioNavamsa sign: Virgo (Kanya), ruled by Mercury.](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/anuradha/pada/2)

[Pada 3 - Third quarter10°00′-13°20′ ScorpioNavamsa sign: Libra (Tula), ruled by Venus.](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/anuradha/pada/3)

[Pada 4 - Fourth quarter13°20′-16°40′ ScorpioNavamsa sign: Scorpio (Vrishchika), ruled by Mars.](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/anuradha/pada/4)

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Rashi placement

## Where Anuradha sits in the zodiac

All of Anuradha lies in Scorpio, Mars's deep water, so the star's friendliness is never casual: every pada bonds in an environment that tests bonds. This is what separates Anuradha's warmth from ordinary sociability; here devotion is proven under pressure, and the star's classical fame, success through cooperation in difficult conditions, depends on the rashi as much as the lord. Saturn ruling a star inside Mars's sign sets loyalty and intensity side by side in all four quarters. No boundary or junction interrupts the span; the quarters differ by navamsa, and they read as four stages of a friendship: recognition, service, fairness and vow.

Navamsa progression

## How the four quarters of Anuradha unfold

Pada 1 filters the star through a Leo navamsa, the Sun opposing Saturn: friendship with leadership in it, the organizer whose warmth must survive being in charge. Pada 2, in Virgo under friendly Mercury, is devotion as practical help, the ally who shows up with tools. Pada 3 is the summit: Saturn exalted in the Libra navamsa, its finest classical dignity, where loyalty becomes justice and small alliances become institutions. Astrologers rightly single this quarter out. Pada 4 closes vargottama, Scorpio in Scorpio, with Mars and Saturn as uneasy colleagues: the deepest and most demanding quarter, friendship as blood-oath, slow to give and nearly impossible to break. The star ascends through service to fairness, then descends deliberately into permanence.

Deity, gana & lord

## The forces behind Anuradha's padas

Mitra, the Aditya of friendship, contracts kept in good faith and the bond between persons, presides over Anuradha; Saturn rules it. The pairing is the whole star in miniature: affection administered faithfully over time. Deva-gana, its instincts are benevolent even in Scorpio's depths. Mitra's friendship changes register by quarter: it leads gatherings in the Leo pada, does the unglamorous favours in the Virgo pada, arbitrates honestly in the exalted Libra pada and swears lifelong in the vargottama Scorpio pada. Saturn guarantees the terms. Anuradha's gift, in every quarter, is that its friends can build on it.

Find your pada

## How to find your pada

How to find your pada

Your pada is read from the Moon's exact sidereal degree at birth. Anuradha occupies 3°20'-16°40' Scorpio, and a new quarter begins every 3°20′ within that band, so a Moon near one of the boundaries in the table above can shift padas with only a small birth-time correction. Enter your date, time and place of birth in the free birth chart calculator to get the Moon's precise degree, then match it against the spans above.

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## Frequently asked questions

Which pada of Anuradha is my Moon in?

Anuradha occupies 3°20'-16°40' Scorpio, divided into four equal 3°20′ quarters: pada 1 covers 3°20′-6°40′ Scorpio; pada 2 covers 6°40′-10°00′ Scorpio; pada 3 covers 10°00′-13°20′ Scorpio; pada 4 covers 13°20′-16°40′ Scorpio. Your own pada follows the Moon's exact sidereal degree at your birth, which needs a calculated chart -- a birth date alone cannot resolve a band this narrow, but a free birth-chart calculation from date, time and place settles it immediately.

Do all four padas of Anuradha fall in the same rashi?

Yes. The whole of Anuradha sits inside Scorpio, so all four padas share the same Moon sign. What changes from quarter to quarter is the navamsa sign -- Leo, Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio -- which is why two Anuradha natives with the same rashi can still feel noticeably different.

Which pada of Anuradha is considered strongest?

Classical astrology marks structural strength rather than luck. In Anuradha the notable quarters are: pada 3, where Saturn is exalted in its Libra navamsa; pada 4, where the quarter is vargottama (rashi and navamsa agree). In every case the wider chart decides far more than the pada does.

Does the pada of Anuradha matter for naming a baby?

In the traditional Namakaran system, yes. Each quarter of Anuradha carries its own starting syllable -- ना (Na) for pada 1, नी (Ni) for pada 2, नू (Nu) for pada 3, ने (Ne) for pada 4 -- chosen from the Moon's pada at birth. Most families treat the syllable as a meaningful custom rather than a binding rule; for chart interpretation it is the pada's navamsa sign, not its sound, that carries the analytical weight.