# Jyeshtha Nakshatra -- All 4 Padas & Navamsa Signs

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

## The four padas of Jyeshtha

Jyeshtha spans 16°40'-30°00' Scorpio, split into four equal 3°20′ quarters. Each pada carries a different Navamsa (D9) sign overlay -- pick yours below.

Jyeshtha, the eldest, closes Scorpio from 16°40′ to 30°00′, ruled by Mercury with Indra presiding. Every quarter's navamsa lord stands neutral toward the star's own lord, so its authority is self-made, and its final pada borders the most discussed junction in the zodiac. The exact geometry of all four quarters is below.

The four quarters, computed

## All four padas of Jyeshtha at a glance

| Pada                                     | Degree span           | Rashi   | Navamsa (D9)                  | Naming syllable | Lord relation & dignity       |
| ---------------------------------------- | --------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------- | --------------- | ----------------------------- |
| [Pada 1](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/jyeshtha/pada/1) | 16°40′-20°00′ Scorpio | Scorpio | Sagittarius (Dhanu) - Jupiter | नो (No)         | Neutral                       |
| [Pada 2](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/jyeshtha/pada/2) | 20°00′-23°20′ Scorpio | Scorpio | Capricorn (Makara) - Saturn   | या (Ya)         | Neutral                       |
| [Pada 3](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/jyeshtha/pada/3) | 23°20′-26°40′ Scorpio | Scorpio | Aquarius (Kumbha) - Saturn    | यी (Yi)         | Neutral                       |
| [Pada 4](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/jyeshtha/pada/4) | 26°40′-30°00′ Scorpio | Scorpio | Pisces (Meena) - Jupiter      | यू (Yu)         | Neutral - Mercury debilitated |

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 quarter16°40′-20°00′ ScorpioNavamsa sign: Sagittarius (Dhanu), ruled by Jupiter.](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/jyeshtha/pada/1)

[Pada 2 - Second quarter20°00′-23°20′ ScorpioNavamsa sign: Capricorn (Makara), ruled by Saturn.](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/jyeshtha/pada/2)

[Pada 3 - Third quarter23°20′-26°40′ ScorpioNavamsa sign: Aquarius (Kumbha), ruled by Saturn.](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/jyeshtha/pada/3)

[Pada 4 - Fourth quarter26°40′-30°00′ ScorpioNavamsa sign: Pisces (Meena), ruled by Jupiter.](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/jyeshtha/pada/4)

[Find my exact pada](https://merirashi.com/en/birth-chart-calculator)[Back to Jyeshtha overview](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/jyeshtha)

Rashi placement

## Where Jyeshtha sits in the zodiac

Jyeshtha spends its whole span in Scorpio, so seniority, its ruling theme, is exercised in the zodiac's most guarded sign: the eldest sibling in a house that has known trouble. Every pada shares that protective, self-contained base. The structural note falls at the end: the star's final degrees run to 30°00′ Scorpio, the water-to-fire seam where Scorpio meets Sagittarius, a gandanta zone classical texts treat with particular care for Moon placements. As with all such zones, the right response is an accurate birth time and a measured reading. The first three quarters stand well clear of it and carry the star's authority plainly.

Navamsa progression

## How the four quarters of Jyeshtha unfold

No pada of Jyeshtha has a navamsa lord in friendship or enmity with Mercury; the relations are all neutral, and the star's authority is accordingly self-made, owing nothing to planetary favours. Pada 1, in Sagittarius, is the elder as guide: protection through principle and teaching. Padas 2 and 3 pass through Saturn's navamsas: the Capricorn quarter administers, the elder who runs the estate, and the Aquarius quarter reforms, the elder who changes the rules for those who come after. Pada 4 pairs a debilitated Mercury in Pisces with the gandanta close, and the eldest's final lesson is surrender: analysis yields to intuition, control to trust. Read patiently, this quarter carries the deepest wisdom in the star; it is demanding, not dark, and it rewards exactly the maturity Jyeshtha is named for.

Deity, gana & lord

## The forces behind Jyeshtha's padas

Indra, king of the gods, presides over Jyeshtha, and Mercury rules it: sovereign responsibility executed with intelligence. The amulet symbol marks rank that protects, not rank that decorates. Rakshasa-gana intensity here is the loneliness of command. Indra's kingship shifts by quarter: lawgiver in the Sagittarius pada, steward in the Capricorn pada, reformer in the Aquarius pada, and in the Pisces pada the king who lays the crown down, the hardest royal act and the most instructive. Mercury keeps every version articulate; Jyeshtha elders explain their decisions, which is much of why they are obeyed.

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. Jyeshtha occupies 16°40'-30°00' 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.

[Find my exact pada](https://merirashi.com/en/birth-chart-calculator)

## Frequently asked questions

Which pada of Jyeshtha is my Moon in?

Jyeshtha occupies 16°40'-30°00' Scorpio, divided into four equal 3°20′ quarters: pada 1 covers 16°40′-20°00′ Scorpio; pada 2 covers 20°00′-23°20′ Scorpio; pada 3 covers 23°20′-26°40′ Scorpio; pada 4 covers 26°40′-30°00′ 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 Jyeshtha fall in the same rashi?

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

Which pada of Jyeshtha is considered strongest?

Jyeshtha is one of the more evenly balanced nakshatras: none of its quarters carries an exalted, debilitated, own-sign or vargottama marker, so its padas differ by element and temperament rather than by classical rank. Pada 4 carries the most demanding note -- Mercury debilitated in the navamsa -- which asks for patience, never fear. In every case the wider chart decides far more than the pada does.

Does the pada of Jyeshtha matter for naming a baby?

In the traditional Namakaran system, yes. Each quarter of Jyeshtha carries its own starting syllable -- नो (No) for pada 1, या (Ya) for pada 2, यी (Yi) for pada 3, यू (Yu) 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.