# Rohini Nakshatra -- All 4 Padas & Navamsa Signs

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

## The four padas of Rohini

Rohini spans 10°00'-23°20' Taurus, split into four equal 3°20′ quarters. Each pada carries a different Navamsa (D9) sign overlay -- pick yours below.

Rohini fills the middle of Taurus, 10°00′ to 23°20′, ruled by the Moon with Brahma as its deity. It is the Moon's favourite residence in classical lore, and its four padas pass through the Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer navamsas, including one quarter that classical astrologers single out above almost every other. The exact geometry is below.

The four quarters, computed

## All four padas of Rohini at a glance

| Pada                                             | Degree span          | Rashi  | Navamsa (D9)               | Naming syllable | Lord relation & dignity   |
| ------------------------------------------------ | -------------------- | ------ | -------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------- |
| [Pada 1](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/rohini/pada/1)           | 10°00′-13°20′ Taurus | Taurus | Aries (Mesha) - Mars       | ओ (O)           | Neutral                   |
| [Pada 2](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/rohini/pada/2)Vargottama | 13°20′-16°40′ Taurus | Taurus | Taurus (Vrishabha) - Venus | वा (Va)         | Neutral - Moon exalted    |
| [Pada 3](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/rohini/pada/3)           | 16°40′-20°00′ Taurus | Taurus | Gemini (Mithuna) - Mercury | वी (Vi)         | Friend (mitra)            |
| [Pada 4](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/rohini/pada/4)           | 20°00′-23°20′ Taurus | Taurus | Cancer (Karka) - Moon      | वू (Vu)         | Same lord - Moon own sign |

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 quarter10°00′-13°20′ TaurusNavamsa sign: Aries (Mesha), ruled by Mars.](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/rohini/pada/1)

[Pada 2 - Second quarter13°20′-16°40′ TaurusNavamsa sign: Taurus (Vrishabha), ruled by Venus.](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/rohini/pada/2)

[Pada 3 - Third quarter16°40′-20°00′ TaurusNavamsa sign: Gemini (Mithuna), ruled by Mercury.](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/rohini/pada/3)

[Pada 4 - Fourth quarter20°00′-23°20′ TaurusNavamsa sign: Cancer (Karka), ruled by Moon.](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/rohini/pada/4)

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

Rashi placement

## Where Rohini sits in the zodiac

Every pada of Rohini lies in Taurus, Venus's earth, so all four quarters share the same Moon sign and the same base appetites: comfort, beauty, growth, permanence. With the sign question settled, the navamsa carries the full weight of differentiation, and Rohini's four quarters happen to include two of the strongest Moon placements the pada system can produce. The star's famous magnetism is constant across the span; what varies is whether it attracts through initiative, sheer presence, charm of speech or emotional warmth. Rohini also sits entirely clear of sign boundaries and junction points, which fits its reputation: nothing about this star is precarious, and its padas differ by flavour rather than by risk.

Navamsa progression

## How the four quarters of Rohini unfold

Pada 1 runs Rohini through an Aries navamsa: the gardener who also hunts, more restless and entrepreneurial than the stereotype, with Mars neutral toward the Moon. Pada 2 is the celebrated one. Taurus in Taurus makes it vargottama, and the Moon is exalted in Taurus besides, so rashi, navamsa and lord all agree; classical astrologers treat this quarter as Rohini distilled, creative and unusually settled in itself. Pada 3 moves to Gemini, Mercury's air: the trader and speaker of the family, where charm becomes articulate. Pada 4 closes in Cancer, the Moon's own sign, a second quarter of real strength, gentler than pada 2 and the most openly nurturing of the four. Between the exalted second quarter and the own-sign fourth, Rohini's back half explains most of its classical praise.

Deity, gana & lord

## The forces behind Rohini's padas

Brahma, or Prajapati, the creator, presides over Rohini, and the Moon rules it; between them the star's business is generation, making things live and grow. The ox-cart symbol carries the same idea at walking pace: fertility with follow-through. Each pada is a different act of creation. The Aries quarter breaks the ground, the vargottama Taurus quarter plants and tends, the Gemini quarter names and trades what grows, and the Cancer quarter feeds people with it. A Manushya-gana star, Rohini stays worldly in the best sense; even its most exalted quarter is aimed at tangible, shareable abundance.

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. Rohini occupies 10°00'-23°20' Taurus, 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 Rohini is my Moon in?

Rohini occupies 10°00'-23°20' Taurus, divided into four equal 3°20′ quarters: pada 1 covers 10°00′-13°20′ Taurus; pada 2 covers 13°20′-16°40′ Taurus; pada 3 covers 16°40′-20°00′ Taurus; pada 4 covers 20°00′-23°20′ Taurus. 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 Rohini fall in the same rashi?

Yes. The whole of Rohini sits inside Taurus, so all four padas share the same Moon sign. What changes from quarter to quarter is the navamsa sign -- Aries, Taurus, Gemini, and Cancer -- which is why two Rohini natives with the same rashi can still feel noticeably different.

Which pada of Rohini is considered strongest?

Classical astrology marks structural strength rather than luck. In Rohini the notable quarters are: pada 2, where Moon is exalted in its Taurus navamsa and the quarter is vargottama (rashi and navamsa agree); pada 4, where Moon occupies its own navamsa sign. In every case the wider chart decides far more than the pada does.

Does the pada of Rohini matter for naming a baby?

In the traditional Namakaran system, yes. Each quarter of Rohini carries its own starting syllable -- ओ (O) for pada 1, वा (Va) for pada 2, वी (Vi) for pada 3, वू (Vu) 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.