# Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra -- All 4 Padas & Navamsa Signs

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

## The four padas of Uttara Bhadrapada

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

Uttara Bhadrapada occupies 3°20′ to 16°40′ of Pisces, ruled by Saturn with Ahir Budhnya, the serpent of the deep, presiding. Its quarters pass through the Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio navamsas, and the third carries Saturn's exaltation, the still centre of an already quiet star. Exact spans, syllables and relations are tabulated below.

The four quarters, computed

## All four padas of Uttara Bhadrapada at a glance

| Pada                                              | Degree span          | Rashi  | Navamsa (D9)                | Naming syllable | Lord relation & dignity         |
| ------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ------ | --------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------- |
| [Pada 1](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/uttara-bhadrapada/pada/1) | 3°20′-6°40′ Pisces   | Pisces | Leo (Simha) - Sun           | दू (Du)         | Adversary (shatru)              |
| [Pada 2](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/uttara-bhadrapada/pada/2) | 6°40′-10°00′ Pisces  | Pisces | Virgo (Kanya) - Mercury     | थ (Tha)         | Friend (mitra)                  |
| [Pada 3](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/uttara-bhadrapada/pada/3) | 10°00′-13°20′ Pisces | Pisces | Libra (Tula) - Venus        | झ (Jha)         | Friend (mitra) - Saturn exalted |
| [Pada 4](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/uttara-bhadrapada/pada/4) | 13°20′-16°40′ Pisces | Pisces | Scorpio (Vrishchika) - Mars | ञ (Jna)         | 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′ PiscesNavamsa sign: Leo (Simha), ruled by Sun.](https://merirashi.com/en/nakshatras/uttara-bhadrapada/pada/1)

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

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

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

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Rashi placement

## Where Uttara Bhadrapada sits in the zodiac

The whole star rests in Pisces, Jupiter's ocean, so Saturn's discipline works here on water: patience without rigidity, depth without turbulence. Every pada inherits that setting; Uttara Bhadrapada natives absorb, contain and steady, and the sign is why their restraint feels kind rather than cold. The span crosses no boundary and touches no junction, sitting in the calm middle of the zodiac's final sign. Differentiation belongs entirely to the navamsa, and the relations alternate like breathing: two of Saturn's classical opponents flank two of its allies, so the star's serenity is not untested, it is tested twice and holds. The quarters read as four depths of the same sea.

Navamsa progression

## How the four quarters of Uttara Bhadrapada unfold

Pada 1, in a Leo navamsa with the Sun opposing Saturn, is the visible depth: wisdom asked to lead, the reluctant elder whose composure must work in public. Pada 2, in Virgo under friendly Mercury, is the practical depth: the healer-administrator, quietly competent, the star's most serviceable quarter. Pada 3 is the deepest point: Saturn exalted in the Libra navamsa, its supreme dignity, where restraint becomes justice and the serpent of the deep lies perfectly still. Classical astrology ranks this among Saturn's finest seats anywhere in the wheel. Pada 4, in Scorpio, sets Mars against the lord: the tested depth, where stillness meets intensity and wins slowly. The star descends by quarter, surface light to working water to bedrock calm to the pressure zone, and keeps its temper the whole way down.

Deity, gana & lord

## The forces behind Uttara Bhadrapada's padas

Ahir Budhnya, the serpent of the foundations who supports the world from beneath the waters, presides over Uttara Bhadrapada; Saturn rules. The pairing produces the zodiac's most load-bearing temperament: strength that nothing needs to notice. Manushya-gana, its virtues are domestic and civic, the person a whole family quietly stands on. The serpent bears different weights by quarter: reputation in the Leo pada, responsibility in the Virgo pada, judgment in the exalted Libra pada, and in the Scorpio pada, other people's secrets, held without strain. Saturn's exaltation at the star's centre is the emblem of the whole: the deepest support is the one that never moves.

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. Uttara Bhadrapada occupies 3°20'-16°40' Pisces, 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 Uttara Bhadrapada is my Moon in?

Uttara Bhadrapada occupies 3°20'-16°40' Pisces, divided into four equal 3°20′ quarters: pada 1 covers 3°20′-6°40′ Pisces; pada 2 covers 6°40′-10°00′ Pisces; pada 3 covers 10°00′-13°20′ Pisces; pada 4 covers 13°20′-16°40′ Pisces. 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 Uttara Bhadrapada fall in the same rashi?

Yes. The whole of Uttara Bhadrapada sits inside Pisces, 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 Uttara Bhadrapada natives with the same rashi can still feel noticeably different.

Which pada of Uttara Bhadrapada is considered strongest?

Classical astrology marks structural strength rather than luck. In Uttara Bhadrapada the notable quarter is: pada 3, where Saturn is exalted in its Libra navamsa. In every case the wider chart decides far more than the pada does.

Does the pada of Uttara Bhadrapada matter for naming a baby?

In the traditional Namakaran system, yes. Each quarter of Uttara Bhadrapada carries its own starting syllable -- दू (Du) for pada 1, थ (Tha) for pada 2, झ (Jha) for pada 3, ञ (Jna) 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.