Lunar mansion · 2026
Mrigashira
Nakshatra.
Mrigashira nakshatra spans from 23°20' Taurus to 6°40' Gemini, ruled by Mars with Soma as deity. The symbol is a deer's head, representing gentleness and eternal seeking. This nakshatra embodies the quest for knowledge and new experiences.
Annual lunar calendar
Every Mrigashira
window in 2026.
Begin and end times are calculated for New Delhi, India.
Auspiciousness Guide
Character & expression
The meaning of
Mrigashira.
Description
Mrigashira nakshatra spans from 23°20' Taurus to 6°40' Gemini, ruled by Mars with Soma as deity. The symbol is a deer's head, representing gentleness and eternal seeking. This nakshatra embodies the quest for knowledge and new experiences.
Characteristics
Mrigashira natives possess insatiable curiosity and love for exploration. They combine gentle, refined nature with restless energy. Excellent communicators with natural adaptability, they maintain youthful appearance and demeanor throughout life.
Strengths
Exceptional curiosity and learning love, excellent communication skills, natural adaptability, gentle and refined nature, good analytical abilities, natural networking skills, youthful energy, sees multiple perspectives, travel and exploration instincts, teaching abilities.
Challenges
Restlessness and inability to settle, superficial in relationships, lacks focus and direction, indecisive and changeable, overly critical and fault-finding, struggles completing projects, suspicious and doubtful, overly talkative, difficulty with deep connections.
Career fields
Travel and tourism, journalism, research, education, communication, sales and marketing, writing, translation, exploration sports, consulting, information technology.
Compatibility
Most compatible with Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya. Good with Rohini, Ashlesha. Moderate with Krittika, Magha. Caution with Bharani, Jyeshtha.