Nakshatra 4 of 27

Rohini Nakshatra

The red one. Rohini is the most creative and sensuous nakshatra. Beauty, art, and abundance.

Sign span
Taurus 10°00' – 23°20'
Ruling planet
Moon
Deity
Brahma
Symbol
Chariot / Banyan tree
Nature
Creative, sensual, fertile
Baby-naming syllables
O, Va/Ba, Vi/Bi, Vu/Bu

Personality & Life Path

Rohini natives — born when the Moon transited this lunar mansion — carry the energetic imprint of Brahma and rulership of Moon. Their intrinsic nature is creative, sensual, fertile. This shapes emotional temperament, karmic patterns, and how they express themselves in the world.

The symbol — Chariot / Banyan tree — offers a meditative image for understanding this nakshatra's essence. When Moon is well-placed in the natal chart, Rohini's qualities amplify beautifully. When afflicted, the shadow expression can emerge.

Baby naming from Rohini

In the traditional Namkaran ceremony, babies born under Rohini are named with a first syllable drawn from one of the four padas of this nakshatra:

Pada 1: OPada 2: Va/BaPada 3: Vi/BiPada 4: Vu/Bu

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