Bharani nakshatra: degree range, padas and traditional context

Bharani occupies the equal sidereal sector from Aries 13°20′ to before Aries 26°40′. Bharani is traditionally associated with Yama and a yoni symbol.

A reference to a star group or symbol is not the mathematical definition of this sector. In this guide, the sector is defined by longitude. The birth-star label uses the Moon; another body can occupy the same sector without making it your Moon-based birth nakshatra.

Each pada spans 200 arcminutes, or 3°20′. Start points are included and end points are excluded.

Bharani sits entirely within Aries. An Aries Moon can therefore fall in Ashwini, Bharani or the first part of Krittika. A sign-level description does not identify this sector.

Take an invented sidereal Moon longitude of 19°, equivalent to Aries 19°00′. Its offset from the start of Bharani is 340 arcminutes.

floor(340 ÷ 200) + 1 = 2

The example is Bharani, pada 2. It is not a current ephemeris position or a personal reading. Reproduce it in the birth-star calculation notebook, keeping the same zodiac and offset convention.

Its traditional imagery concerns holding, limits and responsibility. You might use it to consider what you have agreed to carry, and whether that commitment is sustainable. Do not turn the symbol into a fertility claim or Yama's association into a prediction of death.

Naming practices sometimes associate syllables with the pada. Consult the naming guide for the method and language caveats. For a personal chart, verify your birth inputs before comparing a label; precise-looking output cannot repair uncertain birth time or an unstated ayanamsa.