✦ Nakshatra #13 of 27 · ruled by Moon

Hasta Nakshatra

Hasta is traditionally associated with skill of the hands, cleverness, and the ability to grasp and shape what one wants. Its hand symbol reflects craftsmanship, healing touch, and resourceful intelligence.

SymbolHand / closed fist
Animal (yoni)Female buffalo
DeitySavitr / Surya (the sun god)
Ruling planetMoon
SkillDexterityCraft

The Nakshatras are the 27 lunar mansions of Vedic astrology — the sidereal zodiac divided into 27 segments the Moon passes through. The Nakshatra your Moon occupied at birth is a core piece of your Jyotish profile. Here is what Hasta is traditionally associated with.

Hasta strengths & challenges

Strengths

  • Skilled and dexterous
  • Clever, witty, and resourceful
  • Hardworking and practical
  • Good with detail and craft

Challenges

  • Can be restless or anxious
  • Manipulative if undisciplined
  • Critical or perfectionistic

Relationships

Traditionally attentive and charming, expressing love through helpfulness, and valuing wit and warmth in a partner.

Career & motivation

Often associated with crafts and handiwork, healing and massage, art, writing, trade, and skill- or detail-oriented work.

Growth path

The traditional life lesson of Hasta is using skill with patience and ease.

Related Nakshatras

Hasta shares its planetary ruler (Moon) with:

Find your Nakshatra

Don't know your Nakshatra? It's set by your Moon's exact position, so you need your birth date, time, and place. Use the Vedic chart calculator to find yours — along with your Lagna, houses, and dasha.

These are traditional Jyotish associations compiled from established references and reviewed by our editorial team — presented as an interest-and-belief framework, not a scientific claim or a statement about any individual. See our editorial policy.