RisingLeo × Pushya
Limelight Cultivator
Like the cow's udder it is named for, Pushya nourishes and protects — the most dutiful of the twenty-seven.
What this combination is good at
Turns the mundane into applause-worthy performances, always leaving an umbrella for each audience member.
Where it tends to stick
Worrying over the one distracted viewer in the third row, even after a standing ovation.
The two placements behind this combination
RisingLeo
A strong presence, comfortable being seen. Cares about doing things with dignity, and does not take slights well.
Pushya Pushya
- Symbol
- Cow's udder
- Deity
- Brihaspati
- Moon sign
- Cancer
- Longitude
- 93.3° – 106.7°
What the rising sign and nakshatra each are
The rising sign is the sign coming up over the eastern horizon at the moment of birth. It sets what people see first, and how you go about things —
The Moon nakshatra is the most important placement in Vedic astrology. The Moon circles the zodiac in a little over 27 days, so the system cuts it into 27 segments,
This page is about where the two meet. The outer layer can be practised; the inner one barely shifts — seeing whether they point the same way tells you more than either alone.
See the whole chart
This page covers only where the ascendant and the nakshatra meet. A full birth chart adds the twelve houses, nine dasha periods and year-by-year timing.
Vedic birth chartCommon questions
Is the rising sign here different from what I usually see?
Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, Western astrology the tropical one, about 24° apart. Landing a sign away is common. Neither is wrong; the rulers differ.
Can I look this up without a birth time?
The ascendant changes every two hours, so it cannot be fixed without one. But the Moon nakshatra needs only the date — if you are unsure of your rising sign, start from the nakshatra page.
Where do the 324 combinations come from?
Twelve rising signs times twenty-seven nakshatras. Each one is written separately — not two descriptions stitched together.