Rohini nakshatra
Rohini is the fourth nakshatra, spanning 10°00′–23°20′ of sidereal Taurus. Ruled by the Moon with Brahma (Prajapati) as its deity, it is a fixed, fertile star of growth, beauty and abundance.
Also known as: Rohini star, Aldebaran
Rohini, ‘the red one’, is named after Aldebaran, the reddish eye of the Bull. Its symbol is a chariot or ox cart, and its deity is Brahma the creator, also called Prajapati. Legend makes Rohini the Moon’s favourite wife, and the Moon is exalted in Taurus, the sign that holds her.
Rohini is one of the four fixed (sthira) nakshatras, favoured for anything meant to last: weddings, griha pravesh, laying foundations, planting and naming a child. It appears in most classical muhurat lists. Ruled by the Moon, it begins life in the Moon’s ten-year dasha.
Its padas give the name syllables O, Va, Vi and Vu. Tradition holds that Krishna was born when the Moon was in Rohini, which is why Janmashtami is linked with this star. Rohini’s reputation for charm and comfort describes a tendency, not a promise; the whole chart always matters.