Moon Transit in Bharani

Bharani lies in Aries under Venus, with Yama as its deity and the yoni as its symbol. Yama governs restraint and the end of things and Venus governs desire, so the nakshatra carries both. The Moon holds Venus as neutral. Venus counts the Moon an enemy, which makes the ease one-sided.

Muhurta Chintamani classes Bharani as ugra, fierce. Such a day serves hard and destructive work: demolition, dispute, punishment, cutting away what must go, and dealings with fire and weapons. It does not serve marriage, travel, a new house or any gentle beginning, and for the Moon's day here the mind is heavy, wilful and quick to anger.

Counting tara from the birth nakshatra, Bharani is sampat for Ashwini, Magha and Mula, and kshema for Pushya, Anuradha and Uttara Bhadrapada. It is sadhana for Ardra, Swati and Shatabhisha, mitra for Rohini, Hasta and Shravana, and parama mitra for Krittika, Uttara Phalguni and Uttara Ashadha. Those born in Bharani, Purva Phalguni and Purva Ashadha meet their janma tara.

The unfavourable taras fall on Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati (vipat), on Punarvasu, Vishakha and Purva Bhadrapada (pratyak), and on Mrigashira, Chitra and Dhanishta (naidhana). For these births the day asks for patience before initiative.

The day shows the will. Yama's discipline can turn hard where it is aimed at others.

Keep a fast or a vow for the day, offer water to Shiva at dusk, and speak less than usual.