Moon Transit in Purva Ashadha

Purva Ashadha sits in the middle of Sagittarius. Venus rules it and Apas, the waters, are its deity, with a fan or a winnowing basket as its symbol. The Moon regards Venus as neutral, and Venus regards the Moon as an enemy. A water deity in a fire sign gives the day conviction, eloquence and the wish to win.

Muhurta Chintamani classes Purva Ashadha as ugra, fierce. Such a day serves argument, the defeat of an opponent, demolition and dealings with fire and weapons, and it does not serve marriage, travel, a first entry into a house or the start of a gentle enterprise. Debate goes well. The winnowing basket separates grain from chaff, and the Moon spends about a day here.

Tara bala from the birth nakshatra:

• Sampat for Ashwini, Magha and Mula; kshema for Pushya, Anuradha and Uttara Bhadrapada.
• Sadhana for Ardra, Swati and Shatabhisha; mitra for Rohini, Hasta and Shravana.
• Parama mitra for Krittika, Uttara Phalguni and Uttara Ashadha.
• Vipat for Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati; pratyak for Punarvasu, Vishakha and Purva Bhadrapada.
• Naidhana for Mrigashira, Chitra and Dhanishta.

Bharani, Purva Phalguni and Purva Ashadha births have their janma tara. Through Sagittarius, the Sagittarius, Libra, Cancer, Gemini, Pisces and Aquarius Moons hold the day's Moon in a favourable house, and Taurus Moons have chandrashtama.

Under this Moon the mind argues, either to find the truth or to be right, and a person can see which. Apas cleanses. The day can be used to wash out an opinion held too long.

Offer water to Shiva at dawn, and bathe in a river or the sea if one is near. Keep speech to what can be defended.