Nakshatra 13 of 27
Hasta
हस्तSkilled hands — dexterity, craft and the ability to make what is imagined.
The essentials
Born under Hasta
Personality
People born with the Moon in Hasta present a refined, industrious, and articulate nature, reflecting the intelligence of Kanya and the receptive quality of their planetary lord, the Moon. Their symbol, the open hand, grants them exceptional dexterity, practical problem-solving skills, and a welcoming presence. Belonging to the Deva gana, they display a polite and gentle demeanor, though their minds remain highly observant and analytical.
Strengths
Guided by Savitar, the solar deity of creation and skill, Hasta natives excel in craftsmanship, healing, and technical precision. The combination of the Moon's intuitive nature and Kanya's detail-oriented focus makes them remarkably resourceful and adaptable. Their methodical approach ensures high discipline and mastery in tasks requiring physical coordination.
Challenges
The shadow side of Hasta involves a tendency toward excessive cunning, over-calculation, and subtle manipulation when attempting to control outcomes. Because the Moon brings emotional volatility to Kanya's analytical framework, they are prone to nervous anxiety, petty jealousy, and critical nitpicking.
Work and career
The open hand symbol makes Hasta classically suited for careers requiring physical dexterity, such as surgery, craftsmanship, pottery, astrology, and massage therapy. Their detail-oriented intellect also aligns well with accounting, editing, commerce, and administrative roles where precision is mandatory.
Love and relationships
In love, Hasta natives show affection through practical helpfulness and dedicated service to their partner. They require a stable, reassuring companion who can ground their mental restlessness and soothe their underlying emotional insecurities.
Written from the classical attributes shown on this page — the ruling planet, the element, the nakshatra scheme — and checked against them before publishing. It describes the traditional reading of this nakshatra, not a prediction about you.
The four padas
Each nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20′. A pada is exactly one navamsa (D9) division, so each one carries a second sign alongside the nakshatra’s own — and the traditional first syllable of a child born under it.
In matchmaking (Guna Milan)
Ashtakoota matchmaking scores 36 points across eight kootas, and six of them are read straight off the birth nakshatra. These are Hasta’s.
- Gana
- Deva — temperament. Same gana scores all 6 points; Deva with Rakshasa scores 1.
- Yoni
- Buffalo — physical affinity. The same yoni scores 4; a natural enemy scores 0.
- Nadi
- Aadi — the 8-point koota. A partner with the same nadi scores zero (Nadi dosha), so this one field decides nearly a quarter of the total.
- Varna
- Shudra — worth 1 point.
- Vashya
- Manava — mutual influence, worth 2 points.
- Tara
- Counted by distance between the two nakshatras, so it depends on both charts.
Naming a Hasta baby
The namakarana tradition takes the child’s first syllable from the pada the Moon occupied at birth — so a Hasta child born in pada 1 is named from Pu, pada 4 from Tha. You need the exact birth time to know which pada.