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Nakshatra 10 of 27

Magam (Magha)

proud of family and tradition, generous and drawn to leadership

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The star in short#

Where it sits
0°00′ to 13°20′ of Simmam
Lord
Ketu (Ketu) · a 7-year mahadasha
Gana
Rakshasa (fierce, assertive)
Yoni
the male Rat
Rajju
Pada (foot) — the mildest of the five, read for a settled life; wandering and unsettled living are the words used
Nadi
Antya (kapha)
Known for
heritage
Shared star
fine for a couple to share
Vedha
Revathi — the stars held to obstruct this one

Rank every star against it → Cast a jathagam →

Its four padas#

Each pada is 3°20′. Nine padas fill a rasi, so a star either sits in one sign or straddles two.

PadaRasiDegreesSyllablesNames
1Simmam0°00′ to 3°20′Ma ம16 names
2Simmam3°20′ to 6°40′Mi மி14 names · few settled names
3Simmam6°40′ to 10°00′Mu மு16 names
4Simmam10°00′ to 13°20′Me மே13 names · few settled names

A child is named from the syllable of the pada the Moon stood in at birth. The whole table, with the names and their meanings, is on the baby names page.

Which stars match, and which do not

Computed, not tabulated: the ten Tamil poruthams and the 36 guna run for all 27 stars against Magam in Simmam, with this star taken as the groom's side.

Of 36 star-and-rasi combinations, 16 match well, 8 are borderline, 6 are poor and 6 fail Rajju or Vedha outright.

Best matchesRasi10 porutham36 guna
Visakam VishakhaViruchigam8 of 1021.5 of 36
Karthigai KrittikaMesham8 of 1015 of 36
Uthiram Uttara PhalguniSimmam7 of 1026.5 of 36
Chithirai ChitraThulam7 of 1025.5 of 36
Chithirai ChitraKanni7 of 1022.5 of 36
Bharani BharaniMesham7 of 1019.5 of 36
Worst matchesRasi10 poruthamWhy
Revathi RevatiMeenam3.5 of 10Rejected: Rajju and Vedha both fail
Ayilyam AshleshaKadagam4 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Aswini AshwiniMesham6 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Magam MaghaSimmam6 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Moolam MulaDhanusu7 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails
Kettai JyeshthaViruchigam7 of 10Rejected: Rajju fails

The ten checks are not symmetric — Dina counts from the bride's star to the groom's, and the Tamil vasya table is read from the bride's rasi — so the list from the other side is a different list, and a real pair is checked both ways with both birth times.

Its dasha, and the parihaaram for its lord#

Everything here belongs to Ketu, the star's ruling graha, and is the same table the remedy pages read.

Dasha
A child born under Magam begins life in a Ketu mahadasha of 7 years, the part of it still to run decided by how far the Moon had gone through the star. Work out the periods.
Day
Tuesday
Colour
Mixed colours, brown and smoke-grey
Gem
Cat's eye (Vaiduryam) — the wearing rules
Mantra
Ketu gayatri (Om Aswadhwajaya Vidmahe Sula Hastaya Dhimahi Tanno Ketuh Prachodayat); Ganapathi Atharvashirsham; Ganesha worship — the texts
Fasting
Tuesday; Sankatahara Chaturthi for Ganapathi

Where it is worshipped

79 temples in the gazetteer are kept for Ketu; the ones near you are on the temples page. Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.

The name#

The same star in every script this app carries.

  • English Magam
  • தமிழ் மகம்
  • తెలుగు మఖ
  • ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಘಾ
  • മലയാളം മകം
  • हिन्दी मघा
  • বাংলা মঘা
  • ગુજરાતી મઘા
  • ଓଡ଼ିଆ ମଘା
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮਘਾ
  • සිංහල මා

Also written Magha. The glossary's entry for Magam lists the other spellings a family may have been given.