| Ruling planet | Saturn |
|---|---|
| Deity | Brihaspati |
| Symbol | A cow's udder, a lotus |
| Span | 3°20' – 16°40' Cancer |
| Sign | Cancer |
| Nature | Light (Laghu) |
| Dasha length | 19 years |
Strengths
Reliability, care for others, ethical steadiness, and the ability to make people feel safe.
Challenges
Over-responsibility, rigidity about the right way, and difficulty receiving help.
Work it suits
Teaching, medicine, food, public service, priesthood, finance held in trust for others.
Pushya and the Saturn dasha
Because Pushya is ruled by Saturn, a Moon placed here means life opens with a Saturn Mahadasha lasting 19 years. That single fact shapes the timing of an entire chart, which is why the birth nakshatra matters far more in Jyotish than the Sun sign most people know.
What planet rules Pushya nakshatra?
Pushya is ruled by Saturn. A Moon in Pushya therefore begins life in a Saturn Mahadasha of 19 years, and Saturn's condition in the chart carries extra weight throughout life.