| Ruling planet | Moon |
|---|---|
| Deity | Vishnu |
| Symbol | An ear, three footprints |
| Span | 10°00' – 23°20' Capricorn |
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Nature | Movable (Chara) |
| Dasha length | 10 years |
Strengths
Deep listening, scholarship, memory, counsel, and trustworthiness with what is told in confidence.
Challenges
Absorbing others' opinions as one's own, gossip, and over-sensitivity to criticism.
Work it suits
Teaching, law, media and audio, counselling, languages, scholarship, advisory work.
Shravana and the Moon dasha
Because Shravana is ruled by Moon, a Moon placed here means life opens with a Moon Mahadasha lasting 10 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.
How to read Shravana in a birth chart
The Moon's placement in Shravana describes habitual responses, emotional needs and the starting dasha at birth. For another planet, the nakshatra shows the motivation and method behind that planet's actions. In both cases, check Moon — the nakshatra lord — by sign, house, dignity, conjunction and aspect before deciding how freely the placement can express itself.
Shravana spans 10°00' – 23°20' Capricorn and carries the symbol an ear, three footprints under the deity Vishnu. These symbols are interpretive lenses, not literal events. The exact pada narrows the reading further through its Navamsa sign, so two planets in different quarters of Shravana need not behave identically.
Common questions
What planet rules Shravana nakshatra?
Shravana is ruled by Moon. A Moon in Shravana therefore begins life in a Moon Mahadasha of 10 years, and Moon's condition in the chart carries extra weight throughout life.
What does a Moon in Shravana mean?
A Moon in Shravana combines the nakshatra's movable (chara) quality with the condition of Moon, its ruling planet. The exact expression also depends on the Moon's pada, house, aspects and the rest of the birth chart.