Gand Mool Calculator
Find out whether a birth falls in one of the six Gand Mool nakshatras, which pada the Moon was in, and whether that pada sits on the sensitive water-fire sign junction (gandanta).
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What is Gand Mool?
Gand Mool (Gandmool) is the name given to the six nakshatras that sit where a water sign ends and a fire sign begins: Ashlesha → Magha (Cancer to Leo), Jyeshtha → Mula (Scorpio to Sagittarius) and Revati → Ashwini (Pisces to Aries). A child born with the Moon in one of them is traditionally said to be born in Gand Mool.
Gandanta: the junction pada
Each nakshatra has four padas (quarters). The pada right on the sign junction - the 4th pada of Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati, and the 1st pada of Magha, Mula and Ashwini - is called gandanta, and tradition treats it as the most sensitive part. The other padas of the six nakshatras are still Gand Mool, but read as milder.
How this calculator works
We find the Moon's exact sidereal position at birth, its nakshatra and its pada. The Moon moves about one nakshatra a day, so if you leave out the birth time we check the whole day: when the Moon stayed in one nakshatra we answer, and when it changed we ask for the time instead of guessing.
Gand Mool shanti
Tradition advises a Gand Mool shanti puja, usually on the 27th day after birth, when the Moon returns to the same nakshatra. Being born in Gand Mool is common - about one birth in five - and is read together with the rest of the chart, not on its own.
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Frequently asked questions
Which are the Gand Mool nakshatras?
Six nakshatras: Ashwini, Magha and Mula, which are ruled by Ketu, and Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati, which are ruled by Mercury. They sit where a water sign ends and a fire sign begins.
What is gandanta?
Gandanta is the exact junction between a water sign and the next fire sign. The pada on that junction - the 4th pada of Ashlesha, Jyeshtha and Revati, and the 1st pada of Magha, Mula and Ashwini - is treated by tradition as the most sensitive part of Gand Mool.
Do I need the birth time to check Gand Mool?
Not always. The Moon moves about one nakshatra a day, so if you leave the time blank the calculator checks the whole day. If the Moon stayed in one nakshatra it answers; if it changed nakshatra that day, it asks for the birth time.
When is Gand Mool shanti done?
Traditionally on the 27th day after birth, when the Moon returns to the same nakshatra it was in at birth. A family priest usually fixes the exact muhurat.