Nakshatra 24 of 27 · Rakshasa gana
शतभिषा An empty circle (a hundred healers)
The hundred healers: the star of medicine, mystery and solitude.
Shatabhisha lies from 6°40′ to 20°00′ Aquarius and is ruled by Rahu. Its deity is Varuna, lord of the cosmic waters and keeper of ṛta, the cosmic order, and its symbol is an empty circle. The name means “a hundred physicians” or “a hundred stars”.
This is a nakshatra of healing, secrecy and independent thought. It encloses and protects, like a circle, and it seeks remedies others overlook. It is classed as movable (chara). Rahu gives it a scientific and unconventional mind.
Each pada falls in a navamsa sign, used to read the D9 chart and to colour the nakshatra for anyone whose Moon or ascendant sits there.
People with the Moon in Shatabhisha tend to be independent, thoughtful and private, often with a gift for healing, science or research. They may seem reserved but think deeply and care widely. Solitude restores them. Their first dasha is Rahu.
