Uttara Ashadha

Born with Chandra in Uttara Ashadha, the star of the final victory, you win slowly and for good — principled, reliable and organised, the kind of person a community leans on. The Dhanu quarter is idealistic and noble, suited to law, religion, teaching, diplomacy and charitable work; the three Makara quarters are methodical and economical, made for finance, administration, research and any post of trust that needs someone who can say no. KP says you have no mind for tainted money, and it serves you well. The knees and skin show the strain of overwork — rest them.

The four padas

Pada 1 — Dhanu navamsha (Guru), vargottama; names begin with Bhe (भे). The Dhanu quarter — noble and idealistic; KP names physicians with foreign degrees, Government colleges and banks, ministers and judges, and steady progress.

Pada 2 — Makara navamsha (Shani), vargottama; names begin with Bho (भो). Honest, sincere and religious; KP names education, philosophy and biology, and work that tours.

Pada 3 — Kumbha navamsha (Shani); names begin with Ja (जा). Deep and reserved, capable of long concentration; KP names archives, monuments and antiques, geology, communications and scientific advice.

Pada 4 — Meena navamsha (Guru); names begin with Ji (जी). Sweet but reserved, and very popular; KP names airlines, Government transport and farming.

Health

The thighs and arteries in the Dhanu quarter; the knees, joints and skin in the Makara quarters — eczema, stiffness, and a digestion that suffers from worry. Rest the knees, keep the skin moisturised, and see a doctor for anything persistent.

Work the books name

• the law, arbitration and judging
• politics and public life
• banking and finance
• education and religion
• embassies, export and international trade
• medicine and Ayurveda
• charitable institutions
• positions of trust and administration
• scientific research
• archaeology, monuments and antiques

A day under this star is good for

• laying foundations and entering a new home
• signing lasting agreements
• marriage
• taking an oath of office
• first wearing of new clothes (KP: a feast follows)