Uttara Bhadrapada

Born with Chandra in Uttara Bhadrapada, the star of the serpent of the deep, you are still water: a strong, patient character, philosophical and self-contained, who helps the poor and the unwell without being asked. Shani's star in Guru's sign suits institutions of care and trust — hospitals and sanatoria, charitable and religious bodies, law and insurance, education, shipping and harbours, and the family's traditional business. You like seclusion and do your best thinking alone. Keep your dealings above board whatever others do, and look after the feet and the digestion.

The four padas

Pada 1 — Simha navamsha (Surya); names begin with Du (दू). Patient, economical and self-taught; KP names the grain trade, mathematics, statistics, engineering and occult learning.

Pada 2 — Kanya navamsha (Budh); names begin with Tha (थ). Diplomatic and measured; KP names administration, especially in oil companies.

Pada 3 — Tula navamsha (Shukra); names begin with Jha (झ). Patient, enduring, brave but not rash; KP names Government service, rehabilitation work, surveying, museums and water works.

Pada 4 — Vrishchika navamsha (Mangal); names begin with Na (ञ). Healthy and well connected; KP's Guru sub names medicine, banks, laboratories, political office and societies.

Health

The feet: cold feet, rheumatic pains and fallen arches; the digestion (constipation and wind). Keep the feet warm and well shod, eat with fibre, and see a doctor for anything persistent.

Work the books name

• hospitals, sanatoria and care homes
• prisons and home affairs
• charitable and religious institutions
• law and insurance
• shipping, harbours and boats
• mines and engineering
• export and import
• education
• the family's traditional business
• canals and river works

A day under this star is good for

• laying foundations and entering a new home
• marriage
• lasting commitments and a sankalp
• for a couple hoping for a child, wearing new clothes on this day, as KP advises