Uttara Phālgunī spans from 26°40’ of Siṃha into 10°00’ of Kanyā (Virgo), bridging the creative fire of Leo with the discerning earth of Virgo. Governed by the Sun and presided over by Aryaman — the Āditya who governs contracts, social convention, hospitality, and the Milky Way — this nakṣatra shares Pūrva Phālgunī’s symbol (the bed or cot, here specifically the front legs) but applies it differently. Where Pūrva Phālgunī represents rest and pleasure sought for its own sake, Uttara Phālgunī represents the rest earned through right action, the pleasures that are legitimate precisely because they follow from proper conduct.
Aryaman is the lord of customary law — the body of social norms and obligations that hold communities together. His domain includes marriage contracts (he is invoked in Hindu wedding ceremonies alongside Mitra and Varuṇa), patronage, the duties of hospitality, and the binding agreements that make civilization possible. Uttara Phālgunī natives consequently tend to be socially responsible, reliable in their commitments, and possessed of a sense of duty that is not merely external compliance but genuine internalized obligation.
Parāśara describes these natives as fixed in purpose, proud but not arrogant, learned, sweet in speech, fond of comfort, clever in earning money, and ultimately quite generous. The Sun’s rulership gives them a naturally authoritative quality — they assume leadership roles without necessarily seeking them, and others tend to look to them for guidance and stability. The transition into Kanyā’s territory adds precision and analytical capacity: many Uttara Phālgunī natives combine natural authority with meticulous competence, becoming exceptionally effective administrators, teachers, doctors, or executives.
Uttara Phālgunī is classified as a sthira (fixed) and dhruva nakṣatra — among the most stable and reliable of all, considered highly auspicious for establishing permanent institutions, legal contracts, marriages, long-term investments, and any undertaking meant to endure. Varāhamihira notes that those born under this nakṣatra are “devoted to family, comfortable in their circumstances, grateful, intelligent, and kind.” The nakṣatra associated with the Sun reaching the transition from the midpoint of the zodiac’s second quadrant carries a quality of sustained, dignified, purposeful power.