Krittika
The cutter·sun ruler·26.67° — 40.00° sidereal
Deity
Agni (fire)
Symbol
Knife or razor
Vimshottari dasha
sun (6 years)
Traditional meaning
Associated with sharp discrimination, purification by fire. Contains the Pleiades.
Ruler cross-reference
Sun rules Krittika in the Vimshottari sequence.
Other nakshatras ruled by sun
Reference, not advice
This is cultural and astronomical reference, not personal prediction or advice.
Positions are sidereal (Lahiri ayanamsa). Traditional meanings paraphrased from Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (public domain). See methodology for sidereal vs tropical framing.
Last reviewed .