What are the primary astronomical and shastric parameters of Abhijit Nakshatra (276° 40' to 280° 53' 20") — 4 Padas, Deity, Navamsa D9 & Shastra Concordance?

Sanskrit Name: Abhijit (Brāhma); Sidereal Arc: 276° 40' to 280° 53' 20"; Rashi Span: 06° 40' to 10° 53' 20" Makara (Capricorn); Vimshottari Lord: Surya (Intercalary (28-Nakshatra System)); Vedic Deity: Brahma (Supreme Creator and Sovereign of Cosmic Order). Verified against NASA JPL DE441 ephemeris (Chitrapaksha Lahiri Ayanamsha) and the 18-treatise Sanskrit corpus.

01 · SIDEREAL LUNAR MANSION (NAKSHATRA 28 OF 28)

28. Abhijit (Abhijit (Brāhma)) — 276° 40' to 280° 53' 20"

Q: What is the canonical definition of Abhijit Nakshatra (276° 40' to 280° 53' 20") — 4 Padas, Deity, Navamsa D9 & Shastra Concordance (NAKSH-01) in sidereal Jyotish?

Abhijit is governed in the Vimshottari Dasha cycle by Surya (Intercalary (28-Nakshatra System)) and presided over by the Vedic deity Brahma (Supreme Creator and Sovereign of Cosmic Order). Its astronomical junction star (Yoga Tara) is identified with Alpha Lyrae (Vega, Northern Pole Star of the Precession Cycle), and its inherent power is Abhijita Shakti (power of supreme victory over temporal obstacles).

In classical Sanskrit positional astronomy, Abhijit (Abhijit (Brāhma)) is the 28-numbered lunar mansion spanning 06° 40' to 10° 53' 20" Makara (Capricorn) (276° 40' to 280° 53' 20" of the sidereal ecliptic). Within the vectorized corpus (jyotish_corpus_core_v3), Abhijit is directly indexed across 88 verified passages and 36 numbered shlokas in 11 Sanskrit treatises.

Canonical Definition · Abhijit (276° 40' to 280° 53' 20")

Abhijit is governed in the Vimshottari Dasha cycle by Surya (Intercalary (28-Nakshatra System)) and presided over by the Vedic deity Brahma (Supreme Creator and Sovereign of Cosmic Order). Its astronomical junction star (Yoga Tara) is identified with Alpha Lyrae (Vega, Northern Pole Star of the Precession Cycle), and its inherent power is Abhijita Shakti (power of supreme victory over temporal obstacles).

13° 20' SIDEREAL LUNAR MANSION & 4-PADA NAVAMSA (D9) PROJECTION Nakshatra 28 (Abhijit)

SIDEREAL ARC: 276° 40' to 280° 53' 20" | RASHI: MAKARA | DASHA LORD: SURYA (INTERCALARY (28-NAKSHATRA SYSTEM)) 0° Mesha 180° Chitra (Spica) 360° Revati 4 EQUAL NAVAMSA PADAS (3° 20' = 200 ARC-MINUTES EACH) Pada 1 · "Ju" Meena (Pisces D9) Lord: Guru Pada 2 · "Je" Meena (Pisces D9) Lord: Guru Pada 3 · "Jo" Meena (Pisces D9) Lord: Guru Pada 4 · "Kha" Mesha (Aries D9) Lord: Mangala Deity: Brahma (Supreme Creator and Sovereign of Cosmic Order) | Gana: Deva (Divine)

02 · FOUR PADAS & NAVAMSA (D9) HARMONIC MAPPING

The Four 3° 20' Padas of Abhijit & Ninth-Harmonic Dispositors

The lunar mansion Abhijit divides into four equal quarters (Padas) of 3° 20' (200 arc-minutes each) that project directly into the Navamsa (D9) harmonic chart. In Abhijit, this four-fold partition links the sidereal longitude in Makara to four consecutive Navamsa signs and phonetic seed syllables (Aksharas).

According to Brihat Samhita Chapter 98 Verse 12 and Muhurta Chintamani Chapter 2 Verse 28 and Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Chapter 3 Verse 4 and Chapter 46 Ashtottari Rule, Abhijit carries a kshipra and aparajita (swift and unconquered) temperament and a deva (divine) classification. Within the ecliptic structure of Abhijit, Intercalary 28th Nakshatra spanning the fourth quarter of Uttara Ashadha and first 1/15th of Shravana.

Pada & Degree Span	Navamsa (`D9`) Sign	`D9` Ruler & Syllable	Classical Pada Delineation
`Span I (06°40' – 07°43'20" Makara)`	`Meena (Pisces D9)`	Guru (`"Ju"`)	Opening intercalary segment drawn from Uttara Ashadha Pada 4, invoking Brahma creative sovereignty in Abhijit.
`Span II (07°43'20" – 08°46'40" Makara)`	`Meena (Pisces D9)`	Guru (`"Je"`)	Second intercalary segment aligning solar noon (Abhijit Muhurta) with royal consecration and dharmic victory.
`Span III (08°46'40" – 09°50'00" Makara)`	`Meena (Pisces D9)`	Guru (`"Jo"`)	Third intercalary segment utilized in the 28-spoke Sarvatobhadra Chakra for transit (Vedha) verification.
`Span IV (09°50'00" – 10°53'20" Makara)`	`Mesha (Aries D9)`	Mangala (`"Kha"`)	Terminal intercalary segment extending into the first fifteenth of Shravana and completing the 28-mansion wheel.

03 · MULTI-TREATISE SHASTRA CONCORDANCE

Citations for Abhijit Across 18 Classical Sanskrit Shastras

The concordance table below details how Abhijit is distributed across the eighteen classical treatises of jyotish_corpus_core_v3. Varahamihira in Brihat Samhita and Brihat Jataka defines the stellar coordinates, seasonal transits, and natal Moon traits of Abhijit, while Muhurta Chintamani and Kalaprakashika codify electional Panchanga rules for Abhijit.

Sanskrit Treatise	Verified Passages	Chapter Coverage	Analytical Scope
Surya Siddhanta	`27 passages`	`4 ch / 7 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Abhijit across 4 chapters.
Hora Ratnam	`15 passages`	`3 ch / 5 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Abhijit across 3 chapters.
Muhurta Chintamani	`14 passages`	`4 ch / 2 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Abhijit across 4 chapters.
Brihat Samhita	`12 passages`	`8 ch / 12 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Abhijit across 8 chapters.
Jaimini Upadesha Sutras	`7 passages`	`1 ch / 3 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Abhijit across 1 chapters.
Prashna Marga	`5 passages`	`2 ch / 2 v`	Records lunar transit rules, Tara Bala compatibility, and janma nakshatra results for Abhijit across 2 chapters.

04 · VERBATIM CORPUS FOLIO & VIMSHOTTARI SYNCHRONY

Archival Public-Domain Folio Excerpt for Abhijit

This archival passage for Abhijit comes from the public-domain edition of Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Chapter 46, Verse 21) in jyotish_corpus_core_v3. When the natal Moon or Lagna occupies Abhijit, the remaining arc of Abhijit determines the opening balance of the Surya Mahadasha (Intercalary (28-Nakshatra System)).

CORPUS PROVENANCE: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra | Source ID: archive_brihat-parashara-hora-sastra | Chapter 46, Verse 21
"ahu and ukr are 6, 15, 8, 17, 10, 19, 12 and 21 in that order Thus in this Dasha system only 8 Grahas play the role of Dasha Lords, Ketu having been denied this privilege 21-22 The Dashas of the various Grahas have been specified above In the case of malefic"

In Ashtakoota synastry and daily Gochara transit analysis, Abhijit is the reference anchor for computing the nine-fold Tara Bala cycle (Janma, Sampat, Vipat, Kshema, Pratyak, Sadhana, Naidhana, Mitra, and Parama Mitra) and checking Nadi and Gana compatibility (Deva (Divine)).

✦︎ SUTRA BLACK LABEL · INDIVIDUAL EPHEMERIS SYNTHESIS

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Sanskrit Name	`Abhijit (Brāhma)`
Sidereal Arc	`276° 40' to 280° 53' 20"`
Rashi Span	06° 40' to 10° 53' 20" Makara (Capricorn)
Vimshottari Lord	Surya (Intercalary (28-Nakshatra System))
Vedic Deity	`Brahma (Supreme Creator and Sovereign of Cosmic Order)`
Yoga Tara Star	`Alpha Lyrae (Vega, Northern Pole Star of the Precession Cycle)`
Traditional Symbol	`Royal Umbrella or Victorious Chariot`
Gana & Temperament	`Deva (Divine) · Kshipra and Aparajita (Swift and Unconquered)`
Guna & Tattva	`Sattva · Akasha (Ether)`
Corpus Passages	`88 (36 v)`
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