SIDEREAL ECLIPTIC DIVISION (RASHI 12 OF 12)♓︎ 12. Meena (Sidereal Pisces) — 330° 00' to 360° 00'
Meena (Mīna (Jhasha), Sidereal Pisces) spans the sidereal ecliptic arc from 330° 00' to 360° 00'. The ecliptic longitude of Meena is measured from the fixed origin of Ashwini opposite the star Chitra (Spica). Within jyotish_corpus_core_v3, Meena appears in 1,766 verified passages and 940 numbered shlokas.
Meena is the 12-numbered sidereal Rashi (330° 00' to 360° 00'), ruled by Guru (Jupiter). It carries a dwiswabhava (dual) modality and jala (water) elemental nature. Within Meena, planetary exaltation falls at Shukra at 27°00' Meena and debilitation falls at Budha at 15°00' Meena.
TROPICAL SHIFT & 9-PADA NAKSHATRA SUBDIVISIONPrecession Differential & Nine Navamsa Padas of Meena
Under the Chitrapaksha Lahiri Ayanamsha (24° 13' 18" in October 2026), solar ingress into sidereal Meena occurs during March 15 to April 13. By contrast, the Western Tropical window for Meena spans February 19 to March 20. Roughly eighty percent of placements assigned to tropical Pisces shift backward out of sidereal Meena under DE441
The 30° 00' arc of Meena divides into nine 3° 20' (200 arc-minute) Nakshatra Padas that map into the ninth harmonic Navamsa (D9D1D9
| Degree Span | Nakshatra | Dasha Lord | Navamsa Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
0°00' to 3°20' |
25 Purva Bhadrapada (Pada 4) | Guru (16y) |
In sidereal Meena, 25 Purva Bhadrapada (Pada 4) projects into Karka Navamsa matches Pada 4 of Purva Bhadrapada at the start of Meena. inside the ninth harmonic Navamsa chart. |
3°20' to 16°40' |
26 Uttara Bhadrapada (Padas 1 to 4) | Shani (19y) |
In sidereal Meena, 26 Uttara Bhadrapada (Padas 1 to 4) projects into Simha, Kanya, Tula, and Vrishchika Navamsas match Padas 1 to 4 of Uttara Bhadrapada. inside the ninth harmonic Navamsa chart. |
16°40' to 30°00' |
27 Revati (Padas 1 to 4) | Budha (17y) |
In sidereal Meena, 27 Revati (Padas 1 to 4) projects into Dhanu, Makara, Kumbha, and Meena Navamsas match Padas 1 to 4 of Revati. inside the ninth harmonic Navamsa chart. |
MULTI-TREATISE SHASTRA CONCORDANCEClassical Citations for Meena Across 18 Sanskrit Shastras
In Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Chapter 4 Verses 28 to 30 and Brihat Jataka Chapter 1 Verses 15 to 20, Meena corresponds to Pada (Feet and lymphatic end) on the cosmic body of Kalapurusha. Under the sign-aspect rules (Rashi Drishti) of Maharishi Jaimini, Meena aspects mithuna (sidereal twins), kanya (virgo), and dhanu (sagittarius). This aspect transmits permanent sign-to-sign influence from Meena to every planet or Arudha Pada in those sectors.
| Sanskrit Treatise | Verified Passages | Chapter Coverage | Analytical Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brihat Jataka | 232 passages |
24 ch / 152 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Meena (Sidereal Pisces) across 24 chapters. |
| Saravali | 215 passages |
32 ch / 162 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Meena (Sidereal Pisces) across 32 chapters. |
| Hora Ratnam | 195 passages |
5 ch / 105 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Meena (Sidereal Pisces) across 5 chapters. |
| Surya Siddhanta | 161 passages |
14 ch / 47 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Meena (Sidereal Pisces) across 14 chapters. |
| Sarvartha Chintamani | 130 passages |
13 ch / 21 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Meena (Sidereal Pisces) across 13 chapters. |
| Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra | 124 passages |
39 ch / 75 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Meena (Sidereal Pisces) across 39 chapters. |
VERBATIM CORPUS FOLIO & VARGA GEOMETRYArchival Public-Domain Folio Excerpt for Meena
This archival passage for Meena comes from the public-domain edition of Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Chapter 1, Verse 13) in jyotish_corpus_core_v3. When evaluating any planet in Meena, classical commentators weigh its parity (even (yugma) and feminine) alongside the strength of its ruler Guru (Jupiter).
CORPUSPROVENANCE: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra | SourceID: archive_brihat-parashara-hora-sastra | Chapter 1, Verse 13 "ectar, are knowable only to the philosophers (of maturity) The Principal Evolver, who is both perceptible and imperceptible in Vasudeva The Imperceptible part of the Lord is endowed with dual powers, while the Perceptible with triple powers 13-15 The three powers are r Shakti (Mother Lakshmi) with Sattva-Gun, Bh Shakti (Mother-Earth) with Rajo-Gun and"
In the North Indian diamond chart, Meena is marked by the integer 12 rotating through the twelve fixed Bhava polygons. In the South Indian Rashi grid, Meena holds a fixed perimeter cell for inspecting Rashi Drishti and Argala interventions.
SUTRA BLACK LABEL · INDIVIDUAL EPHEMERIS SYNTHESISVerify Sidereal Meena Placements & Navamsa Padas at Birth-Second Precision
This encyclopedia article documents the astronomical and shastric parameters of Meena (Sidereal Pisces). To verify whether a tropical placement shifts into sidereal Meena under DE441
Meena Pada &D9MapDE441Ephemeris (0.001°)Meena Ashtakavarga BindusVerbatim Shloka Citations
