SIDEREAL ECLIPTIC DIVISION (RASHI 03 OF 12)♊︎ 03. Mithuna (Sidereal Twins) — 060° 00' to 090° 00'
Mithuna (Mithuna (Jituma), Sidereal Twins) spans the sidereal ecliptic arc from 060° 00' to 090° 00'. The ecliptic longitude of Mithuna is measured from the fixed origin of Ashwini opposite the star Chitra (Spica). Within jyotish_corpus_core_v3, Mithuna appears in 876 verified passages and 431 numbered shlokas.
Mithuna is the 3-numbered sidereal Rashi (060° 00' to 090° 00'), ruled by Budha (Mercury). It carries a dwiswabhava (dual) modality and vayu (air) elemental nature. Within Mithuna, planetary exaltation falls at Rahu at 20°00' Mithuna and debilitation falls at Ketu at 20°00' Mithuna.
TROPICAL SHIFT & 9-PADA NAKSHATRA SUBDIVISIONPrecession Differential & Nine Navamsa Padas of Mithuna
Under the Chitrapaksha Lahiri Ayanamsha (24° 13' 18" in October 2026), solar ingress into sidereal Mithuna occurs during June 15 to July 15. By contrast, the Western Tropical window for Mithuna spans May 21 to June 20. Roughly eighty percent of placements assigned to tropical Twins shift backward out of sidereal Mithuna under DE441
The 30° 00' arc of Mithuna 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 6°40' |
05 Mrigashira (Padas 3 to 4) | Mangala (7y) |
In sidereal Mithuna, 05 Mrigashira (Padas 3 to 4) projects into Tula and Vrishchika Navamsas match Padas 3 and 4 of Mrigashira in Mithuna. inside the ninth harmonic Navamsa chart. |
6°40' to 20°00' |
06 Ardra (Padas 1 to 4) | Rahu (18y) |
In sidereal Mithuna, 06 Ardra (Padas 1 to 4) projects into Dhanu, Makara, Kumbha, and Meena Navamsas match Padas 1 to 4 of Ardra. inside the ninth harmonic Navamsa chart. |
20°00' to 30°00' |
07 Punarvasu (Padas 1 to 3) | Guru (16y) |
In sidereal Mithuna, 07 Punarvasu (Padas 1 to 3) projects into Mesha, Vrishabha, and Mithuna Navamsas match Padas 1 to 3 of Punarvasu. inside the ninth harmonic Navamsa chart. |
MULTI-TREATISE SHASTRA CONCORDANCEClassical Citations for Mithuna Across 18 Sanskrit Shastras
In Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Chapter 4 Verses 9 to 10 and Brihat Jataka Chapter 1 Verses 6 to 13, Mithuna corresponds to Bahu (Shoulders and arms) on the cosmic body of Kalapurusha. Under the sign-aspect rules (Rashi Drishti) of Maharishi Jaimini, Mithuna aspects kanya (virgo), dhanu (sagittarius), and meena (pisces). This aspect transmits permanent sign-to-sign influence from Mithuna to every planet or Arudha Pada in those sectors.
| Sanskrit Treatise | Verified Passages | Chapter Coverage | Analytical Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brihat Jataka | 162 passages |
21 ch / 92 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Mithuna (Sidereal Twins) across 21 chapters. |
| Saravali | 141 passages |
21 ch / 73 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Mithuna (Sidereal Twins) across 21 chapters. |
| Hora Ratnam | 105 passages |
5 ch / 69 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Mithuna (Sidereal Twins) across 5 chapters. |
| Kalaprakashika | 78 passages |
24 ch / 7 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Mithuna (Sidereal Twins) across 24 chapters. |
| Sarvartha Chintamani | 69 passages |
6 ch / 15 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Mithuna (Sidereal Twins) across 6 chapters. |
| Prashna Marga | 62 passages |
12 ch / 39 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Mithuna (Sidereal Twins) across 12 chapters. |
VERBATIM CORPUS FOLIO & VARGA GEOMETRYArchival Public-Domain Folio Excerpt for Mithuna
This archival passage for Mithuna comes from the public-domain edition of Phaladeepika (Chapter 1, Verse 7) in jyotish_corpus_core_v3. When evaluating any planet in Mithuna, classical commentators weigh its parity (odd (oja) and masculine) alongside the strength of its ruler Budha (Mercury).
CORPUSPROVENANCE: Phaladeepika | SourceID: archive_dli.ernet.507316 | Chapter 1, Verse 7 "Adh 1 the 28th, the 15th, the 5th, the 27th and the 20th de- grees of the several signs Sloka 7 Simha, Vrishbha, Mesha, Kanya, Dhanus, Tula and Kumbha are the Moolatrikona (first triangu- lar) signs of the planets from the Sun onwards The first 20 degrees of Simha, the last 27 degrees of"
In the North Indian diamond chart, Mithuna is marked by the integer 3 rotating through the twelve fixed Bhava polygons. In the South Indian Rashi grid, Mithuna holds a fixed perimeter cell for inspecting Rashi Drishti and Argala interventions.
SUTRA BLACK LABEL · INDIVIDUAL EPHEMERIS SYNTHESISVerify Sidereal Mithuna Placements & Navamsa Padas at Birth-Second Precision
This encyclopedia article documents the astronomical and shastric parameters of Mithuna (Sidereal Twins). To verify whether a tropical placement shifts into sidereal Mithuna under DE441
Mithuna Pada &D9MapDE441Ephemeris (0.001°)Mithuna Ashtakavarga BindusVerbatim Shloka Citations
