SIDEREAL ECLIPTIC DIVISION (RASHI 07 OF 12)♎︎ 07. Tula (Sidereal Libra) — 180° 00' to 210° 00'
Tula (Tulā (Jūka), Sidereal Libra) spans the sidereal ecliptic arc from 180° 00' to 210° 00'. The ecliptic longitude of Tula is measured from the fixed origin of Ashwini opposite the star Chitra (Spica). Within jyotish_corpus_core_v3, Tula appears in 1,081 verified passages and 542 numbered shlokas.
Tula is the 7-numbered sidereal Rashi (180° 00' to 210° 00'), ruled by Shukra (Venus). It carries a chara (movable) modality and vayu (air) elemental nature. Within Tula, planetary exaltation falls at Shani at 20°00' Tula and debilitation falls at Surya at 10°00' Tula.
TROPICAL SHIFT & 9-PADA NAKSHATRA SUBDIVISIONPrecession Differential & Nine Navamsa Padas of Tula
Under the Chitrapaksha Lahiri Ayanamsha (24° 13' 18" in October 2026), solar ingress into sidereal Tula occurs during October 17 to November 15. By contrast, the Western Tropical window for Tula spans September 23 to October 22. Roughly eighty percent of placements assigned to tropical Libra shift backward out of sidereal Tula under DE441
The 30° 00' arc of Tula 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' |
14 Chitra (Padas 3 to 4) | Mangala (7y) |
In sidereal Tula, 14 Chitra (Padas 3 to 4) projects into Tula and Vrishchika Navamsas match Padas 3 and 4 of Chitra inside Tula. inside the ninth harmonic Navamsa chart. |
6°40' to 20°00' |
15 Swati (Padas 1 to 4) | Rahu (18y) |
In sidereal Tula, 15 Swati (Padas 1 to 4) projects into Dhanu, Makara, Kumbha, and Meena Navamsas match Padas 1 to 4 of Swati. inside the ninth harmonic Navamsa chart. |
20°00' to 30°00' |
16 Vishakha (Padas 1 to 3) | Guru (16y) |
In sidereal Tula, 16 Vishakha (Padas 1 to 3) projects into Mesha, Vrishabha, and Mithuna Navamsas match Padas 1 to 3 of Vishakha. inside the ninth harmonic Navamsa chart. |
MULTI-TREATISE SHASTRA CONCORDANCEClassical Citations for Tula Across 18 Sanskrit Shastras
In Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Chapter 4 Verses 18 to 19 and Brihat Jataka Chapter 1 Verses 10 to 17, Tula corresponds to Basti (Lumbar and renal zone) on the cosmic body of Kalapurusha. Under the sign-aspect rules (Rashi Drishti) of Maharishi Jaimini, Tula aspects vrishabha (taurus), simha (leo), and kumbha (aquarius). This aspect transmits permanent sign-to-sign influence from Tula to every planet or Arudha Pada in those sectors.
| Sanskrit Treatise | Verified Passages | Chapter Coverage | Analytical Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saravali | 173 passages |
30 ch / 97 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Tula (Sidereal Libra) across 30 chapters. |
| Brihat Jataka | 168 passages |
22 ch / 106 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Tula (Sidereal Libra) across 22 chapters. |
| Hora Ratnam | 107 passages |
5 ch / 63 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Tula (Sidereal Libra) across 5 chapters. |
| Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra | 98 passages |
27 ch / 68 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Tula (Sidereal Libra) across 27 chapters. |
| Sarvartha Chintamani | 96 passages |
7 ch / 17 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Tula (Sidereal Libra) across 7 chapters. |
| Kalaprakashika | 73 passages |
21 ch / 5 v |
Details sidereal sign attributes, planetary placements, and aspect rules for Tula (Sidereal Libra) across 21 chapters. |
VERBATIM CORPUS FOLIO & VARGA GEOMETRYArchival Public-Domain Folio Excerpt for Tula
This archival passage for Tula comes from the public-domain edition of Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Chapter 3, Verse 48) in jyotish_corpus_core_v3. When evaluating any planet in Tula, classical commentators weigh its parity (odd (oja) and masculine) alongside the strength of its ruler Shukra (Venus).
CORPUSPROVENANCE: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra | SourceID: archive_brihat-parashara-hora-sastra | Chapter 3, Verse 48 "e Jivas 48 Age Out of all the Grahas ani is the eldest He bestows maximum number of years in Naisargik Dasha 49-50 Exaltation and Debilitation For the seven Grahas, from S rya on, the exaltation R is are, respectively, Mesh, Vrishabh, Makar, Kanya, Kark, Meen and Tula The deepest exaltation degrees are, respectively,"
In the North Indian diamond chart, Tula is marked by the integer 7 rotating through the twelve fixed Bhava polygons. In the South Indian Rashi grid, Tula holds a fixed perimeter cell for inspecting Rashi Drishti and Argala interventions.
SUTRA BLACK LABEL · INDIVIDUAL EPHEMERIS SYNTHESISVerify Sidereal Tula Placements & Navamsa Padas at Birth-Second Precision
This encyclopedia article documents the astronomical and shastric parameters of Tula (Sidereal Libra). To verify whether a tropical placement shifts into sidereal Tula under DE441
Tula Pada &D9MapDE441Ephemeris (0.001°)Tula Ashtakavarga BindusVerbatim Shloka Citations
