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Virgo Contains Hasta, Not a Match List
The sign Virgo contains three nakshatras in part or whole: the later padas of Uttara Phalguni, the whole of Hasta, and the earlier padas of Chitra. Those are the stars inside the sign. They are not a compatibility list for a Virgo person.
What actually sits in Virgo
Uttara Phalguni is the Sun's nakshatra and begins in Leo. Its later padas fall in Virgo. Hasta is the Moon's nakshatra and lies fully in Virgo, deity Savitar, a star of the hand and of skill. Chitra is Mars's nakshatra and begins in Virgo. Its later padas fall in Libra. A planet at the start of Virgo, the end of Virgo, and the middle of Virgo can have three different dasha lords: Sun, Moon, and Mars. Calling them all Virgo stars and then ranking which suit a Virgo erases that split.
Suiting someone is a Moon-to-Moon test
If the person is a Virgo Sun, their Moon may be in any of the twenty-seven stars. Nadi, tara, and yoni compare that Moon to the other person's Moon. Hasta matching Hasta is a same-star question, not a Virgo question. If the person is a Virgo lagna, the 7th sign is Pisces and the 7th lord is Jupiter. The spouse's style follows Jupiter's nakshatra and house, not a list of stars friendly to Virgo. Mercury, Virgo's lord, describes the person. Mercury's nakshatra is the personal color. A star that suits Virgo is a phrase without a chart.
Hasta is the one fully at home
If you need one Virgo-only star, it is Hasta, because it does not spill into Leo or Libra. The Moon in Hasta starts a Moon mahadasha, 10 years full, balance only at birth. That is a Virgo-sign Moon under the Moon's own star, and the Moon is not debilitated there. Debilitation of the Moon is Scorpio. Mercury exalted in Virgo may or may not be in Hasta. Check the degree only with an ephemeris, and do not guess the star from the sign alone. Matching still uses the other person's Moon, whatever star yours is.
Frequently asked questions
Which nakshatras fall in Virgo?
Later padas of Uttara Phalguni, all of Hasta, and earlier padas of Chitra. Only Hasta is entirely inside the sign.
Which stars suit a Virgo in marriage?
The other person's Moon nakshatra, scored by Nadi, tara, and the rest of the 36. A Virgo Sun does not have a private friendly-star list.
For Virgo lagna, who is the 7th lord?
Jupiter, because the 7th is Pisces. The spouse's indication follows Jupiter, not a nakshatra ranked for the Sun sign.
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