Magha — a royal throne, ruled by Ketu
Magha means "the great," its symbol is a royal throne, and its deities are the Pitris, the ancestors themselves. You carry lineage whether you asked to or not: family patterns, inherited standards, the sense of representing something larger than your own name. Dignity comes naturally; so does the pull of legacy. Ketu's lordship adds a paradox — you seek the throne while sensing its impermanence, which can make you the rare authority who is not fooled by authority.
Magha spans Leo 0°00′ – 13°20′. Its presiding deity is the Pitris (ancestors); its symbol is a royal throne; its gana (temperament class) is rakshasa. The Vimshottari lord is Ketu — anyone born with the Moon here starts life in a Ketu mahadasha.
Natural gravitas. People defer to you before you have said much, and you handle ceremony, responsibility, and tradition with unforced grace. You honor where things came from, which makes you a trustworthy steward of where they go.
Pride is the throne's tax: status-consciousness, sensitivity to slights, difficulty apologizing downward. Ancestral patterns can run you invisibly until examined; you inherited scripts along with strengths. A title is a chair, and a chair is furniture; sit lightly.
Leadership with lineage: family enterprises, government, heritage institutions, archives and genealogy, executive roles where representing the organization matters. You are at your best holding an office, in the old sense of the word, and at your worst freelancing anonymously.
Regal warmth with rakshasa-gana frankness: you love generously and expect loyalty in royal proportions. Partners who honor your people and your history are, in your ledger, honoring you.
The classical naming syllables for Magha's four padas are Ma, Mi, Mu, Me — one per quarter. Tradition starts a child's name with the syllable of their Moon's pada.
Which family pattern ends, or begins, with you on purpose?