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Also written Dhanus, Dhanusha, Danusu, Sagittarius.

Dhanu is rashi 9 of 12, spanning 240°00′ – 270°00′ of the sidereal zodiac. It is ruled by Guru and covers nine nakshatra padas, which give the nine syllables a traditional name may begin with.

Lord	Guru
Western sign	Sagittarius
Element	Fire
Mode	Dual
Symbol	Archer's bow
Varna	Kshatriya
Paya	Tamra
Span	240°00′ – 270°00′

Varna and paya are read from the Moon’s rashi, and enter both matching and muhurta. The nine syllables below are the pada syllables falling inside this rashi — the name letters a traditional name may begin with.

Name letters

• Ye
  Pada 1

  Moola
• Yo
  Pada 2

  Moola
• Bha
  Pada 3

  Moola
• Bhi
  Pada 4

  Moola
• Bhu
  Pada 1

  Poorvashadha
• Dha
  Pada 2

  Poorvashadha
• Pha
  Pada 3

  Poorvashadha
• dHa
  Pada 4

  Poorvashadha
• Bhe
  Pada 1

  Uttarashadha