Abhijita

the Twenty-eighth Nakshatra

(intercalary 22nd Nakshatra

"The Victorious"

• Abhijita is an "inter-calary" nakshetra, used only to balanced the lunar calendar.

• Abhijita has no predictive value.

• Intercalaries are used, like Gregorian leap year, only when necessary to balance the Traditional calendar.

  • Abhijit is used only when necessary for calendrical purposes.

"Abhijit's symbol is a triangle, or three-cornered hut."

"It consists of three stars which, unlike the other lunar mansions, are a long way from the ecliptic:

• the bright white star Vega (Alpha Lyrae) and two other stars in the Lyre: epsilon and zeta Lyrae".

Valerie Roebuck, The Circle of Stars , p.101