Magha is nakshatra 10 of the 27 nakshatras, the lunar mansions of Vedic astrology. Its symbol is a royal throne, and its theme is ancestry and dignity.
Positions in the sidereal zodiac with the Lahiri ayanamsa.
The four padas
Each nakshatra has four quarters of 3°20′. Each pada falls in a sign of the navamsa, the ninth-part chart.
Pada 1
0°00′ Leo to 3°20′ Leo
Navamsa Aries
Pada 2
3°20′ Leo to 6°40′ Leo
Navamsa Taurus
Pada 3
6°40′ Leo to 10°00′ Leo
Navamsa Gemini
Pada 4
10°00′ Leo to 13°20′ Leo
Navamsa Cancer
Magha and your dashas
If the Moon was in Magha when you were born, your Vimshottari dashas start with a Ketu period, which lasts 7 years in full. You start partway through it, by how far the Moon had travelled through Magha.
Is Magha your birth star?
Your birth star is the nakshatra the Moon was in when you were born. The Moon moves into a new one about once a day, so it takes your birth date, time and place.