Moon in Swati

A nakshatra is a stretch of sky, not a star sign. There are twenty-seven of them, each with its own long-attested character, and the Moon moves through roughly one a day.

A wind star. Independent, movable, hard to pin down. Space is not distance today.

A Rikta tithi — literally 'empty'. The tradition avoids starting things on these and uses them for clearing instead.

Try this: change one small default — a route, an order, a time — and watch what shifts.