Characteristics of thos born under Vishaka nakshatra, called the fork shaped, is thaty they are religious and God loving. They may sometimes feel jealous and enmity with others. Those born on Visakam are either very healthy or very unhealthy. They generally make good progress during their early career and midway through their career.

The vruksham or the Visakam star tree is Vilaa. The planet for Visakam is Guru [Jupiter] and the vishakha nakshatra god, Dakshinamoorthy.

In the ganam category, Vishakha nakshatra belongs to the Asura ganam.