The twenty-seven nakshatras
The Moon crosses one lunar mansion roughly every day. Read the ruling planet, deity, symbol, gana and padas for each of the 27 nakshatras, and see where every one of them falls in the zodiac.
What is a nakshatra?
Jyotish divides the 360° zodiac into 27 equal lunar mansions of 13°20′. Each nakshatra is further split into four padas of 3°20′, and every pada maps to one navamsa sign. The Moon spends about a day in each mansion, which is why the nakshatras form the lunar calendar behind panchang, naming syllables and the Vimshottari dasha.
Your janma nakshatra is the mansion the Moon occupied at birth. It suggests the first syllable of a traditional name, the starting dasha, and the birth star used in matching. Tap any card below for personality, career, health and remedial notes.
All 27 nakshatras
Ordered from Ashwini at 0° Aries to Revati at the close of Pisces.
Nakshatras by rashi
Most nakshatras sit inside one sign; a few bridge two. Their padas decide the exact navamsa.
Gandamoola nakshatras
The six gandamoola nakshatras sit at the junctions between water, fire and air signs. Traditionally they are treated with extra care for naming and for the first days of a newborn's life, and classical texts prescribe specific shanti rites. This is cultural guidance, not medical advice.
