What your nakshatra is
The nakshatras are the 27 equal divisions of the zodiac, each 13°20′ wide, that the Moon passes through in about a month. Your birth nakshatra (Janma Nakshatra) is the one the Moon was in when you were born. Each nakshatra is divided into four padas of 3°20′, and the pada decides the naming syllable. The nakshatra’s lord also sets the starting point of your Vimshottari Dasha cycle.
The 27 nakshatras
| # | Nakshatra | Lord | Zodiac span |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashwini (अश्विनी)अश्विनी (Ashwini) | Ketu (केतु)केतु (Ketu) | 0°00′ – 13°20′ Mesha0°00′ – 13°20′ मेष |
| 2 | Bharani (भरणी)भरणी (Bharani) | Venus (शुक्र)शुक्र (Venus) | 13°20′ – 26°40′ Mesha13°20′ – 26°40′ मेष |
| 3 | Krittika (कृत्तिका)कृत्तिका (Krittika) | Sun (सूर्य)सूर्य (Sun) | 26°40′ Mesha – 10°00′ Vrishabha26°40′ मेष – 10°00′ वृषभ |
| 4 | Rohini (रोहिणी)रोहिणी (Rohini) | Moon (चंद्र)चंद्र (Moon) | 10°00′ – 23°20′ Vrishabha10°00′ – 23°20′ वृषभ |
| 5 | Mrigashira (मृगशिरा)मृगशिरा (Mrigashira) | Mars (मंगल)मंगल (Mars) | 23°20′ Vrishabha – 6°40′ Mithuna23°20′ वृषभ – 6°40′ मिथुन |
| 6 | Ardra (आर्द्रा)आर्द्रा (Ardra) | Rahu (राहु)राहु (Rahu) | 6°40′ – 20°00′ Mithuna6°40′ – 20°00′ मिथुन |
| 7 | Punarvasu (पुनर्वसु)पुनर्वसु (Punarvasu) | Jupiter (गुरु)गुरु (Jupiter) | 20°00′ Mithuna – 3°20′ Karka20°00′ मिथुन – 3°20′ कर्क |
| 8 | Pushya (पुष्य)पुष्य (Pushya) | Saturn (शनि)शनि (Saturn) | 3°20′ – 16°40′ Karka3°20′ – 16°40′ कर्क |
| 9 | Ashlesha (आश्लेषा)आश्लेषा (Ashlesha) | Mercury (बुध)बुध (Mercury) | 16°40′ – 30°00′ Karka16°40′ – 30°00′ कर्क |
| 10 | Magha (मघा)मघा (Magha) | Ketu (केतु)केतु (Ketu) | 0°00′ – 13°20′ Simha0°00′ – 13°20′ सिंह |
| 11 | Purva Phalguni (पूर्वा फाल्गुनी)पूर्वा फाल्गुनी (Purva Phalguni) | Venus (शुक्र)शुक्र (Venus) | 13°20′ – 26°40′ Simha13°20′ – 26°40′ सिंह |
| 12 | Uttara Phalguni (उत्तरा फाल्गुनी)उत्तरा फाल्गुनी (Uttara Phalguni) | Sun (सूर्य)सूर्य (Sun) | 26°40′ Simha – 10°00′ Kanya26°40′ सिंह – 10°00′ कन्या |
| 13 | Hasta (हस्त)हस्त (Hasta) | Moon (चंद्र)चंद्र (Moon) | 10°00′ – 23°20′ Kanya10°00′ – 23°20′ कन्या |
| 14 | Chitra (चित्रा)चित्रा (Chitra) | Mars (मंगल)मंगल (Mars) | 23°20′ Kanya – 6°40′ Tula23°20′ कन्या – 6°40′ तुला |
| 15 | Swati (स्वाति)स्वाति (Swati) | Rahu (राहु)राहु (Rahu) | 6°40′ – 20°00′ Tula6°40′ – 20°00′ तुला |
| 16 | Vishakha (विशाखा)विशाखा (Vishakha) | Jupiter (गुरु)गुरु (Jupiter) | 20°00′ Tula – 3°20′ Vrishchika20°00′ तुला – 3°20′ वृश्चिक |
| 17 | Anuradha (अनुराधा)अनुराधा (Anuradha) | Saturn (शनि)शनि (Saturn) | 3°20′ – 16°40′ Vrishchika3°20′ – 16°40′ वृश्चिक |
| 18 | Jyeshtha (ज्येष्ठा)ज्येष्ठा (Jyeshtha) | Mercury (बुध)बुध (Mercury) | 16°40′ – 30°00′ Vrishchika16°40′ – 30°00′ वृश्चिक |
| 19 | Mula (मूल)मूल (Mula) | Ketu (केतु)केतु (Ketu) | 0°00′ – 13°20′ Dhanu0°00′ – 13°20′ धनु |
| 20 | Purva Ashadha (पूर्वाषाढ़ा)पूर्वाषाढ़ा (Purva Ashadha) | Venus (शुक्र)शुक्र (Venus) | 13°20′ – 26°40′ Dhanu13°20′ – 26°40′ धनु |
| 21 | Uttara Ashadha (उत्तराषाढ़ा)उत्तराषाढ़ा (Uttara Ashadha) | Sun (सूर्य)सूर्य (Sun) | 26°40′ Dhanu – 10°00′ Makara26°40′ धनु – 10°00′ मकर |
| 22 | Shravana (श्रवण)श्रवण (Shravana) | Moon (चंद्र)चंद्र (Moon) | 10°00′ – 23°20′ Makara10°00′ – 23°20′ मकर |
| 23 | Dhanishta (धनिष्ठा)धनिष्ठा (Dhanishta) | Mars (मंगल)मंगल (Mars) | 23°20′ Makara – 6°40′ Kumbha23°20′ मकर – 6°40′ कुंभ |
| 24 | Shatabhisha (शतभिषा)शतभिषा (Shatabhisha) | Rahu (राहु)राहु (Rahu) | 6°40′ – 20°00′ Kumbha6°40′ – 20°00′ कुंभ |
| 25 | Purva Bhadrapada (पूर्वा भाद्रपद)पूर्वा भाद्रपद (Purva Bhadrapada) | Jupiter (गुरु)गुरु (Jupiter) | 20°00′ Kumbha – 3°20′ Meena20°00′ कुंभ – 3°20′ मीन |
| 26 | Uttara Bhadrapada (उत्तरा भाद्रपद)उत्तरा भाद्रपद (Uttara Bhadrapada) | Saturn (शनि)शनि (Saturn) | 3°20′ – 16°40′ Meena3°20′ – 16°40′ मीन |
| 27 | Revati (रेवती)रेवती (Revati) | Mercury (बुध)बुध (Mercury) | 16°40′ – 30°00′ Meena16°40′ – 30°00′ मीन |
Why birth time matters
The Moon moves about 13° a day, so it enters a new nakshatra roughly every day and a new pada about every six hours. If you were born close to a boundary, a few minutes can change your pada or even your nakshatra, and this tool warns you when that is the case. If you only know the approximate time, check family records or ask a priest.
Time zones and daylight saving
Enter the clock time as it was on the wall at the place of birth. The tool looks up the time-zone rules for that place and date, including daylight saving, so you do not need to convert to UTC.
Next: baby-name letters by nakshatra, the full Janam Kundali with Lagna and Kundali Milan. The tool needs a place and time zone, so choose the city of birth.