The 27 nakshatras

Nakshatras are the Moon’s 27 lunar mansions, each spanning 13°20′. Your birth nakshatra drives your dasha timeline, guna milan and traditional name syllables.

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Nakshatras are 27 equal divisions of the sidereal zodiac, each 13°20′ wide and split into four padas of 3°20′. The one holding the Moon at birth is your janma nakshatra. Each has a ruling planet (which sets your first Vimshottari dasha), a deity, symbol, gana, yoni and nadi used in matching.

#	Nakshatra	Span	Lord	Gana	Nadi	Syllables
1	Ashwini	0°00′ Mesha – 13°20′ Mesha	Ketu	Deva	Adi	Chu, Che, Cho, La
2	Bharani	13°20′ Mesha – 26°40′ Mesha	Venus	Manushya	Madhya	Li, Lu, Le, Lo
3	Krittika	26°40′ Mesha – 9°60′ Vrishabha	Sun	Rakshasa	Antya	A, I, U, E
4	Rohini	10°00′ Vrishabha – 23°20′ Vrishabha	Moon	Manushya	Antya	O, Va, Vi, Vu
5	Mrigashira	23°20′ Vrishabha – 6°40′ Mithuna	Mars	Deva	Madhya	Ve, Vo, Ka, Ki
6	Ardra	6°40′ Mithuna – 19°60′ Mithuna	Rahu	Manushya	Adi	Ku, Gha, Na, Chha
7	Punarvasu	20°00′ Mithuna – 3°20′ Karka	Jupiter	Deva	Adi	Ke, Ko, Ha, Hi
8	Pushya	3°20′ Karka – 16°40′ Karka	Saturn	Deva	Madhya	Hu, He, Ho, Da
9	Ashlesha	16°40′ Karka – 29°60′ Karka	Mercury	Rakshasa	Antya	Di, Du, De, Do
10	Magha	0°00′ Simha – 13°20′ Simha	Ketu	Rakshasa	Antya	Ma, Mi, Mu, Me
11	Purva Phalguni	13°20′ Simha – 26°40′ Simha	Venus	Manushya	Madhya	Mo, Ta, Ti, Tu
12	Uttara Phalguni	26°40′ Simha – 9°60′ Kanya	Sun	Manushya	Adi	Te, To, Pa, Pi
13	Hasta	10°00′ Kanya – 23°20′ Kanya	Moon	Deva	Adi	Pu, Sha, Na, Tha
14	Chitra	23°20′ Kanya – 6°40′ Tula	Mars	Rakshasa	Madhya	Pe, Po, Ra, Ri
15	Swati	6°40′ Tula – 19°60′ Tula	Rahu	Deva	Antya	Ru, Re, Ro, Ta
16	Vishakha	20°00′ Tula – 3°20′ Vrishchika	Jupiter	Rakshasa	Antya	Ti, Tu, Te, To
17	Anuradha	3°20′ Vrishchika – 16°40′ Vrishchika	Saturn	Deva	Madhya	Na, Ni, Nu, Ne
18	Jyeshtha	16°40′ Vrishchika – 29°60′ Vrishchika	Mercury	Rakshasa	Adi	No, Ya, Yi, Yu
19	Mula	0°00′ Dhanu – 13°20′ Dhanu	Ketu	Rakshasa	Adi	Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhi
20	Purva Ashadha	13°20′ Dhanu – 26°40′ Dhanu	Venus	Manushya	Madhya	Bhu, Dha, Pha, Dha
21	Uttara Ashadha	26°40′ Dhanu – 9°60′ Makara	Sun	Manushya	Antya	Bhe, Bho, Ja, Ji
22	Shravana	10°00′ Makara – 23°20′ Makara	Moon	Deva	Antya	Khi, Khu, Khe, Kho
23	Dhanishtha	23°20′ Makara – 6°40′ Kumbha	Mars	Rakshasa	Madhya	Ga, Gi, Gu, Ge
24	Shatabhisha	6°40′ Kumbha – 19°60′ Kumbha	Rahu	Rakshasa	Adi	Go, Sa, Si, Su
25	Purva Bhadrapada	20°00′ Kumbha – 3°20′ Meena	Jupiter	Manushya	Adi	Se, So, Da, Di
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	3°20′ Meena – 16°40′ Meena	Saturn	Manushya	Madhya	Du, Tha, Jha, Na
27	Revati	16°40′ Meena – 29°60′ Meena	Mercury	Deva	Antya	De, Do, Cha, Chi