Nakshatras are the 27 "lunar mansions" of Vedic astrology. The sky is divided into 27 equal sections of 13 degrees 20 minutes, and the Moon passes through roughly one each day. The nakshatra the Moon was in when you were born is your birth star, which sets your dasha periods and is used in name selection and marriage matching.
Each nakshatra is divided into 4 padas (quarters) of 3 degrees 20 minutes.
The full list
| # | Nakshatra | Ruling planet | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashwini | Ketu | Swift |
| 2 | Bharani | Venus | Fierce |
| 3 | Krittika | Sun | Mixed |
| 4 | Rohini | Moon | Fixed |
| 5 | Mrigashira | Mars | Gentle |
| 6 | Ardra | Rahu | Sharp |
| 7 | Punarvasu | Jupiter | Movable |
| 8 | Pushya | Saturn | Swift |
| 9 | Ashlesha | Mercury | Sharp |
| 10 | Magha | Ketu | Fierce |
| 11 | Purva Phalguni | Venus | Fierce |
| 12 | Uttara Phalguni | Sun | Fixed |
| 13 | Hasta | Moon | Swift |
| 14 | Chitra | Mars | Gentle |
| 15 | Swati | Rahu | Movable |
| 16 | Vishakha | Jupiter | Mixed |
| 17 | Anuradha | Saturn | Gentle |
| 18 | Jyeshtha | Mercury | Sharp |
| 19 | Mula | Ketu | Sharp |
| 20 | Purva Ashadha | Venus | Fierce |
| 21 | Uttara Ashadha | Sun | Fixed |
| 22 | Shravana | Moon | Movable |
| 23 | Dhanishta | Mars | Movable |
| 24 | Shatabhisha | Rahu | Movable |
| 25 | Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | Fierce |
| 26 | Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | Fixed |
| 27 | Revati | Mercury | Gentle |
What the natures mean
- Fixed (Dhruva): foundations, buying a home, anything meant to last.
- Movable (Chara): travel, vehicles and change.
- Swift (Kshipra): trade, learning, starting treatment, quick tasks.
- Gentle (Mridu): arts, friendship, romance, new clothes.
- Mixed (Mishra): routine and practical work.
- Sharp (Tikshna) and Fierce (Ugra): not for auspicious events; suited to difficult or decisive tasks.
Your birth nakshatra
To know yours you need your date, time and place of birth. Rekha calculates it free in Kundli, along with your nakshatra pada and the dasha it starts.