The 27 Nakshatras

The nakshatras are the 27 lunar mansions of Vedic astrology — 13°20′ divisions of the sidereal zodiac that describe personality and timing at a finer resolution than the twelve signs. Each nakshatra has a planetary lord, a presiding deity, a symbol, and four quarters called padas. The table below is the complete reference; every name links to a full profile.

New to the system? Start with our introduction to nakshatras or the in-depth guide to all 27 meanings. To find which nakshatras fall in a zodiac sign, jump to the sign index below.

All 27 nakshatras: lords, symbols, deities, and degrees

#	Nakshatra	Lord	Deity	Symbol	Degree range	Sign(s)	Gana
1	Ashwini	Ketu	Ashwini Kumaras	Horse head	0°00′ – 13°20′ Aries	Aries	Deva
2	Bharani	Venus	Yama	Yoni	13°20′ – 26°40′ Aries	Aries	Manushya
3	Krittika	Sun	Agni	Razor	26°40′ Aries – 10°00′ Taurus	Aries / Taurus	Rakshasa
4	Rohini	Moon	Brahma	Chariot	10°00′ – 23°20′ Taurus	Taurus	Manushya
5	Mrigashira	Mars	Soma	Deer head	23°20′ Taurus – 6°40′ Gemini	Taurus / Gemini	Deva
6	Ardra	Rahu	Rudra	Teardrop	6°40′ – 20°00′ Gemini	Gemini	Manushya
7	Punarvasu	Jupiter	Aditi	Bow	20°00′ Gemini – 3°20′ Cancer	Gemini / Cancer	Deva
8	Pushya	Saturn	Brihaspati	Flower	3°20′ – 16°40′ Cancer	Cancer	Deva
9	Ashlesha	Mercury	Nagas	Serpent	16°40′ Cancer – 0°00′ Leo	Cancer / Leo	Rakshasa
10	Magha	Ketu	Pitris	Throne	0°00′ – 13°20′ Leo	Leo	Rakshasa
11	Purva Phalguni	Venus	Bhaga	Hammock	13°20′ – 26°40′ Leo	Leo	Manushya
12	Uttara Phalguni	Sun	Aryaman	Bed	26°40′ Leo – 10°00′ Virgo	Leo / Virgo	Manushya
13	Hasta	Moon	Savitar	Hand	10°00′ – 23°20′ Virgo	Virgo	Deva
14	Chitra	Mars	Vishvakarma	Pearl	23°20′ Virgo – 6°40′ Libra	Virgo / Libra	Rakshasa
15	Swati	Rahu	Vayu	Coral	6°40′ – 20°00′ Libra	Libra	Deva
16	Vishakha	Jupiter	Indra-Agni	Archway	20°00′ Libra – 3°20′ Scorpio	Libra / Scorpio	Rakshasa
17	Anuradha	Saturn	Mitra	Lotus	3°20′ – 16°40′ Scorpio	Scorpio	Deva
18	Jyeshtha	Mercury	Indra	Earring	16°40′ Scorpio – 0°00′ Sagittarius	Scorpio / Sagittarius	Rakshasa
19	Mula	Ketu	Nirriti	Roots	0°00′ – 13°20′ Sagittarius	Sagittarius	Rakshasa
20	Purva Ashadha	Venus	Apas	Fan	13°20′ – 26°40′ Sagittarius	Sagittarius	Manushya
21	Uttara Ashadha	Sun	Vishvadevas	Tusk	26°40′ Sagittarius – 10°00′ Capricorn	Sagittarius / Capricorn	Manushya
22	Shravana	Moon	Vishnu	Ear	10°00′ – 23°20′ Capricorn	Capricorn	Deva
23	Dhanishta	Mars	Vasus	Drum	23°20′ Capricorn – 6°40′ Aquarius	Capricorn / Aquarius	Rakshasa
24	Shatabhisha	Rahu	Varuna	Circle	6°40′ – 20°00′ Aquarius	Aquarius	Rakshasa
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Jupiter	Aja Ekapada	Sword	20°00′ Aquarius – 3°20′ Pisces	Aquarius / Pisces	Manushya
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Saturn	Ahir Budhnya	Snake	3°20′ – 16°40′ Pisces	Pisces	Manushya
27	Revati	Mercury	Pushan	Fish	16°40′ – 30°00′ Pisces	Pisces	Deva

How the nakshatra lords cycle

The nine planetary lords repeat in a fixed sequence three times around the zodiac: Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury. This same order drives the Vimshottari dasha system — the nakshatra occupied by your Moon at birth determines which planetary period your life begins in.

Each nakshatra spans 13°20′ and divides into four padas of 3°20′ each. The padas map onto the navamsa (D9) chart: 108 padas correspond to the 108 navamsa positions, which is why pada placement refines a planet's expression beyond its sign and nakshatra.

Nakshatras by zodiac sign

Each sidereal sign contains parts of two or three nakshatras. Pick a sign to see exactly which nakshatras and padas fall in it:

Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces

Find your nakshatra

Your janma (birth) nakshatra is the lunar mansion your Moon occupied when you were born. It requires your birth date, time, and place — calculate your Vedic chart to find your nakshatra, pada, and current dasha period.