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The 27 Nakshatras

A profile for each birth star — ruling planet, deity, symbol, gana, the four padas with their moon signs, navamsa signs and naming syllables — and links into compatibility and baby names.

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

Find your nakshatra

Date, time and place of birth in, birth star and pada out — with everything above for your own star.

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Questions people ask

How many nakshatras are there?

Twenty-seven, from Ashwini to Revati, each spanning 13°20' of the zodiac and divided into four padas — 108 padas in all. (Some traditions add Abhijit as a twenty-eighth for muhurat purposes; it is not used in matching.)

How do I find my nakshatra?

From your date, time and place of birth. The free calculator gives the nakshatra, pada, rashi, deity, gana, ruling planet and naming syllable, and says how confident it is without a birth time.

What is the difference between a nakshatra profile and a compatibility page?

A nakshatra profile describes one star — its traits, padas, moon sign, navamsa signs and naming syllables. The compatibility chart scores that star against every other on the 36-point Guna Milan.

Compatibility figures are the classical Guna Milan as computed by TrueSaath's free calculator and are offered as a reference, not as advice. Community and place pages describe how TrueSaath works; any member count shown is live and rounded, never a claim.