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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.
Nakshatra calculator Compatibility chartQuestions 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.