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The 27 nakshatras

Vedic astrology divides the Moon's path into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′ each, measured in the sidereal zodiac. The Moon spends about a day in each and goes round them all in 27.3 days.

Each page lists the nakshatra's meaning, planet, deity, symbol and stars, its four padas with their name syllables, and every date the Moon is in it in 2026 and 2027. Which nakshatra is the Moon in today?

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