The 27 Nakshatras of Vedic Astrology
Every lunar mansion — its deity, ruling planet, personality, and Krishna's Bhagavad Gita guidance. Find your birth nakshatra, understand yourself, and read the signs the ancients left behind.
सभी 27 नक्षत्र — वैदिक ज्योतिष की पूर्ण मार्गदर्शिका
What Are Nakshatras?
In Vedic astrology (Jyotish), the sky is divided two ways. The 12 rashisare 30°-wide zodiac signs tied to the Sun's ecliptic belt. The 27 nakshatras— the lunar mansions — are finer 13°20' segments of the same circle, tied to the Moon's monthly journey. Where rashi gives the big archetype, nakshatra describes the precise emotional texture, vocation, and spiritual inclination.
Each nakshatra has four padas(3°20' each), a presiding deity, a ruling planet that anchors the Vimshottari Dasha system, a gana (Deva / Manushya / Rakshasa) describing temperament, a nadi (Vata / Pitta / Kapha) describing Ayurvedic constitution, a symbol, and an animal. Together these layers form a 5,000-year-old map of the human soul — far richer than any Sun-sign blurb.
Your janma nakshatra is the nakshatra occupied by the Moon at your exact birth time and place. It governs your name syllable (in traditional naming), influences compatibility matching, and sets the starting point of your planetary dashas. Below, every nakshatra links to its full guide — including Krishna's personalized wisdom rooted in the Bhagavad Gita.
All 27 Nakshatras in Order
Tap any nakshatra for its full guide — personality, strengths, career, love, and Gita wisdom.
Ashwini
अश्विनी
Fast-moving, pioneering, and naturally youthful. Ashwini natives are the healers and first-responders of the…
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भरणी
Intense, disciplined, and deeply transformative. Bharani natives carry the weight of life and death — ruled…
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कृत्तिका
Sharp, purifying, and truth-cutting. Krittika natives are the warriors of purification — ruled by Agni, the…
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रोहिणी
Sensual, magnetic, and abundantly creative. Rohini is the Moon's favorite nakshatra — blessed with beauty,…
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मृगशिरा
Curious, searching, and gentle. Mrigashira natives are the eternal seekers — like a deer moving softly…
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आर्द्रा
Stormy, transformative, and intellectually piercing. Ardra natives are ruled by Rudra, the god of storms —…
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पुनर्वसु
Optimistic, philosophical, and endlessly renewing. Punarvasu means 'return of the light' — these natives are…
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पुष्य
Nurturing, wise, and spiritually inclined. Pushya is considered the most auspicious of all nakshatras — its…
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आश्लेषा
Mysterious, hypnotic, and penetrating. Ashlesha natives carry the energy of the serpent — kundalini power,…
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मघा
Regal, ancestral, and commanding. Magha natives carry the authority of kings and queens — they walk into…
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पूर्व फाल्गुनी
Playful, romantic, and luxury-loving. Purva Phalguni natives are the entertainers and lovers of the zodiac —…
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उत्तर फाल्गुनी
Reliable, generous, and partnership-oriented. Uttara Phalguni natives balance leadership with service — they…
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हस्त
Skillful, crafty, and dexterous. Hasta natives are blessed with the gift of the hands — they can make, fix,…
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चित्रा
Glamorous, artistic, and magnetically beautiful. Chitra natives are the master designers and artists — ruled…
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स्वाती
Independent, diplomatic, and self-reliant. Swati natives are like a young plant bending in the wind —…
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विशाखा
Ambitious, goal-focused, and triumphant. Vishakha natives are the achievers — they set their eyes on a target…
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अनुराधा
Devoted, loyal, and friendship-loving. Anuradha natives are the true friends of the zodiac — ruled by Mitra,…
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ज्येष्ठा
Senior, protective, and fiercely responsible. Jyeshtha means 'the eldest' — these natives often carry…
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मूल
Searching, investigative, and radically truth-seeking. Mula means 'the root' — these natives are born to dig,…
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पूर्वाषाढ़ा
Invincible, optimistic, and philosophically powerful. Purva Ashadha means 'the early undefeated' — these…
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उत्तराषाढ़ा
Principled, enduring, and victoriously ethical. Uttara Ashadha means 'the final undefeated' — these natives…
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श्रवण
Attentive, scholarly, and devotional. Shravana means 'to hear' — these natives are the listeners, the…
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धनिष्ठा
Wealthy, rhythmic, and performance-driven. Dhanishta means 'the wealthiest' — ruled by the Vasus (gods of…
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शतभिषा
Mystical, healing, and unconventionally wise. Shatabhisha means 'hundred healers' — these natives are the…
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पूर्व भाद्रपद
Intense, transformative, and spiritually fiery. Purva Bhadrapada natives carry the energy of cosmic…
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उत्तर भाद्रपद
Deep, wise, and contemplatively compassionate. Uttara Bhadrapada natives carry ancient wisdom — ruled by the…
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रेवती
Nurturing, guiding, and softly luminous. Revati is the final nakshatra — its natives are the shepherds of…
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Your janma nakshatra is fixed by the Moon's sidereal longitude at your exact birth time and place. Because the Moon moves about one nakshatra per day, thirty minutes of error can shift your nakshatra or pada near boundaries. Use an accurate ephemeris or trusted Jyotish tool.
Krishna's Wisdom on Nakshatras
No nakshatra is "better"
Every nakshatra carries divine purpose. Pushya is called the most auspicious, Ashlesha the most intense — but Krishna values the dharma lived, not the star inherited.
Your star is your dharma
BG 18.47 teaches one's own dharma, even imperfectly lived, is better than another's. Your nakshatra points to your svadharma — your natural way of showing up.
Use, don't worship
Astrology is a compass, not a cage. Krishna's teaching holds every nakshatra — He meets each soul where they stand and walks with them toward liberation.