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{{Short description|Lunar mansion in Hindu astronomy}}
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{{see also|List of Nakshatras}}

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{{Nakshatras}}
'''Nakshatra''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: நட்சத்திரம், [[romanized]]: Natchathiram), ({{lang-sa| नक्षत्रम्|translit=Nakṣatram}}) is the term for [[lunar mansion]] in [[Hindu astrology]] and [[Indian Astronomy]]. A nakshatra is one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Their names are related to a prominent star or [[asterism (astronomy)|asterisms]] in or near the respective sectors.

The starting point for the nakshatras according to Vedas is "Krittika" (it has been argued because the Pleiades may have started the year at the time the Vedas were compiled, presumably at the vernal equinox), but, in more recent compilations, the start of the nakshatras list is the point on the ecliptic directly opposite to the star [[Spica]] called ''Chitrā'' in [[Sanskrit]], which would be Ashvinī, an asterism that is part of the modern constellation Aries, and these compilations therefore may have been compiled during the centuries when the sun was passing through the area of the constellation Aries at the time of the vernal equinox. This version may have been called ''Meshādi'' or the "[[first point of Aries|start of Aries]]".<ref>The Radiant Words of Love & Wisdom By Vashisht Vaid, 2012</ref>

The first [[Indian astronomy|astronomical]] text that lists them is the ''[[Vedanga Jyotisha]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vedanet.com/2012/06/13/nakshatras-and-upanakshatras/|website=vedanet.com|publisher=American Institute of Vedic Studies|title=Nakshatras and Upanakshatras|date=June 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322154946/https://vedanet.com/2012/06/13/nakshatras-and-upanakshatras/|archive-date=March 22, 2015}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2018}}

In classical Hindu scriptures ([[Mahabharata]], [[Harivamsa]]), the creation of the nakshatras is attributed to [[Daksha]]. They are personified as daughters of Daksha and as wives of [[Chandra]], known as the Moon God (who reluctantly married the 26 other nakshatras on Daksha's request even though he was only interested to marry Rohini), or alternatively the daughters of [[Kashyapa]].

==In the Atharvaveda==
In the [[Atharvaveda]] (Shaunakiya recension, hymn 19.7) a list of 27 stars or asterisms is given, many of them corresponding to the later nakshatras:<ref name="griffithveda">
trans. [[Ralph T. H. Griffith]], Hymns of the Atharva Veda, 1895.
Original text via [http://fiindolo.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.htm#Veda GRETIL] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202232942/http://fiindolo.sub.uni-goettingen.de/gretil.htm |date=2012-02-02 }} from ''Gli inni dell’ Atharvaveda (Saunaka), trasliterazione a cura di Chatia Orlandi,'' Pisa 1991, collated with the ed. R. Roth and W.D. Whitney: ''Atharva Veda Sanhita'', Berlin 1856.
# citrā́ṇi sākáṃ diví rocanā́ni sarīsr̥pā́ṇi bhúvane javā́ni | turmíśaṃ sumatím ichámāno áhāni gīrbhíḥ saparyāmi nā́kam
# suhávam agne kŕ̥ttikā róhiṇī cā́stu bhadráṃ mr̥gáśiraḥ śám ārdrā́ | púnarvasū sūnŕ̥tā cā́ru púṣyo bhānúr āśleṣā́ áyanaṃ maghā́ me
# púṇyaṃ pū́rvā phálgunyau cā́tra hástaś citrā́ śivā́ svātí sukhó me astu | rā́dhe viśā́khe suhávānurādhā́ jyéṣṭhā sunákṣatram áriṣṭa mū́lam
# ánnaṃ pū́rvā rāsatāṃ me aṣādhā́ ū́rjaṃ devy úttarā ā́ vahantu | abhijín me rāsatāṃ púṇyam evá śrávaṇaḥ śráviṣṭhāḥ kurvatāṃ supuṣṭím
# ā́ me mahác chatábhiṣag várīya ā́ me dvayā́ próṣṭhapadā suśárma | ā́ revátī cāśvayújau bhágaṃ ma ā́ me rayíṃ bháraṇya ā́ vahantu
</ref>

{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
# [[Kṛttikā]] (the [[Pleiades]])([[སྨིན་དྲུག]])
# [[Rohini (nakshatra)|Rohinī]] ([[Aldebaran]])([[སྣར་མ]])
# [[Mrigashīrsha]]([[མགོ]])
# Ārdrā ([[Betelgeuse]])([[ལག]])
# [[Punarvasu]] ([[Castor (star)|Castor]] and [[Pollux (star)|Pollux]])([[ནབས་སོ]])
# [[Pushya]]([[རྒྱལ]])
# [[Ashlesha (nakshatra)|Asleshā]]([[སྐག]])
# [[Magha (nakshatra)|Maghā]] ([[Regulus]])([[མཆུ]])
# [[#List of Nakshatras|Purva Phalguni]]([[གྲོ]])
# [[#List of Nakshatras|Uttara Phalguni]] ([[Denebola]])([[དབོ]])
# [[Hasta (nakshatra)|Hasta]]([[མེ་བཞི]])
# [[#List of Nakshatras|Chitrā]] ([[Spica]])([[ནག་པ]])
# [[Svati|Svāti]] ([[Arcturus]]) ([[ས་རི]])
# [[Vishākhā]]([[ས་ག]])
# [[Anuradha (nakshatra)|Anurādhā]]([[ལྷ་མཚམས]])
# [[Jyeshtha (nakshatra)|Jyeshthā]]([[གདུ་བུ]])
# [[Mula (nakshatra)|Mūla]]([[གྲུ་མོ]])
# [[#List of Nakshatras|Purva Ashadha]]([[ཆུ་སྟོད]])
# [[Uttara Ashadha]]([[ཆུ་སྨད]])
# [[Shravana]]([[བྱི་གྲོ]])
# [[Dhanishta]]([[མོན་གྲེ]])
# [[Shatabhisha|Satabhishak]] ([[Sadachbia]])([[མོན་གྲུ]])
# [[Purva Bhadrapada]]([[ཁྲིམས་སྟོད]])
# [[Uttara Bhādrapadā|Uttara Bhadrapada]]([[ཁྲིམས་སྨད]])
# [[Revati (nakshatra)|Revati]]([[ནམ་གྲུ]])
# [[Ashvini]]([[ཐ་སྐར]])
# [[Bharani]]([[བྲ་ཉེ]])
}}

This 27-day time cycle has been taken to mean a particular group of stars. The relationship to the stars really has to do with the periodicity with which the Moon travels over time and through space past the field of the specific stars called nakshatras. Hence, the stars are more like numbers on a clock through which the hands of time pass (the moon). This concept is also described by Dr. Jessie Mercay in her research on ''Surya Siddhanta''.<ref name="mercay">Mercay, Jessie (2012). "Fundamentals of Mamuni Mayans Vaastu Shastras, Building Architecture of Sthapatya Veda and Traditional Indian architecture." Mercay, 2006 – 2012, AUM Science and Technology publishers.</ref>

==List of Nakshatras==
{{See also|Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar#nakshatra}}
In Hindu astronomy, there was an older tradition of 28 Nakshatras which were used as celestial markers in the heavens. When these were mapped into equal divisions of the ecliptic, a division of 27 portions was adopted since that resulted in a clearer definition of each portion (i.e. segment) subtending 13° 20′ (as opposed to 12° {{frac|51|3|7}}′ in the case of 28 segments). In the process, the Nakshatra Abhijit was left out without a portion.<ref name=SS>{{cite book |first=Ebenezer |last=Burgess |title=Translation of the Surya Siddhantha, a Textbook of Hindu Astronomy |year=1858 |publisher=The American Oriental Society |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jpE7AAAAcAAJ}}</ref>{{rp|179}} However, the Abhijit nakshatra becomes important while deciding on the timing of an auspicious event. The Surya Siddhantha concisely specifies the coordinates of the twenty-seven Nakshatras.<ref name=SS />{{rp|211}}

It is noted above that with the older tradition of 28 Nakshatras each equal segment would subtend 12.85 degrees or 12° 51′. But the 28 Nakshatra were chosen at a time when the Vedic month was recognised as having exactly 30 days. In India and China the original 28 lunar mansions were not equal. Weixing Nui provides a list of the extent of the original 28 Nakshatras expressed in ''Muhurtas'' (with one Muhurta = 48 minutes of arc). Hindu texts note there were 16 Nakshatras of 30 Muhurtas, 6 of 45 Muhurtas, 5 of 15 Muhurtas and one of 6 Muhurtas.

The 28 mansions of the 360° lunar zodiac total 831 Muhurtas or 27.7 days. This is sometimes described as an inaccurate estimate of our modern sidereal period of 27.3 days, but using the ancient Indian calendar with Vedic months of 30 days and a daily movement of the Moon of 13 degrees, this early designation of a sidereal month of 831 Muhurtas or 27.7 days is very precise.<ref group=lower-alpha>The exact figure should be nearer 27.692308 but 27.7 is near enough.</ref><ref>{{cite book |first1=Nui |last1=Weixing |first2=Jiang |last2=Xiaoyuan |title=Astronomy in the Sutras translated into Chinese}}{{full citation needed|date=January 2019}}</ref> Later some Indian savants dropped the Nakshatra named Abhijit to reduce the number of divisions to 27, but the Chinese retained all of their original 28 lunar mansions. These were grouped into four equal quarters which would have been fundamentally disrupted if it had been decided to reduce the number of divisions to 27.

Irrespective of the reason why ancient early Indian astronomers followed a Vedic calendar of exactly 12 months of 30 days it was this calendar and not a modern calendar of 365 days that they used for the astronomical calculations for the number of days taken for the Moon to complete one sidereal cycle of 360°. This is why initially they named 28 Nakshatras on their lunar zodiac.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Jones, H. |title=The Origin of the 28 Naksatras in Early Indian Astronomy and Astrology |journal=Indian Journal of History of Science |pages=317–324 |date=September 2018|volume=53 |issue=3 |doi=10.16943/ijhs/2018/v53i3/49463 |bibcode=2018InJHS..53..317J |doi-access=free }}</ref>

The following list of nakshatras gives the corresponding regions of sky, per Basham (1954).<ref>{{cite book |first=Arthur Llewellyn |last=Basham |title=The Wonder that was India |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12501 |year=1954 |chapter=Appendix II: Astronomy |page=[https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12501/page/n514 490]|publisher=RUPA,CALCUTTA }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0"
|-
!No.!! Name !!Associated stars!!Description!! Image
|-
| 1
||'''[[Ashvini|Aśvini]]''' 
||[[Sheratan|β]] and [[Mesarthim|γ]] [[Aries (constellation)|Arietis]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Ketu (mythology)|Ketu]] (South lunar node)
*''Symbol'': Horse's head
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Ashvins]], the horse-headed twins who are physicians to the gods
*''Indian zodiac'': 0° – 13°20′ Mesha
*''Western zodiac'': 26° Aries – 9°20′ Taurus
||[[Image:Aries constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 2
||'''[[Bharani]]''' "the bearer"
||[[35 Arietis|35]], [[39 Arietis|39]], and [[41 Arietis|41]] [[Aries (constellation)|Arietis]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Shukra]] ([[Venus]])
*''Symbol'': [[Yoni]], the female organ of reproduction
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Yama]], [[god of death]] or [[Dharma]]
*''Indian zodiac'': 13° 20′ – 26°40′ Mesha
*''Western zodiac'': 9° 20′ – 22° 40′ Taurus
||[[Image:Aries constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 3
||'''[[Krittika|Kṛttikā]]''' an old name of the Pleiades; personified as the nurses of ''Kārttikeya'', a son of Shiva.
||[[Pleiades]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Surya]] ([[Solar deity|Sun]])
*''Symbol'': [[Knife]] or [[spear]]
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Agni]], god of fire
*''Indian zodiac'': 26°40′ Mesha – 10° Vrishabha
*''Western zodiac'': 22° 40′ Taurus – 6° Gemini
||[[Image:Taurus constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 4
||'''[[Rohini (nakshatra)|Rohiṇi]]''' "the red one", a name of [[Aldebaran]]. Also known as ''brāhmī''
||[[Aldebaran]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Chandra]] ([[Moon]])
*''Symbol'': Cart or [[chariot]], [[temple]], [[banyan tree]]
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Prajapati]], [[Creator deity|the Creator]]
*''Indian zodiac'': 10° – 23°20′ Vrishabha
*''Western zodiac'': 6° – 19°20′ Gemini
||[[Image:Taurus constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 5
||'''[[Mrigashīrsha|Mṛgaśīrā]]''' "the deer's head". Also known as ''āgrahāyaṇī''
||[[Meissa|λ]], [[Phi Orionis|φ]] [[Orion (constellation)|Orionis]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Mangala]] ([[Mars]])
*''Symbol'': Deer's head
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Soma (deity)|Soma]], [[Chandra]], the Moon god
*''Indian zodiac'': 23° 20′ Vrishabha – 6° 40′ Mithuna
*''Western zodiac'': 19° 20′ Gemini – 2° 40′ Cancer
||[[Image:Orion constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 6
||'''Ārdrā''' "the moist one"
||[[Betelgeuse]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Rahu]] (North lunar node)
*''Symbol'': Teardrop, diamond, a human head
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Rudra]], the storm god
*''Indian zodiac'': 6° 40′ – 20° Mithuna
*''Western zodiac'': 2° 40′ – 16° Cancer
||[[Image:Orion constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 7
||'''[[Punarvasu]]''' (dual) "the two restorers of goods", also known as ''yamakau'' "the two chariots"
||[[Castor (star)|Castor]] and [[Pollux (star)|Pollux]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Bṛhaspati|Guru]] ([[Jupiter]])
*''Symbol'' : Bow and quiver
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Bhūmi|Aditi]], mother of the gods
*''Indian zodiac'': 20° Mithuna – 3°20′ Karka
*''Western zodiac'': 16° – 29°20′ Cancer
||[[File:Gemini constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 8
||'''[[Pushya|Puṣya]]/Tishya''' "the nourisher", also known as ''sidhya'' or ''tiṣya''
||[[Asellus Borealis|γ]], [[Asellus Australis|δ]] and [[Theta Cancri|θ]] [[Cancer (constellation)|Cancri]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Shani]] ([[Saturn]])
*''Symbol'': Cow's udder, [[Lotus Flower|lotus]], arrow and circle
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Bṛhaspati]], priest of the gods
*''Indian zodiac'': 3° 20′ – 16° 40′ Karka
*''Western zodiac'': 29° 20′ Cancer – 12° 40′ Leo
||[[Image:Cancer constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 9
||'''[[Āshleshā|Āśleṣā]]''' "the embrace"
||[[Delta Hydrae|δ]], [[Epsilon Hydrae|ε]], [[Eta Hydrae|η]], [[Rho Hydrae|ρ]], and [[Sigma Hydrae|σ]] [[Hydra (constellation)|Hydrae]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Budha]] ([[Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]])
*''Symbol'': Serpent
*Rigvedic name: Sarpas or [[Nāga|Nagas]], deified snakes
*''Indian zodiac'': 16° 40′ – 30° Karka
*''Western zodiac'': 12° 40′ – 26° Leo
||[[Image:Hydra constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 10
||'''[[Maghā]]''' "the bountiful"
||[[Regulus]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Ketu (mythology)|Ketu]] (South lunar node)
*''Symbol'': Royal Throne
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Pitrs]], 'The Fathers', family ancestors
*''Indian zodiac'': 0° – 13° 20′ Simha
*''Western zodiac'': 26° Leo – 9° 20′ Virgo
||[[Image:Leo constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 11
||'''[[Pūrva Phalgunī]]''' "first reddish one"
||[[Zosma|δ]] and [[Theta Leonis|θ]] [[Leo (constellation)|Leonis]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Shukra]] ([[Venus]])
*''Symbol'': Front legs of bed, hammock, fig tree
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Aryaman]], god of marital bliss and prosperity
*''Indian zodiac'': 13° 20′ – 26°40′ Simha
*''Western zodiac'': 9° 20′ – 22°40′ Virgo
|| [[Image:Leo constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 12
||'''[[#List of Nakshatras|Uttara Phalgunī]]''' "second reddish one"
||[[Denebola]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Surya]] ([[Solar deity|Sun]])
*''Symbol'': Four legs of bed, hammock
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Bhaga]], god of patronage and favours
*''Indian zodiac'': 26° 40′ Simha- 10° Kanya
*''Western zodiac'': 22° 40′ Virgo – 6° Libra
|| [[Image:Leo constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 13
||'''[[Hasta (nakshatra)|Hasta]]''' "the hand"
||[[Alpha Corvi|α]], [[Beta Corvi|β]], [[Gienah|γ]], [[Algorab|δ]] and [[Minkar|ε]] [[Corvus (constellation)|Corvi]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Chandra]] ([[Moon]])
*''Symbol'': Hand or fist
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Savitr]], the Sun god
*''Indian zodiac'': 10° – 23° 20′ Kanya
*''Western zodiac'': 6° – 19° 20′ Libra
||[[Image:Corvus constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 14
||'''[[Chitra (nakshatra)|Chitrā]]''' "the bright one", a name of Spica
||[[Spica]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Mangala]] ([[Mars]])
*''Symbol'': Bright jewel or pearl
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Tvastar]], [[Vishvakarman|Vishwakarma]]
*''Indian zodiac'': 23° 20′ Kanya – 6° 40′ Tula
*''Western zodiac'': 19° 20′ Libra – 2° 40′ Scorpio
|| [[Image:Virgo constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 15
||'''[[Svati|Svātī]]''' "Su-Ati (Sanskrit) Very good" name of Arcturus
||[[Arcturus]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Rahu]] (North lunar node)
*''Symbol'': Shoot of plant, coral
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Vayu]], the Wind god
*''Indian zodiac'': 6° 40′ – 20° Tula
*''Western zodiac'': 2° 40′ – 16° Scorpio
|| [[Image:Bootes constellation map.png|100px]]
|-
| 16
||'''[[Vishākhā|Viśākhā]]''' "forked, having branches"; also known as ''rādhā'' "the gift"
|| [[Alpha Librae|α]], [[Beta Librae|β]], [[Gamma Librae|γ]] and [[Iota Librae|ι]] [[Libra (constellation)|Librae]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Bṛhaspati|Guru]] ([[Jupiter]])
*''Symbol'': Triumphal arch, potter's wheel
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Indra]], chief of the gods; [[Agni]], god of Fire
*''Indian zodiac'': 20° Tula – 3° 20′ Vrishchika
*''Western zodiac'': 16° – 29° 20′ Scorpio
||[[Image:Libra constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 17
||'''[[Anuradha (nakshatra)|Anurādhā]]''' "following ''rādhā''"
|| [[Acrab|β]], [[Dschubba|δ]] and [[Pi Scorpii|π]] [[Scorpius (constellation)|Scorpionis]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Shani]] ([[Saturn]])
*''Symbol'': Triumphal archway, lotus, bamboo
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Mitra (Vedic)|Mitra]], one of Adityas of friendship and partnership
*''Indian zodiac'': 3° 20′ – 16° 40′ Vrishchika
*''Western zodiac'': 29° 20′ Scorpio – 12° 40′ Sagittarius
|| [[File:Scorpius constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 18
||'''[[Jyeshtha (nakshatra)|Jyeṣṭha]]''' "the eldest, most excellent"
|| [[Antares|α]], [[Sigma Scorpii|σ]], and [[Tau Scorpii|τ]] [[Scorpius (constellation)|Scorpionis]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Budha]] ([[Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]])
*''Symbol'': circular amulet, umbrella, earring
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Indra]], chief of the gods
*''Indian zodiac'': 16° 40′ – 30° Vrishchika
*''Western zodiac'': 12° 40′ – 26° Sagittarius
|| [[Image:Scorpius constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 19
||'''[[Mula (astrology)|Mūlā]]''' "the root"
|| [[Epsilon Scorpii|ε]], [[Zeta Scorpii|ζ]], [[Eta Scorpii|η]], [[Sargas|θ]], ι, [[Girtab|κ]], [[Shaula|λ]], [[Mu Scorpii|μ]] and [[Jabbah|ν]] [[Scorpius (constellation)|Scorpionis]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Ketu (mythology)|Ketu]] (South lunar node)
*''Symbol'': Bunch of roots tied together, elephant goad
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Nirṛti (goddess)|Nirrti]], peak of material achievement and the beginning of the spiritual impulse
*''Indian zodiac'': 0° – 13° 20′ Dhanus
*''Western zodiac'': 26° Sagittarius – 9° 20′ Capricorn
|| [[Image:Scorpius constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 20
||'''[[Purva Ashadha|Pūrva Āṣāḍhā]]''' "first of the ''aṣāḍhā''", ''aṣāḍhā'' "the invincible one" being the name of a constellation
||[[Kaus Medius|δ]] and [[Kaus Australis|ε]] [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarii]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Shukra]] ([[Venus]])
*''Symbol'': Elephant tusk, fan, winnowing basket
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Ap (water)|Apah]], god of Water
*''Indian zodiac'': 13° 20′ – 26° 40′ Dhanus
*''Western zodiac'': 9° 20′ – 22° 40′ Capricorn
|| [[Image:Sagittarius constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 21
||'''[[Uttara Ashadha|Uttara Āṣāḍhā]]''' "Later invincible"
||[[Ascella|ζ]] and [[Sigma Sagittarii|σ]] [[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarii]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Surya]] ([[Solar deity|Sun]])
*''Symbol'': Elephant tusk, small bed
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Visvedevas]], universal gods
*''Indian zodiac'': 26° 40′ Dhanus – 10° Makara
*''Western zodiac'': 22° 40′ Capricorn – 6° Aquarius
|| [[Image:Sagittarius constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 22
||'''[[Abhijit (nakshatra)|Abhijit]]''' 
||[[Vega|ζ]] and [[Lyra|σ]] [[Lyra (constellation)|Lyrae]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Brahma]]
*''Indian zodiac'': 6° 40′ Makara – 10° 53′ Makara
|| [[Image:Lyra constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 23
||'''[[Shravana|Śravaṇa]]''' 
||[[Altair|α]], [[Alshain|β]] and [[Tarazed|γ]] [[Aquila (constellation)|Aquilae]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Chandra]] ([[Moon]])
*''Symbol'': Ear or Three Footprints
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Vishnu]], preserver of universe
*''Indian zodiac'': 10° – 23° 20′ Makara
*''Western zodiac'': 6° – 19° 20′ Aquarius
|| [[Image:Aquila constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 24
||'''[[Dhanishta|Dhaniṣṭhā]]''' "most famous", also ''Shravishthā'' "swiftest"
||[[Alpha Delphini|α]], [[Beta Delphini|β]], [[Gamma Delphini|γ]] and [[Delta Delphini|δ]] [[Delphinus|Delphini]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Mangala]] ([[Mars]])
*''Symbol'': Drum or flute
*''Rigvedic name'': Eight [[vasu]]s, deities of earthly abundance
*''Indian zodiac'': 23° 20′ Makara – 6° 40′ Kumbha
*''Western zodiac'' 19° 20′ Aquarius – 2° 40′ Pisces
|| [[Image:Delphinus constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 25
||'''[[Shatabhisha|Śatabhiṣa]]''' "Comprising a hundred physicians"
|| [[Sadachbia]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Rahu]] (North lunar node)
*''Symbol'': Empty circle, 1,000 flowers or stars
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Varuna]], god of celestial waters
*''Indian zodiac'': 6° 40′ – 20° Kumbha
*''Western zodiac'': 2° 40′ – 16° Pisces
|| [[File:Aquarius constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 26
||'''[[Purva Bhadrapada|Pūrva Bhādrapada]]''' "the first of the blessed feet"
|| [[Alpha Pegasi|α]] and [[Scheat|β]] [[Pegasus (constellation)|Pegasi]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Bṛhaspati|Guru]] ([[Jupiter]])
*''Symbol'': Swords or two front legs of funeral cot, man with two faces
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Ekapada|Ajaikapada]], an ancient fire dragon
*''Indian zodiac'': 20° Kumbha – 3° 20′ Meena
*''Western zodiac'': 16° – 29° 20′ Pisces
|| [[Image:Pegasus constellation map.svg|100px]]
|-
| 27
||'''[[Uttara Bhādrapadā|Uttara Bhādrapada]]''' "the second of the blessed feet"
|| [[Gamma Pegasi|γ]] [[Pegasus (constellation)|Pegasi]] and [[Alpheratz|α]] [[Andromeda (constellation)|Andromedae]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Shani]] ([[Saturn]])
*''Symbol'': Twins, back legs of funeral cot, snake in the water
*''Rigvedic name'': Ahirbudhnya, serpent or dragon of the deep
*''Indian zodiac'': 3° 20′ – 16° 40′ Meena
*''Western zodiac'': 29° 20′ Pisces – 12° 40′ Aries
|| [[Image:Andromeda constellation map (1).png|100px]]
|-
| 28
||'''[[Revati (nakshatra)|Revatī]]''' "prosperous"
|| [[Zeta Piscium|ζ]] [[Pisces (constellation)|Piscium]]
||
*''Astrological Mate'': [[Budha]] ([[Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]])
*''Symbol'': Fish or a pair of fish, drum
*''Rigvedic name'': [[Pushan]], nourisher, the protective deity
*''Indian zodiac'': 16° 40′ – 30° Meena
*''Western zodiac'': 12° 40′ – 26° Aries
|| [[Image:Pisces constellation map.png|100px]]
|}

==Padas (quarters)==
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Each of the 27 Nakshatras cover 13° 20’ of the [[ecliptic]] each. Each Nakshatra is also divided into quarters or ''padas'' of 3° 20’, and the below table lists the appropriate starting sound to name the child. The 27 nakshatras, each with 4 padas, give 108, which is the number of beads in a japa mala, representing all the elements (ansh) of Vishnu:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0"
|-
!#!! Name !! Pada 1 !! Pada 2 !! Pada 3 !! Pada 4 !! Vimsottari Lord !! Ruling Deity
|-
| 1|| [[Ashvini|Aśvini]] (अश्विनी)|| चु Chu || चे Che || चो Cho || ला La || Ketu || Aswini Kumara
|-
| 2|| [[Bharani|Bharaṇī]] (भरणी)|| ली Li || लू Lu || ले Le || लो Lo || Venus || Yama
|-
| 3 || [[Kṛttikā]] (कृत्तिका)|| अ A || ई I || उ U || ए E || Sun || Agni
|-
| 4 || [[Rohini (nakshatra)|Rohiṇī]] (रोहिणी) || ओ O || वा Va/Ba || वी Vi/Bi || वु Vu/Bu || Moon || Brahma
|-
| 5 || [[Mrigashīrsha|Mṛgaśīrṣā]] (मृगशीर्षा)|| वे Ve/Be || वो Vo/Bo || का Ka || की Ke || Mars || Moon
|-
| 6 || Ārdrā (आर्द्रा)|| कु Ku || घ Gha || ङ Ng/Na || छ Chha || Rahu || Shiva
|-
| 7 || [[Punarvasu]] (पुनर्वसु)|| के Ke || को Ko || हा Ha || ही Hi || Jupiter || Aditi
|-
| 8 || [[Pushya|Puṣya]] (पुष्य) || हु Hu || हे He || हो Ho || ड Da || Saturn || Brihaspati
|-
| 9 || [[Ashlesha (nakshatra)|Āśleṣā]] (आश्लेषा)|| डी Di || डू Du || डे De || डो Do || Mercury || Rahu
|-
| 10 || [[Maghā]] (मघा)|| मा Ma || मी Mi || मू Mu || मे Me || Ketu || Pitr
|-
| 11 || Pūrva or [[Pūrva Phalgunī|Pūrva Phālgunī]] (पूर्व फाल्गुनी) || नो Mo || टा Ta || टी Ti || टू Tu || Venus || Bhaga
|-
| 12 || Uttara or [[Uttara Phalgunī|Uttara Phālgunī]] (उत्तर फाल्गुनी)|| टे Te || टो To || पा Pa || पी Pi || Sun || Sun
|-
| 13 || [[Hasta (nakshatra)|Hasta]] (हस्त)|| पू Pu || ष Sha || ण Na || ठ Tha || Moon || Savitr
|-
| 14 || [[Spica|Chitrā]] (चित्रा)|| पे Pe || पो Po || रा Ra || री Ri || Mars || Vishwakarma
|-
| 15 || [[Svati|Svāti]] (स्वाति) || रू Ru || रे Re || रो Ro || ता Ta || Rahu || Vaayu
|-
| 16 || [[Vishākhā]] (विशाखा)|| ती Ti || तू Tu || ते Te || तो To || Jupiter || Indra Agni
|-
| 17 || [[Anuradha (nakshatra)|Anurādhā]] (अनुराधा)|| ना Na || नी Ni || नू Nu || ने Ne || Saturn || Mitra
|-
| 18 || [[Jyeshtha (nakshatra)|Jyeṣṭhā]] (ज्येष्ठा)|| नो No || या Ya || यी Yi || यू Yu || Mercury || Indra
|-
| 19 || [[Mula (nakshatra)|Mūla]] (मूल)|| ये Ye || यो Yo || भा Bha || भी Bhi || Ketu || Varuna, Nirriti
|-
| 20 || [[Purva Ashadha|Pūrva Aṣāḍhā]] (पूर्वाषाढ़ा)|| भू Bhu || धा Dha || फा Bha/Pha || ढा Dha || Venus || Apah
|-
| 21 || [[Uttara Ashadha|Uttara Aṣāḍhā]] (उत्तराषाढ़ा)|| भे Bhe || भो Bho || जा Ja || जी Ji || Sun || Brahma
|-
| 22 || [[Shravana|Śrāvaṇa]] (श्रवण)|| खी Ju/Khi || खू Je/Khu || खे Jo/Khe || खो Gha/Kho || Moon || Vishnu
|-
| 23 || Śrāviṣṭhā (श्रविष्ठा) or [[Dhanishta|Dhaniṣṭhā]] (धनिष्ठा)|| गा Ga || गी Gi || गु Gu || गे Ge || Mars || Vasu
|-
| 24 || [[Shatabhisha|Śatabhiṣā]] (शतभिषा) || गो Go || सा Sa || सी Si || सू Su || Rahu || Varuna
|-
| 25 || [[Pūrva Bhādrapadā]] (पूर्वभाद्रपदा)|| से Se || सो So || दा Da || दी Di || Jupiter || Aja Ek Pada
|-
| 26 || [[Uttara Bhādrapadā]] (उत्तरभाद्रपदा)|| दू Du || थ Tha || झ Jha || ञ Da/Tra || Saturn || Ahirbudhnya
|-
| 27 || [[Revati (nakshatra)|Revati]] (रेवती)|| दे De || दो Do || च Cha || ची Chi || Mercury || Pooshan
|}

==See also==
* [[Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar]]
* [[List of Natchathara temples]]
* [[Navagraha]]
* [[Panchangam]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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