The 27 Nakshatras

Names, lords, deities and symbols of the lunar mansions

Updated 19 October 2026

The 27 nakshatras of Vedic astrology, in zodiac order from 0° Aries, are Ashwini, Bharani, Krittika, Rohini, Mrigashira, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Vishakha, Anuradha, Jyeshtha, Moola, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati. Each one spans 13°20′ of the sidereal zodiac and is the “lunar mansion” the Moon occupies for about a day. The one holding the Moon at your birth is your janma nakshatra, often called your birth star. If you are new to the idea, start with what a nakshatra is.

Nakshatra lords follow a fixed, repeating nine-planet pattern: Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury. Ashwini, Bharani and Krittika begin the sequence, and the order repeats three times through the 27. So Ketu rules Ashwini, Magha and Moola; Venus rules Bharani, Purva Phalguni and Purva Ashadha; the Sun rules Krittika, Uttara Phalguni and Uttara Ashadha; and so on. The lord of your birth nakshatra is the starting planet of your Vimshottari dasha.

The table below lists every nakshatra with its ruling planet, presiding deity, symbol, degree range and the zodiac sign it falls in. Each nakshatra also has four padas of 3°20′ that correspond to the Navamsa, and the nakshatras of two people are compared in Kundli matching. Select any name to read about its character, or see the 12 rashis for how they fit into the signs.

List of the 27 nakshatras with lords and symbols

Nakshatras by ruling planet

Each of the nine Vimshottari lords rules three nakshatras, nine apart:

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