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The Moon travels through 27 nakshatras — lunar mansions, or birth stars — each spanning 13°20′ of the sidereal zodiac. Your janma nakshatra is the one the Moon occupied at your birth. Explore each star's deity, ruling planet, symbol and traditional naming syllables below.
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Ashwini The first nakshatra — speed, healing and fresh beginnings. Ketu · Deva Bharani The bearer — restraint, transformation and the cycle of life. Venus · Manushya Krittika The cutter — fire that purifies, sharpens and nourishes. Sun · Rakshasa Rohini The red one — beauty, fertility and creative abundance. Moon · Manushya Mrigashira The searching deer — curiosity, gentleness and the seeking mind. Mars · Deva Ardra The moist one — the storm that clears the way for renewal. Rahu · Manushya Punarvasu Return of the light — renewal, safety and homecoming. Jupiter · Deva Pushya The nourisher — the most auspicious star of spiritual increase. Saturn · Deva Ashlesha The embrace — serpentine wisdom, mystery and hidden power. Mercury · Rakshasa Magha The mighty — ancestry, dignity and royal authority. Ketu · Rakshasa Purva Phalguni The former red one — pleasure, rest and creative enjoyment. Venus · Manushya Uttara Phalguni The latter red one — friendship, generosity and steady union. Sun · Manushya Hasta The hand — skill, craft and the power to grasp and create. Moon · Deva Chitra The brilliant — beauty, design and radiant craftsmanship. Mars · Rakshasa Swati The independent — wind-blown freedom, balance and self-reliance. Rahu · Deva Vishakha The forked — focused ambition and the drive to a goal. Jupiter · Rakshasa Anuradha The follower of Radha — devotion, friendship and cooperation. Saturn · Deva Jyeshtha The eldest — seniority, protection and hard-won authority. Mercury · Rakshasa Mula The root — getting to the bottom of things, dissolution and truth. Ketu · Rakshasa Purva Ashadha The former invincible — unstoppable conviction and renewal. Venus · Manushya Uttara Ashadha The latter invincible — lasting victory and unwavering integrity. Sun · Manushya Shravana The listener — learning, wisdom and the sacred power of hearing. Moon · Deva Dhanishta The wealthiest — rhythm, abundance and prosperity. Mars · Rakshasa Shatabhisha The hundred healers — mystery, healing and cosmic insight. Rahu · Rakshasa Purva Bhadrapada The former lucky feet — fiery idealism and spiritual intensity. Jupiter · Manushya Uttara Bhadrapada The latter lucky feet — depth, wisdom and serene strength. Saturn · Manushya Revati The wealthy — the final star of safe journeys and completion. Mercury · Deva