The 27 Nakshatras

The 27 nakshatras are the lunar mansions of Vedic astrology. Each one is a 13°20' slice of the zodiac with its own ruling planet, deity, symbol and temperament. Explore an in-depth, Swiss-Ephemeris-grounded guide to every one:

• Ashwini Nakshatra
• Bharani Nakshatra
• Krittika Nakshatra
• Rohini Nakshatra
• Mrigashira Nakshatra
• Ardra Nakshatra
• Punarvasu Nakshatra
• Pushya Nakshatra
• Ashlesha Nakshatra
• Magha Nakshatra
• Purva Phalguni Nakshatra
• Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra
• Hasta Nakshatra
• Chitra Nakshatra
• Swati Nakshatra
• Vishakha Nakshatra
• Anuradha Nakshatra
• Jyeshtha Nakshatra
• Mula Nakshatra
• Purva Ashadha Nakshatra
• Uttara Ashadha Nakshatra
• Shravana Nakshatra
• Dhanishta Nakshatra
• Shatabhisha Nakshatra
• Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra
• Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra
• Revati Nakshatra

All 27 nakshatras at a glance

#	Nakshatra	Ruling planet	Deity	Symbol	Gana	Rashi
1	Ashwini	Ketu	Ashwini Kumaras	Horse's head	Deva	Aries
2	Bharani	Venus	Yama	Yoni (female organ)	Manushya	Aries
3	Krittika	Sun	Agni	Razor / flame	Rakshasa	Aries, Taurus
4	Rohini	Moon	Brahma (Prajapati)	Ox-cart / chariot	Manushya	Taurus
5	Mrigashira	Mars	Soma (Chandra)	Deer's head	Deva	Taurus, Gemini
6	Ardra	Rahu	Rudra	Teardrop / diamond	Manushya	Gemini
7	Punarvasu	Jupiter	Aditi	Bow and quiver	Deva	Gemini, Cancer
8	Pushya	Saturn	Brihaspati	Cow's udder / lotus	Deva	Cancer
9	Ashlesha	Mercury	Nagas (serpents)	Coiled serpent	Rakshasa	Cancer
10	Magha	Ketu	Pitris (ancestors)	Royal throne	Rakshasa	Leo
11	Purva Phalguni	Venus	Bhaga	Front legs of a bed / hammock	Manushya	Leo
12	Uttara Phalguni	Sun	Aryaman	Back legs of a bed	Manushya	Leo, Virgo
13	Hasta	Moon	Savitar (Sun)	Open hand / palm	Deva	Virgo
14	Chitra	Mars	Tvashtar (Vishwakarma)	Bright jewel / pearl	Rakshasa	Virgo, Libra
15	Swati	Rahu	Vayu	Young sprout / coral	Deva	Libra
16	Vishakha	Jupiter	Indra-Agni	Triumphal archway / potter's wheel	Rakshasa	Libra, Scorpio
17	Anuradha	Saturn	Mitra	Lotus / staff	Deva	Scorpio
18	Jyeshtha	Mercury	Indra	Circular amulet / earring	Rakshasa	Scorpio
19	Mula	Ketu	Nirriti	Bunch of roots / lion's tail	Rakshasa	Sagittarius
20	Purva Ashadha	Venus	Apas (waters)	Elephant tusk / fan	Manushya	Sagittarius
21	Uttara Ashadha	Sun	Vishvadevas	Elephant tusk / planks of a bed	Manushya	Sagittarius, Capricorn
22	Shravana	Moon	Vishnu	Ear / three footprints	Deva	Capricorn
23	Dhanishta	Mars	Vasus	Drum (mridanga) / flute	Rakshasa	Capricorn, Aquarius
24	Shatabhisha	Rahu	Varuna	Empty circle / 100 stars	Rakshasa	Aquarius
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Jupiter	Aja Ekapada	Two-faced man / front of a funeral cot	Manushya	Aquarius, Pisces
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Saturn	Ahir Budhnya	Back of a funeral cot / twins	Manushya	Pisces
27	Revati	Mercury	Pushan	Fish / drum	Deva	Pisces