The 27 Nakshatras
Friday, May 1, 2026
Vedic lunar mansions — your sidereal birthstar
Each of the 27 nakshatras spans 13°20' of the zodiac. The Moon's position at your birth among them — your janma nakshatra — shapes mind, mood, and life-rhythm more directly than the sun sign in Vedic astrology.
Ruled by Ketu · Swift
The horse-rider — first nakshatra, swift and pioneering.
Ruled by Venus · Fierce
The bearer — passage, transformation, the womb of life and death.
Ruled by Sun · Sharp
The cutter — sharp clarity, fire that purifies.
Ruled by Moon · Fixed
The red one — beloved, fertile, magnetic beauty.
Ruled by Mars · Gentle
The deer's head — the seeker, gentle and curious.
Ruled by Rahu · Sharp
The moist one — the storm, breaking-then-clearing.
Ruled by Jupiter · Movable
The return of light — second chances, abundance restored.
Ruled by Saturn · Light
The nourisher — the most auspicious nakshatra, deeply caring.
Ruled by Mercury · Sharp
The embracer — serpent wisdom, hypnotic perception.
Ruled by Ketu · Fierce
The mighty — royal lineage, ancestral pride.
Ruled by Venus · Fierce
The former red one — playful, sensual, generous in love.
Ruled by Sun · Fixed
The latter red one — partnership, social grace, kept promises.
Ruled by Moon · Light
The hand — skilled, dexterous, the maker of things.
Ruled by Mars · Gentle
The brilliant one — beauty, design, the radiant gem.
Ruled by Rahu · Movable
The independent — wind-blown, autonomous, gracefully diplomatic.
Ruled by Jupiter · Sharp
The two-branched — focused ambition, the achiever.
Ruled by Saturn · Gentle
The follower of Radha — devoted friendship, true loyalty.
Ruled by Mercury · Sharp
The eldest — protective, watchful, carrying authority.
Ruled by Ketu · Sharp
The root — investigator, deep digger, willing to go to the bottom.
Ruled by Venus · Fierce
The former invincible — undefeated will, water-strong.
Ruled by Sun · Fixed
The latter invincible — patient victory, durable success.
Ruled by Moon · Movable
The listener — receiver of wisdom, the student-scholar.
Ruled by Mars · Movable
The wealthy one — rhythm, music, prosperity through movement.
Ruled by Rahu · Movable
The hundred healers — mystic privacy, secret medicine.
Ruled by Jupiter · Fierce
The former blessed feet — visionary intensity, transformative fire.
Ruled by Saturn · Fixed
The latter blessed feet — wise depth, compassionate restraint.
Ruled by Mercury · Gentle
The wealthy — last nakshatra, gentle completion, soulful kindness.