What's included
✦Your Janma Nakshatra — the birth star the Moon occupied at your moment of birth
✦Pada & ruling planet — which of the four quarters (1–4) the Moon fell in, and the nakshatra's dasha lord
✦Moon sign & degree — your sidereal rashi and the Moon's exact degree within it
✦Symbol, deity & gana — the traditional attributes of your nakshatra at a glance
✦Printable — save or print as PDF from your browser
What is a Nakshatra?
A nakshatra is a lunar mansion — one of 27 equal divisions of the zodiac, each 13°20′ wide. Where the twelve signs divide the sky into broad swathes, the nakshatras map the Moon's position in much finer detail. Your Janma Nakshatra (birth star) is simply the nakshatra the Moon occupied at the moment you were born.
Pada — the four quarters
Each nakshatra is split into four padas of 3°20′ each. The pada refines the Moon's position within the star and feeds techniques such as the Navamsa (D9) chart. Your result shows which of the four padas (1–4) the Moon fell in.
Ruling planet, symbol, deity and gana
Every nakshatra carries a fixed set of attributes: a ruling planet (its Vimshottari dasha lord), a symbol, a presiding deity, and a temperament called gana (Deva, Manushya or Rakshasa). These are traditional descriptors used to characterise the star — a lens for reflection, not a forecast.
Computed with a full astronomical model of the Moon and the Lahiri ayanamsha. For self-reflection and guidance — a nakshatra describes qualities and symbolism, not fixed events.
How Your Nakshatra Is Found
1
The Moon's position. From your date, time and place we compute the Moon's exact sidereal longitude at birth using the Lahiri ayanamsha.
2
The nakshatra & pada. That longitude is mapped onto the 27 nakshatras (each 13°20′). We read off which star it lands in, and which of its four padas (3°20′ each).
3
Your birth-star profile. We show the nakshatra's ruling planet, symbol, presiding deity and gana, along with your Moon sign and the Moon's degree within it.
Frequently asked questions
What is a nakshatra?
A nakshatra is a lunar mansion — one of 27 equal divisions of the zodiac, each 13°20′ wide. Vedic astrology uses them to describe the Moon's position in far finer detail than the twelve signs alone. Each has a ruling planet, a presiding deity, a symbol and a temperament (gana).
How is my birth star (Janma Nakshatra) found?
Your Janma Nakshatra is the nakshatra the Moon occupied at the moment of birth. From your date, time and place we compute the Moon's exact sidereal longitude with the Lahiri ayanamsha, then read off which of the 27 nakshatras that longitude falls in.
What is a pada?
Each nakshatra is divided into four quarters called padas, each 3°20′ wide. The pada refines the Moon's position within the star and is used in techniques such as the Navamsa (D9) chart. Your result shows which of the four padas (1–4) the Moon fell in.
Does it need an exact birth time?
A reasonable time helps. The Moon moves through roughly one nakshatra a day, so a rough time usually still gives the correct nakshatra. An exact time matters more for the pada, since the Moon crosses a pada boundary about every six hours.
Why might my nakshatra differ elsewhere?
Differences come almost entirely from the Moon's computed position, which depends on the ayanamsha and the lunar model. This tool uses Lahiri with a full computation. A Moon near a nakshatra or pada boundary is the usual reason two tools disagree.