Nakshatra Finder
The 27 nakshatras are the heartbeat of Vedic astrology. Each lunar mansion lasts about 24 hours and colours the day's emotional mood. Find today's nakshatra, discover your birth star (janma nakshatra), and learn what each one reveals about personality, relationships and life path.
Dhanishta
Today's lunar mood is shaped by Dhanishta (Moon longitude verified for Delhi (default)). Rhythm, prosperity and music. Strong for performance, celebration and creative or social pursuits. Moon moves to Shatabhisha in ~42 hours.
All 27 Nakshatras & their qualities
Ashwini
Swift action, healing and fresh starts. Excellent for new beginnings, travel and health pursuits; tends toward impatience.
AuspiciousBharani
Intensity, restraint and transformation. Carries karmic weight - a time for completion and inner work rather than new beginnings.
InauspiciousKrittika
Sharp, decisive and purifying. Good for cutting away the old and finishing tasks; less suited to delicate new ventures.
MixedRohini
Beauty, growth and abundance. Excellent for new beginnings, creativity, romance and material comforts.
Highly auspiciousMrigashira
Seeking, curiosity and exploration. Favours research, study and gentle exploration over impulsive action.
MixedArdra
Storm energy that clears and renews. Emotions and circumstances can shift quickly; a time for release and transformation.
ChangeablePunarvasu
Return, renewal and second chances. Excellent for fresh starts, reconciliation and restoring what was lost.
AuspiciousPushya
The "nourisher" - caring, steady and spiritually rich. Among the most auspicious nakshatras for any new venture.
Highly auspiciousAshlesha
Penetrating insight but secretive and intense. Best for inner work and caution; avoid important new commitments.
InauspiciousMagha
Ancestral pride, authority and tradition. Honours roots and lineage, yet better for ceremony than fresh undertakings.
InauspiciousPurva Phalguni
Pleasure, leisure and partnership. Favourable for romance, marriage and rest; less suited to demanding work.
MixedUttara Phalguni
Steady prosperity, friendship and reliability. Excellent for lasting agreements, marriage and long-term commitments.
AuspiciousHasta
Skilled craft, dexterity and manifestation. One of the most universally favourable nakshatras for any worthy endeavour.
Highly auspiciousChitra
Brilliance, artistry and visible success. Excellent for creative work, design and presenting oneself to the world.
AuspiciousSwati
Independence, flexibility and movement. Favours self-reliance and travel; outcomes can sway with the wind.
MixedVishakha
Focused ambition and determination. Strong for pursuing goals and new ventures undertaken with discipline.
AuspiciousAnuradha
Friendship, alliances and devotion. Universally auspicious for partnerships, teamwork and steady progress.
Highly auspiciousJyeshtha
Seniority and authority, yet prone to conflict. A protective but tense energy; avoid important new beginnings.
InauspiciousMula
Getting to the root, destruction and renewal. Favours endings and deep research over fresh starts.
InauspiciousPurva Ashadha
Invincibility, inspiration and resilience. Strong for nurturing pursuits, learning and rising after setbacks.
AuspiciousUttara Ashadha
Final, lasting victory. Excellent for establishing enduring foundations and long-term goals.
AuspiciousShravana
Listening, learning and wisdom. Universally auspicious for study, counsel and spiritual growth.
Highly auspiciousDhanishta
Rhythm, prosperity and music. Strong for performance, celebration and creative or social pursuits.
AuspiciousShatabhisha
Healing, mystery and hidden knowledge. Favours health, medicine and quiet, behind-the-scenes work.
MixedPurva Bhadrapada
Intensity, austerity and idealism. Mixed energy - well suited to letting go and spiritual discipline.
MixedUttara Bhadrapada
Deep wisdom, patience and completion. Excellent for finalising long-term plans and inner peace.
AuspiciousRevati
Nourishment, compassion and safe journeys. Universally auspicious for travel, completion and new beginnings.
Highly auspiciousHow Vedic astrology uses the 27 nakshatras
The 360° zodiac is divided into 27 equal segments of 13° 20' each - these are the nakshatras, the lunar mansions. The Moon completes its journey through all 27 in about 27.3 days. Each nakshatra has a ruling planet, a presiding deity, an animal symbol, and a distinct flavour of psychological energy. Together they form one of the most precise and personal layers of classical Vedic astrology.
Pada - the four quarters
Every nakshatra is further divided into four padas (quarters) of 3° 20' each. Your pada refines your birth star by linking it to a specific navamsha sign, adding nuance to temperament, talents and the areas of life that come most naturally to you. Knowing both your nakshatra and its pada gives a far more detailed picture than the Moon sign alone.
Personality, relationships & compatibility
Each nakshatra carries an archetypal character - ambitious Krittika, nurturing Rohini, devotional Pushya, adventurous Mula, and so on. In matchmaking, the birth nakshatras of two people are compared through the classical Ashtakoota and nakshatra-based gana, yoni and nadi koota to judge emotional and temperamental compatibility. Your nakshatra also hints at natural career inclinations - teaching, healing, the arts, service, leadership or research - depending on its ruling planet and deity.
Your birth nakshatra
The nakshatra the Moon occupied at the moment of your birth is your janma nakshatra. It describes your emotional baseline, your instincts, and the deep pattern beneath your conscious mind. For your exact birth nakshatra, pada and a detailed interpretation, calculate your free birth chart, or explore your daily timing through Today's Panchang.