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href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0_(%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81_%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B7)" title="নক্ষত্র (হিন্দু জ্যোতিষ) – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="নক্ষত্র (হিন্দু জ্যোতিষ)" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Накшатра – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Накшатра" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Накшатра – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Накшатра" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="नक्षत्र – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="नक्षत्र" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%A2%E0%BE%92%E0%BE%B1%E0%BD%B4%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A6%E0%BE%90%E0%BD%A2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%89%E0%BD%BA%E0%BD%A2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%96%E0%BD%91%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%93" title="རྒྱུ་སྐར་ཉེར་བདུན – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="རྒྱུ་སྐར་ཉེར་བདུན" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>བོད་ཡིག</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakshatra" title="Nakshatra – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Nakshatra" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakshatra" title="Nakshatra – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Nakshatra" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakshatra" title="Nakshatra – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Nakshatra" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7" title="ناکشاترا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ناکشاترا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakshatra" title="Nakshatra – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Nakshatra" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="नक्षत्र – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="नक्षत्र" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%9C%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B7_%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%A6_%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B7%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%B3%E0%B3%81" title="ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಗಳು – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಗಳು" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B7%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%82_(%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B7%E0%B4%82)" title="നക്ഷത്രം (ജ്യോതിഷം) – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="നക്ഷത്രം (ജ്യോതിഷം)" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="नक्षत्र – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="नक्षत्र" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="नक्षत्र – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="नक्षत्र" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8A%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9" title="ナクシャトラ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ナクシャトラ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%A8%E0%AC%95%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%B7%E0%AC%A4%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%B0" title="ନକ୍ଷତ୍ର – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ନକ୍ଷତ୍ର" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%9B%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%B0" title="ਨਛੱਤਰ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਨਛੱਤਰ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakszatra" title="Nakszatra – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Nakszatra" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Накшатра – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Накшатра" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D" title="नक्षत्रम् – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="नक्षत्रम्" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%B1%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B7%82%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%BA" title="නක්‍ෂත්‍රය – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="නක්‍ෂත්‍රය" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakshatra" title="Nakshatra – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Nakshatra" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a 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title="Ashlesha (nakshatra)">Ashlesha</a></li> <li>Magha</li> <li>Purva Phalguni</li> <li>Uttara Phalguni</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hasta_(nakshatra)" title="Hasta (nakshatra)">Hasta</a></li> <li>Chitra</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Svati" title="Svati">Svātī</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vish%C4%81kh%C4%81" title="Vishākhā">Vishākhā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anuradha_(nakshatra)" title="Anuradha (nakshatra)">Anurādhā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jyeshtha_(nakshatra)" title="Jyeshtha (nakshatra)">Jyeshtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mula_(nakshatra)" title="Mula (nakshatra)">Mūla</a></li> <li>Pūrva Ashādhā</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttara_Ashadha" title="Uttara Ashadha">Uttara Ashādhā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shravana" title="Shravana">Shravana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanishta" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhanishta">Dhanishta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shatabhisha" class="mw-redirect" title="Shatabhisha">Shatabhisha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C5%ABrva_Bh%C4%81drapad%C4%81" title="Pūrva Bhādrapadā">Pūrva Bhādrapadā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttara_Bh%C4%81drapad%C4%81" title="Uttara Bhādrapadā">Uttara Bhādrapadā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revati_(nakshatra)" title="Revati (nakshatra)">Revatī</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhijit_(nakshatra)" title="Abhijit (nakshatra)">Abhijita</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar 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A nakshatra is one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Their names are related to a prominent star or <a href="/wiki/Asterism_(astronomy)" title="Asterism (astronomy)">asterisms</a> in or near the respective sectors. In essence (in Western astronomical terms), a nakshatra simply is a <a href="/wiki/Constellation" title="Constellation">constellation</a>. Every nakshatra is divided into four <i>padas</i> (<abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr> "steps"). </p><p>The starting point for the nakshatras according to the <i><a href="/wiki/Vedas" title="Vedas">Vedas</a></i> is "Krittika" (it has been argued because the Pleiades may have started the year at the time the <i>Vedas</i> were compiled, presumably at the vernal equinox), but, in more recent compilations, the start of the nakshatras list is the point on the ecliptic directly opposite to the star <a href="/wiki/Spica" title="Spica">Spica</a>, called <i>Chitrā</i> in <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a>. This translates to Ashwinī, a part of the modern constellation of Aries. These compilations, therefore may have been compiled during the centuries when the sun was passing through Aries at the time of the vernal equinox. This version may have been called <i>Meshādi</i> or the "<a href="/wiki/First_point_of_Aries" title="First point of Aries">start of Aries</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="A complete citation is needed. page, publisher, publication place (December 2022)">full citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The first <a href="/wiki/Indian_astronomy" title="Indian astronomy">astronomical</a> text that lists them is the <i><a href="/wiki/Vedanga_Jyotisha" title="Vedanga Jyotisha">Vedanga Jyotisha</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This claim needs references to better sources. (June 2018)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In classical Hindu scriptures (<i><a href="/wiki/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata">Mahabharata</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harivamsa" class="mw-redirect" title="Harivamsa">Harivamsa</a></i>), the creation of the asterisms is attributed to <a href="/wiki/Daksha" title="Daksha">Daksha</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Nakshatras are personified as daughters of Daksha and as wives of <a href="/wiki/Chandra" title="Chandra">Chandra</a>, the god of the Moon. When Chandra neglected his 26 other wives in favour of <a href="/wiki/Rohini_(goddess)" title="Rohini (goddess)">Rohini</a>, his father-in-law cursed him with leprosy and proclaimed that the Moon would wax and wane each month.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Nakshatras are also alternatively described as the daughters of <a href="/wiki/Kashyapa" title="Kashyapa">Kashyapa</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_the_Atharvaveda">In the Atharvaveda</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nakshatra&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: In the Atharvaveda"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nakshatras.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Nakshatras.jpg/300px-Nakshatras.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Nakshatras.jpg/450px-Nakshatras.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Nakshatras.jpg/600px-Nakshatras.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1366" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Nakshatras in a circle</figcaption></figure><p> In the <a href="/wiki/Atharvaveda" title="Atharvaveda">Atharvaveda</a> (Shaunakiya recension, hymn 19.7) a list of 27 stars or asterisms is given, many of them corresponding to the later nakshatras:<sup id="cite_ref-griffithveda_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-griffithveda-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style></p><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Ashvini" title="Ashvini">Ashwini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharani" title="Bharani">Bharani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%E1%B9%9Bttik%C4%81" title="Kṛttikā">Kṛttikā</a> (the <a href="/wiki/Pleiades" title="Pleiades">Pleiades</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rohini_(nakshatra)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rohini (nakshatra)">Rohinī</a> (<a href="/wiki/Aldebaran" title="Aldebaran">Aldebaran</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mrigash%C4%ABrsha" title="Mrigashīrsha">Mrigashīrsha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ardra_Nakshatra" class="mw-redirect" title="Ardra Nakshatra">Ārdrā</a> (<a href="/wiki/Betelgeuse" title="Betelgeuse">Betelgeuse</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punarvasu" title="Punarvasu">Punarvasu</a> (<a href="/wiki/Castor_(star)" title="Castor (star)">Castor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pollux_(star)" title="Pollux (star)">Pollux</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushya" title="Pushya">Pushya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashlesha_(nakshatra)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashlesha (nakshatra)">Asleshā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magha_(nakshatra)" class="mw-redirect" title="Magha (nakshatra)">Maghā</a> (<a href="/wiki/Regulus" title="Regulus">Regulus</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Purva_Phalguni&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Purva Phalguni (page does not exist)">Purva Phalguni</a></li> <li><a href="#List_of_Nakshatras">Uttara Phalguni</a> (<a href="/wiki/Denebola" title="Denebola">Denebola</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hasta_(nakshatra)" title="Hasta (nakshatra)">Hasta</a></li> <li><a href="#List_of_Nakshatras">Chitrā</a> (<a href="/wiki/Spica" title="Spica">Spica</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Svati" title="Svati">Svāti</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arcturus" title="Arcturus">Arcturus</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vish%C4%81kh%C4%81" title="Vishākhā">Vishākhā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anuradha_(nakshatra)" title="Anuradha (nakshatra)">Anurādhā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jyeshtha_(nakshatra)" title="Jyeshtha (nakshatra)">Jyeshthā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mula_(nakshatra)" title="Mula (nakshatra)">Mūla</a></li> <li><a href="#List_of_Nakshatras">Purva Ashadha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttara_Ashadha" title="Uttara Ashadha">Uttara Ashadha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shravana" title="Shravana">Shravana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanishta" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhanishta">Dhanishta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shatabhisha" class="mw-redirect" title="Shatabhisha">Satabhishak</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sadachbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Sadachbia">Sadachbia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purva_Bhadrapada" class="mw-redirect" title="Purva Bhadrapada">Purva Bhadrapada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttara_Bh%C4%81drapad%C4%81" title="Uttara Bhādrapadā">Uttara Bhadrapada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revati_(nakshatra)" title="Revati (nakshatra)">Revati</a></li></ol></div> <p>This 27-day cycle has been taken to mean a particular group of stars. This has to do with the periodicity with which the Moon travels past the specific star fields called nakshatras. Hence, the stars are more like numbers on a clock, through which the hands of time (the moon) pass. This concept is described by J. Mercay (2012) in connection with <i><a href="/wiki/Surya_Siddhanta" title="Surya Siddhanta">Surya Siddhanta</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-mercay_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mercay-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Nakshatras">List of Nakshatras</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nakshatra&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of Nakshatras"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nakshatras.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Nakshatras.jpg/300px-Nakshatras.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Nakshatras.jpg/450px-Nakshatras.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Nakshatras.jpg/600px-Nakshatras.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1366" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Positions of the Nakshatras on the celestial sphere</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Nakshatras" title="List of Nakshatras">List of Nakshatras</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Astronomical_basis_of_the_Hindu_calendar#nakshatra" title="Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar">Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar § nakshatra</a></div> <p>In Hindu astronomy, there was an older tradition of 28 Nakshatras which were used as celestial markers in the heavens. When these were mapped into equal divisions of the ecliptic, a division of 27 portions was adopted since that resulted in a clearer definition of each portion (i.e. segment) subtending 13° 20′ (as opposed to 12° <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">51<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">7</span></span>′ in the case of 28 segments). In the process, the Nakshatra Abhijit was left out without a portion.<sup id="cite_ref-SS_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SS-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 179">: 179 </span></sup> However, the Abhijit nakshatra becomes important while deciding on the timing of an auspicious event. The Surya Siddhantha concisely specifies the coordinates of the twenty-seven Nakshatras.<sup id="cite_ref-SS_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SS-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 211">: 211 </span></sup> </p><p>It is noted above that with the older tradition of 28 Nakshatras each equal segment would subtend 12.85 degrees or 12° 51′. But the 28 Nakshatra were chosen at a time when the Vedic month was recognised as having exactly 30 days. In India and China the original 28 lunar mansions were not equal. Weixing Nui provides a list of the extent of the original 28 Nakshatras expressed in <i>Muhurtas</i> (with one Muhurta = 48 minutes of arc). Hindu texts note there were 16 Nakshatras of 30 Muhurtas, 6 of 45 Muhurtas, 5 of 15 Muhurtas and one of 6 Muhurtas. </p><p>The 28 mansions of the 360° lunar zodiac total 831 Muhurtas or 27.7 days. This is sometimes described as an inaccurate estimate of our modern sidereal period of 27.3 days, but using the ancient Indian calendar with Vedic months of 30 days and a daily movement of the Moon of 13 degrees, this early designation of a sidereal month of 831 Muhurtas or 27.7 days is very precise.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="A complete citation is needed. (January 2019)">full citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Later some Indian savants dropped the Nakshatra named Abhijit to reduce the number of divisions to 27, but the Chinese retained all of their original 28 lunar mansions. These were grouped into four equal quarters which would have been fundamentally disrupted if it had been decided to reduce the number of divisions to 27. </p><p>Irrespective of the reason why ancient early Indian astronomers followed a Vedic calendar of exactly 12 months of 30 days it was this calendar and not a modern calendar of 365 days that they used for the astronomical calculations for the number of days taken for the Moon to complete one sidereal cycle of 360°. This is why initially they named 28 Nakshatras on their lunar zodiac.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following list of nakshatras gives the corresponding regions of sky, per Basham (1954).<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Associated stars</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Image </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ashvini" title="Ashvini">Aświni</a></b><br />"The Horsemen" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheratan" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheratan">β</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mesarthim" class="mw-redirect" title="Mesarthim">γ</a> <a href="/wiki/Aries_(constellation)" title="Aries (constellation)">Arietis</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Ketu_(mythology)" title="Ketu (mythology)">Ketu</a> (South lunar node)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Horse's head</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Ashvins" title="Ashvins">Ashvins</a>, the horse-headed twins who are physicians to the gods</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 0° – 13°20′ Aries</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 26° Aries – 9°20′ Taurus</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aries_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Aries_constellation_map.svg/100px-Aries_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Aries_constellation_map.svg/150px-Aries_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Aries_constellation_map.svg/200px-Aries_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="284" data-file-height="288" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Bharani" title="Bharani">Bharani</a></b><br />"The Bearer" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/35_Arietis" title="35 Arietis">35</a>, <a href="/wiki/39_Arietis" title="39 Arietis">39</a>, and <a href="/wiki/41_Arietis" title="41 Arietis">41</a> <a href="/wiki/Aries_(constellation)" title="Aries (constellation)">Arietis</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Shukra" title="Shukra">Shukra</a> (<a href="/wiki/Venus" title="Venus">Venus</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: <a href="/wiki/Yoni" title="Yoni">Yoni</a>, the female organ of reproduction</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Yama" title="Yama">Yama</a>, <a href="/wiki/God_of_death" class="mw-redirect" title="God of death">god of death</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dharma" title="Dharma">Dharma</a></li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 13° 20′ – 26°40′ Aries</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 9° 20′ – 22° 40′ Taurus</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aries_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Aries_constellation_map.svg/100px-Aries_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Aries_constellation_map.svg/150px-Aries_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Aries_constellation_map.svg/200px-Aries_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="284" data-file-height="288" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Krittika" class="mw-redirect" title="Krittika">Kṛttikā</a></b><br />"To Cut" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pleiades" title="Pleiades">Pleiades</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Surya" title="Surya">Surya</a> (<a href="/wiki/Solar_deity" title="Solar deity">Sun</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: <a href="/wiki/Knife" title="Knife">Knife</a> or <a href="/wiki/Spear" title="Spear">spear</a></li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Agni" title="Agni">Agni</a>, god of fire</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 26°40′ Aries – 10° Taurus</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 22° 40′ Taurus – 6° Gemini</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Taurus_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Taurus_constellation_map.svg/100px-Taurus_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Taurus_constellation_map.svg/150px-Taurus_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Taurus_constellation_map.svg/200px-Taurus_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="320" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Rohini_(nakshatra)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rohini (nakshatra)">Rohiṇi</a></b><br />"Radiant Maiden" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aldebaran" title="Aldebaran">Aldebaran</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Chandra" title="Chandra">Chandra</a> (<a href="/wiki/Moon" title="Moon">Moon</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Cart or <a href="/wiki/Chariot" title="Chariot">chariot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Temple" title="Temple">temple</a>, <a href="/wiki/Banyan_tree" class="mw-redirect" title="Banyan tree">banyan tree</a></li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Prajapati" title="Prajapati">Prajapati</a>, rigvedic form of <a href="/wiki/Brahma" title="Brahma">Brahma</a> - <a href="/wiki/Creator_deity" title="Creator deity">the Creator</a></li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 10° – 23°20′ Taurus</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 6° – 19°20′ Gemini</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Taurus_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Taurus_constellation_map.svg/100px-Taurus_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Taurus_constellation_map.svg/150px-Taurus_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Taurus_constellation_map.svg/200px-Taurus_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="320" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mrigash%C4%ABrsha" title="Mrigashīrsha">Mṛgaśīrā</a></b><br />"The Deer's Head" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meissa" title="Meissa">λ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phi_Orionis" title="Phi Orionis">φ</a> <a href="/wiki/Orion_(constellation)" title="Orion (constellation)">Orionis</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Mangala" title="Mangala">Mangala</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Deer's head</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Soma_(deity)" class="mw-redirect" title="Soma (deity)">Soma</a>, the moon god</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 23° 20′ Taurus – 6° 40′ Gemini</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 19° 20′ Gemini – 2° 40′ Cancer</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Orion_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Orion_constellation_map.svg/100px-Orion_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Orion_constellation_map.svg/150px-Orion_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Orion_constellation_map.svg/200px-Orion_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="330" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ardra_Nakshatra" class="mw-redirect" title="Ardra Nakshatra">Ārdrā</a></b><br />"The Moist One" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Betelgeuse" title="Betelgeuse">Betelgeuse</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Rahu" title="Rahu">Rahu</a> (North lunar node)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Teardrop, diamond, a human head</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Rudra" title="Rudra">Rudra</a>, rigvedic fierce form of <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a></li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 6° 40′ – 20° Gemini</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 2° 40′ – 16° Cancer</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Orion_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Orion_constellation_map.svg/100px-Orion_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Orion_constellation_map.svg/150px-Orion_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Orion_constellation_map.svg/200px-Orion_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="330" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Punarvasu" title="Punarvasu">Punarvasu</a></b><br />"Return Of The Light" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Castor_(star)" title="Castor (star)">Castor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pollux_(star)" title="Pollux (star)">Pollux</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/B%E1%B9%9Bhaspati" class="mw-redirect" title="Bṛhaspati">Guru</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jupiter" title="Jupiter">Jupiter</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i> : Bow and quiver</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Aditi" title="Aditi">Aditi</a>, goddess representing the infinity and the mother of <a href="/wiki/Adityas" title="Adityas">Adityas</a></li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 20° Gemini – 3°20′ Cancer</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 16° – 29°20′ Cancer</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gemini_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Gemini_constellation_map.svg/100px-Gemini_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Gemini_constellation_map.svg/150px-Gemini_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Gemini_constellation_map.svg/200px-Gemini_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="284" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Pushya" title="Pushya">Puṣya</a></b><br />"The Nourisher" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asellus_Borealis" class="mw-redirect" title="Asellus Borealis">γ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asellus_Australis" class="mw-redirect" title="Asellus Australis">δ</a> and <a href="/wiki/Theta_Cancri" title="Theta Cancri">θ</a> <a href="/wiki/Cancer_(constellation)" title="Cancer (constellation)">Cancri</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Shani" title="Shani">Shani</a> (<a href="/wiki/Saturn" title="Saturn">Saturn</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Cow's udder, <a href="/wiki/Lotus_Flower" class="mw-redirect" title="Lotus Flower">lotus</a>, arrow and circle</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/B%E1%B9%9Bhaspati" class="mw-redirect" title="Bṛhaspati">Bṛhaspati</a>, counsellor of the gods</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 3° 20′ – 16° 40′ Cancer</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 29° 20′ Cancer – 12° 40′ Leo</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cancer_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Cancer_constellation_map.svg/100px-Cancer_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Cancer_constellation_map.svg/150px-Cancer_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Cancer_constellation_map.svg/200px-Cancer_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="284" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/%C4%80shlesh%C4%81" class="mw-redirect" title="Āshleshā">Āśleṣā</a></b><br />"The Embrace" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delta_Hydrae" title="Delta Hydrae">δ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Epsilon_Hydrae" title="Epsilon Hydrae">ε</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eta_Hydrae" title="Eta Hydrae">η</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rho_Hydrae" title="Rho Hydrae">ρ</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sigma_Hydrae" title="Sigma Hydrae">σ</a> <a href="/wiki/Hydra_(constellation)" title="Hydra (constellation)">Hydrae</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Budha" title="Budha">Budha</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mercury_(mythology)" title="Mercury (mythology)">Mercury</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Serpent</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/N%C4%81ga" title="Nāga">Nagas</a>, divine race of half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the <a href="/wiki/Patala" title="Patala">Patala</a></li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 16° 40′ – 30° Cancer</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 12° 40′ – 26° Leo</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hydra_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Hydra_constellation_map.svg/100px-Hydra_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Hydra_constellation_map.svg/150px-Hydra_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Hydra_constellation_map.svg/200px-Hydra_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="178" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Magh%C4%81" class="mw-redirect" title="Maghā">Maghā</a></b><br />"The Mighty" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regulus" title="Regulus">Regulus</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Ketu_(mythology)" title="Ketu (mythology)">Ketu</a> (South lunar node)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Royal Throne</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Pitrs" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitrs">Pitrs</a>, 'The Fathers', family ancestors</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 0° – 13° 20′ Leo</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 26° Leo – 9° 20′ Virgo</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Leo_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Leo_constellation_map.svg/100px-Leo_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Leo_constellation_map.svg/150px-Leo_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Leo_constellation_map.svg/200px-Leo_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="249" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Purva_Phalguni_(Nakshatra)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Purva Phalguni (Nakshatra) (page does not exist)">Pūrva Phalgunī</a></b><br />"The Former Reddish One" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zosma" class="mw-redirect" title="Zosma">δ</a> and <a href="/wiki/Theta_Leonis" title="Theta Leonis">θ</a> <a href="/wiki/Leo_(constellation)" title="Leo (constellation)">Leonis</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Shukra" title="Shukra">Shukra</a> (<a href="/wiki/Venus" title="Venus">Venus</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Front legs of bed, hammock, fig tree</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Bhaga" title="Bhaga">Bhaga</a>, god of marital bliss and prosperity</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 13° 20′ – 26°40′ Leo</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 9° 20′ – 22°40′ Virgo</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Leo_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Leo_constellation_map.svg/100px-Leo_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Leo_constellation_map.svg/150px-Leo_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Leo_constellation_map.svg/200px-Leo_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="249" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><b><a href="#List_of_Nakshatras">Uttara Phalgunī</a></b><br />"The Latter Reddish One" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denebola" title="Denebola">Denebola</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Surya" title="Surya">Surya</a> (<a href="/wiki/Solar_deity" title="Solar deity">Sun</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Four legs of bed, hammock</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Aryaman" title="Aryaman">Aryaman</a>, god of patronage and favours</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 26° 40′ Leo - 10° Virgo</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 22° 40′ Virgo – 6° Libra</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Leo_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Leo_constellation_map.svg/100px-Leo_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Leo_constellation_map.svg/150px-Leo_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Leo_constellation_map.svg/200px-Leo_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="249" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hasta_(nakshatra)" title="Hasta (nakshatra)">Hasta</a></b><br />"The Hand" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Corvi" title="Alpha Corvi">α</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beta_Corvi" title="Beta Corvi">β</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gienah" title="Gienah">γ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Algorab" class="mw-redirect" title="Algorab">δ</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minkar" class="mw-redirect" title="Minkar">ε</a> <a href="/wiki/Corvus_(constellation)" title="Corvus (constellation)">Corvi</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Chandra" title="Chandra">Chandra</a> (<a href="/wiki/Moon" title="Moon">Moon</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Hand or fist</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Savitr" title="Savitr">Savitr</a>, the sun god</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 10° – 23° 20′ Virgo</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 6° – 19° 20′ Libra</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Corvus_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Corvus_constellation_map.svg/100px-Corvus_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Corvus_constellation_map.svg/150px-Corvus_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Corvus_constellation_map.svg/200px-Corvus_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="214" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Chitra_(nakshatra)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chitra (nakshatra)">Chitrā</a></b><br />"The Bright One" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spica" title="Spica">Spica</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Mangala" title="Mangala">Mangala</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Bright jewel or pearl</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Tvastar" class="mw-redirect" title="Tvastar">Tvastar</a>/<a href="/wiki/Vishvakarman" class="mw-redirect" title="Vishvakarman">Vishwakarma</a>, artisan god</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 23° 20′ Virgo – 6° 40′ Libra</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 19° 20′ Libra – 2° 40′ Scorpio</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Virgo_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Virgo_constellation_map.svg/100px-Virgo_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Virgo_constellation_map.svg/150px-Virgo_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Virgo_constellation_map.svg/200px-Virgo_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="249" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Svati" title="Svati">Svātī</a></b><br />"The Independent One" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arcturus" title="Arcturus">Arcturus</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Rahu" title="Rahu">Rahu</a> (North lunar node)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Shoot of plant, coral</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Vayu" title="Vayu">Vayu</a>, the wind god</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 6° 40′ – 20° Libra</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 2° 40′ – 16° Scorpio</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bootes_constellation_map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Bootes_constellation_map.png/100px-Bootes_constellation_map.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Bootes_constellation_map.png/150px-Bootes_constellation_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Bootes_constellation_map.png/200px-Bootes_constellation_map.png 2x" data-file-width="1989" data-file-height="2559" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Vish%C4%81kh%C4%81" title="Vishākhā">Viśākhā</a></b><br />"Branching Out" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Librae" title="Alpha Librae">α</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beta_Librae" title="Beta Librae">β</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gamma_Librae" title="Gamma Librae">γ</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iota_Librae" title="Iota Librae">ι</a> <a href="/wiki/Libra_(constellation)" title="Libra (constellation)">Librae</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/B%E1%B9%9Bhaspati" class="mw-redirect" title="Bṛhaspati">Guru</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jupiter" title="Jupiter">Jupiter</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Triumphal arch, potter's wheel</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Indra" title="Indra">Indra</a>, king of the <a href="/wiki/Deva_(Hinduism)" title="Deva (Hinduism)">devas</a> and god of thunder, storms, and lightning, and <a href="/wiki/Agni" title="Agni">Agni</a>, god of Fire - representing the duality of water and fire</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 20° Libra – 3° 20′ Scorpio</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 16° – 29° 20′ Scorpio</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Libra_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Libra_constellation_map.svg/100px-Libra_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Libra_constellation_map.svg/150px-Libra_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Libra_constellation_map.svg/200px-Libra_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="284" data-file-height="249" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Anuradha_(nakshatra)" title="Anuradha (nakshatra)">Anurādhā</a></b><br /> "Following <i><a href="/wiki/Radha" title="Radha">Radha</a></i>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Acrab" class="mw-redirect" title="Acrab">β</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dschubba" class="mw-redirect" title="Dschubba">δ</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pi_Scorpii" title="Pi Scorpii">π</a> <a href="/wiki/Scorpius_(constellation)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scorpius (constellation)">Scorpionis</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Shani" title="Shani">Shani</a> (<a href="/wiki/Saturn" title="Saturn">Saturn</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Triumphal archway, lotus, bamboo</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Mitra_(Vedic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitra (Vedic)">Mitra</a>, one of Adityas of friendship and partnership</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 3° 20′ – 16° 40′ Scorpio</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 29° 20′ Scorpio – 12° 40′ Sagittarius</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scorpius_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Scorpius_constellation_map.svg/100px-Scorpius_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Scorpius_constellation_map.svg/150px-Scorpius_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Scorpius_constellation_map.svg/200px-Scorpius_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="320" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jyeshtha_(nakshatra)" title="Jyeshtha (nakshatra)">Jyeṣṭha</a></b><br /> "The Eldest" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Antares" title="Antares">α</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sigma_Scorpii" title="Sigma Scorpii">σ</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tau_Scorpii" title="Tau Scorpii">τ</a> <a href="/wiki/Scorpius_(constellation)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scorpius (constellation)">Scorpionis</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Budha" title="Budha">Budha</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mercury_(mythology)" title="Mercury (mythology)">Mercury</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: circular amulet, umbrella, earring</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Indra" title="Indra">Indra</a>, king of the <a href="/wiki/Deva_(Hinduism)" title="Deva (Hinduism)">devas</a></li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 16° 40′ – 30° Scorpio</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 12° 40′ – 26° Sagittarius</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scorpius_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Scorpius_constellation_map.svg/100px-Scorpius_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Scorpius_constellation_map.svg/150px-Scorpius_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Scorpius_constellation_map.svg/200px-Scorpius_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="320" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mula_(astrology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mula (astrology)">Mūlā</a></b><br />"The Root" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Epsilon_Scorpii" title="Epsilon Scorpii">ε</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zeta_Scorpii" title="Zeta Scorpii">ζ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eta_Scorpii" title="Eta Scorpii">η</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sargas" class="mw-redirect" title="Sargas">θ</a>, ι, <a href="/wiki/Girtab" class="mw-redirect" title="Girtab">κ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shaula" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaula">λ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mu_Scorpii" title="Mu Scorpii">μ</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jabbah" class="mw-redirect" title="Jabbah">ν</a> <a href="/wiki/Scorpius_(constellation)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scorpius (constellation)">Scorpionis</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Ketu_(mythology)" title="Ketu (mythology)">Ketu</a> (South lunar node)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Bunch of roots tied together, elephant goad</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Nir%E1%B9%9Bti_(goddess)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nirṛti (goddess)">Nirrti</a>, goddess personifying death, decay, sorrow, as well as the peak of material achievement and the beginning of the spiritual impulse</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 0° – 13° 20′ Sagittarius</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 26° Sagittarius – 9° 20′ Capricorn</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scorpius_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Scorpius_constellation_map.svg/100px-Scorpius_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Scorpius_constellation_map.svg/150px-Scorpius_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Scorpius_constellation_map.svg/200px-Scorpius_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="320" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Purva_Ashadha" class="mw-redirect" title="Purva Ashadha">Pūrva Āṣāḍhā</a></b><br />"The Former Unconquered" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kaus_Medius" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaus Medius">δ</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kaus_Australis" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaus Australis">ε</a> <a href="/wiki/Sagittarius_(constellation)" title="Sagittarius (constellation)">Sagittarii</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Shukra" title="Shukra">Shukra</a> (<a href="/wiki/Venus" title="Venus">Venus</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Elephant tusk, fan, winnowing basket</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Ap_(water)" title="Ap (water)">Apah</a>, god of Water</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 13° 20′ – 26° 40′ Sagittarius</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 9° 20′ – 22° 40′ Capricorn</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sagittarius_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Sagittarius_constellation_map.svg/100px-Sagittarius_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Sagittarius_constellation_map.svg/150px-Sagittarius_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Sagittarius_constellation_map.svg/200px-Sagittarius_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="284" data-file-height="249" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Uttara_Ashadha" title="Uttara Ashadha">Uttara Āṣāḍhā</a></b><br />"The Latter Unconquered" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ascella" class="mw-redirect" title="Ascella">ζ</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sigma_Sagittarii" title="Sigma Sagittarii">σ</a> <a href="/wiki/Sagittarius_(constellation)" title="Sagittarius (constellation)">Sagittarii</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Surya" title="Surya">Surya</a> (<a href="/wiki/Solar_deity" title="Solar deity">Sun</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Elephant tusk, small bed</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Visvedevas" title="Visvedevas">Visvedevas</a>, the most comprehensive gathering of the gods, a classification in which no deity is stated to be omitted</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 26° 40′ Sagittarius– 10° Capricorn</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 22° 40′ Capricorn – 6° Aquarius</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sagittarius_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Sagittarius_constellation_map.svg/100px-Sagittarius_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Sagittarius_constellation_map.svg/150px-Sagittarius_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Lyra_constellation_map.svg/100px-Lyra_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Lyra_constellation_map.svg/150px-Lyra_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Lyra_constellation_map.svg/200px-Lyra_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="224" data-file-height="301" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Shravana" title="Shravana">Śravaṇa</a></b><br /> "To Hear" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Altair" title="Altair">α</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alshain" class="mw-redirect" title="Alshain">β</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tarazed" class="mw-redirect" title="Tarazed">γ</a> <a href="/wiki/Aquila_(constellation)" title="Aquila (constellation)">Aquilae</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Chandra" title="Chandra">Chandra</a> (<a href="/wiki/Moon" title="Moon">Moon</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Ear or Three Footprints</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Vishnu" title="Vishnu">Vishnu</a>, preserver of universe</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 10° – 23° 20′ Capricorn</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 6° – 19° 20′ Aquarius</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aquila_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Aquila_constellation_map.svg/100px-Aquila_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Aquila_constellation_map.svg/150px-Aquila_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Aquila_constellation_map.svg/200px-Aquila_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="320" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dhanishta" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhanishta">Dhaniṣṭhā</a></b> <br />"Wealthiest" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Delphini" title="Alpha Delphini">α</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beta_Delphini" title="Beta Delphini">β</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gamma_Delphini" title="Gamma Delphini">γ</a> and <a href="/wiki/Delta_Delphini" title="Delta Delphini">δ</a> <a href="/wiki/Delphinus" title="Delphinus">Delphini</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Mangala" title="Mangala">Mangala</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Drum or flute</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Vasus" class="mw-redirect" title="Vasus">Vasus</a>, group of eight deities associated with fire and light signifying earthly abundance</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 23° 20′ Capricorn – 6° 40′ Aquarius</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i> 19° 20′ Aquarius – 2° 40′ Pisces</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Delphinus_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Delphinus_constellation_map.svg/100px-Delphinus_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Delphinus_constellation_map.svg/150px-Delphinus_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Delphinus_constellation_map.svg/200px-Delphinus_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="249" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Shatabhisha" class="mw-redirect" title="Shatabhisha">Śatabhiṣa</a></b><br />"A Hundred Physicians" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sadachbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Sadachbia">Sadachbia</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Rahu" title="Rahu">Rahu</a> (North lunar node)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Empty circle, 1,000 flowers or stars</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Varuna" title="Varuna">Varuna</a>, god of celestial waters</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 6° 40′ – 20° Aquarius</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 2° 40′ – 16° Pisces</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aquarius_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Aquarius_constellation_map.svg/100px-Aquarius_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Aquarius_constellation_map.svg/150px-Aquarius_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Aquarius_constellation_map.svg/200px-Aquarius_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="284" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Purva_Bhadrapada" class="mw-redirect" title="Purva Bhadrapada">Pūrva Bhādrapada</a></b><br />"The Former Blessed Feet" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Pegasi" title="Alpha Pegasi">α</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scheat" class="mw-redirect" title="Scheat">β</a> <a href="/wiki/Pegasus_(constellation)" title="Pegasus (constellation)">Pegasi</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/B%E1%B9%9Bhaspati" class="mw-redirect" title="Bṛhaspati">Guru</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jupiter" title="Jupiter">Jupiter</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Swords or two front legs of funeral cot, man with two faces</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Ekapada" title="Ekapada">Ajaikapada</a>, one-footed aspect of <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a></li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 20° Aquarius – 3° 20′ Pisces</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 16° – 29° 20′ Pisces</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pegasus_constellation_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Pegasus_constellation_map.svg/100px-Pegasus_constellation_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Pegasus_constellation_map.svg/150px-Pegasus_constellation_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Pegasus_constellation_map.svg/200px-Pegasus_constellation_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="284" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Uttara_Bh%C4%81drapad%C4%81" title="Uttara Bhādrapadā">Uttara Bhādrapada</a></b><br />"The Latter Blessed Feet" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gamma_Pegasi" title="Gamma Pegasi">γ</a> <a href="/wiki/Pegasus_(constellation)" title="Pegasus (constellation)">Pegasi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alpheratz" title="Alpheratz">α</a> <a href="/wiki/Andromeda_(constellation)" title="Andromeda (constellation)">Andromedae</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Shani" title="Shani">Shani</a> (<a href="/wiki/Saturn" title="Saturn">Saturn</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Twins, back legs of funeral cot, snake in the water</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Ahirbudhnya_Samhita" title="Ahirbudhnya Samhita">Ahirbudhnya</a>, serpent or dragon of the deep</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 3° 20′ – 16° 40′ Pisces</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 29° 20′ Pisces – 12° 40′ Aries</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Andromeda_constellation_map_(1).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Andromeda_constellation_map_%281%29.png/100px-Andromeda_constellation_map_%281%29.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Andromeda_constellation_map_%281%29.png/150px-Andromeda_constellation_map_%281%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Andromeda_constellation_map_%281%29.png/200px-Andromeda_constellation_map_%281%29.png 2x" data-file-width="562" data-file-height="420" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Revati_(nakshatra)" title="Revati (nakshatra)">Revatī</a></b><br /> "Prosperous" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zeta_Piscium" title="Zeta Piscium">ζ</a> <a href="/wiki/Pisces_(constellation)" title="Pisces (constellation)">Piscium</a> </td> <td> <ul><li><i>Astrological leader</i>: <a href="/wiki/Budha" title="Budha">Budha</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mercury_(mythology)" title="Mercury (mythology)">Mercury</a>)</li> <li><i>Symbol</i>: Fish or a pair of fish, drum</li> <li><i>Deity</i>: <a href="/wiki/Pushan" title="Pushan">Pushan</a>, nourisher, and the <a href="/wiki/Psychopomp" title="Psychopomp">psychopomp</a> deity</li> <li><i>Indian zodiac</i>: 16° 40′ – 30° Pisces</li> <li><i>Tropical zodiac</i>: 12° 40′ – 26° Aries</li></ul> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pisces_constellation_map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img 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The 27 nakshatras, each with 4 padas, give 108, which is the number of beads in a japa mala, representing all the elements (ansh) of Vishnu: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Pada 1</th> <th>Pada 2</th> <th>Pada 3</th> <th>Pada 4</th> <th>Vimsottari Lord</th> <th>Ruling Deity </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashvini" title="Ashvini">Aśvini</a> (अश्विनी)</td> <td>चु Chu</td> <td>चे Che</td> <td>चो Cho</td> <td>ला La</td> <td>Ketu</td> <td>Aswini Kumara </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharani" title="Bharani">Bharaṇī</a> (भरणी)</td> <td>ली Li</td> <td>लू Lu</td> <td>ले Le</td> <td>लो Lo</td> <td>Venus</td> <td>Yama </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/K%E1%B9%9Bttik%C4%81" title="Kṛttikā">Kṛttikā</a> (कृत्तिका)</td> <td>अ A</td> <td>ई I</td> <td>उ U</td> <td>ए E</td> <td>Sun</td> <td>Agni </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rohini_(nakshatra)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rohini (nakshatra)">Rohiṇī</a> (रोहिणी)</td> <td>ओ O</td> <td>वा Va/Ba</td> <td>वी Vi/Bi</td> <td>वु Vu/Bu</td> <td>Moon</td> <td>Brahma </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mrigash%C4%ABrsha" title="Mrigashīrsha">Mṛgaśīrṣā</a> (मृगशीर्षा)</td> <td>वे Ve/Be</td> <td>वो Vo/Bo</td> <td>का Ka</td> <td>की Ke</td> <td>Mars</td> <td>Moon </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ardra_Nakshatra" class="mw-redirect" title="Ardra Nakshatra">Ārdrā</a> (आर्द्रा)</td> <td>कु Ku</td> <td>घ Gha</td> <td>ङ Ng/Na</td> <td>छ Chha</td> <td>Rahu</td> <td>Shiva </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Punarvasu" title="Punarvasu">Punarvasu</a> (पुनर्वसु)</td> <td>के Ke</td> <td>को Ko</td> <td>हा Ha</td> <td>ही Hi</td> <td>Jupiter</td> <td>Aditi </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pushya" title="Pushya">Puṣya</a> (पुष्य)</td> <td>हु Hu</td> <td>हे He</td> <td>हो Ho</td> <td>ड Da</td> <td>Saturn</td> <td>Brihaspati </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashlesha_(nakshatra)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashlesha (nakshatra)">Āśleṣā</a> (आश्लेषा)</td> <td>डी Di</td> <td>डू Du</td> <td>डे De</td> <td>डो Do</td> <td>Mercury</td> <td>Rahu </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Magh%C4%81" class="mw-redirect" title="Maghā">Maghā</a> (मघा)</td> <td>मा Ma</td> <td>मी Mi</td> <td>मू Mu</td> <td>मे Me</td> <td>Ketu</td> <td>Pitr </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Pūrva or <a href="/w/index.php?title=P%C5%ABrva_Phalgun%C4%AB&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pūrva Phalgunī (page does not exist)">Pūrva Phālgunī</a> (पूर्व फाल्गुनी)</td> <td>नो Mo</td> <td>टा Ta</td> <td>टी Ti</td> <td>टू Tu</td> <td>Venus</td> <td>Bhaga </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Uttara or <a href="/wiki/Uttara_Phalgun%C4%AB" class="mw-redirect" title="Uttara Phalgunī">Uttara Phālgunī</a> (उत्तर फाल्गुनी)</td> <td>टे Te</td> <td>टो To</td> <td>पा Pa</td> <td>पी Pi</td> <td>Sun</td> <td>Sun </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hasta_(nakshatra)" title="Hasta (nakshatra)">Hasta</a> (हस्त)</td> <td>पू Pu</td> <td>ष Sha</td> <td>ण Na</td> <td>ठ Tha</td> <td>Moon</td> <td>Savitr </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spica" title="Spica">Chitrā</a> (चित्रा)</td> <td>पे Pe</td> <td>पो Po</td> <td>रा Ra</td> <td>री Ri</td> <td>Mars</td> <td>Vishwakarma </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Svati" title="Svati">Svāti</a> (स्वाति)</td> <td>रू Ru</td> <td>रे Re</td> <td>रो Ro</td> <td>ता Ta</td> <td>Rahu</td> <td>Vaayu </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vish%C4%81kh%C4%81" title="Vishākhā">Vishākhā</a> (विशाखा)</td> <td>ती Ti</td> <td>तू Tu</td> <td>ते Te</td> <td>तो To</td> <td>Jupiter</td> <td>Indra Agni </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anuradha_(nakshatra)" title="Anuradha (nakshatra)">Anurādhā</a> (अनुराधा)</td> <td>ना Na</td> <td>नी Ni</td> <td>नू Nu</td> <td>ने Ne</td> <td>Saturn</td> <td>Mitra </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jyeshtha_(nakshatra)" title="Jyeshtha (nakshatra)">Jyeṣṭhā</a> (ज्येष्ठा)</td> <td>नो No</td> <td>या Ya</td> <td>यी Yi</td> <td>यू Yu</td> <td>Mercury</td> <td>Indra </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mula_(nakshatra)" title="Mula (nakshatra)">Mūla</a> (मूल)</td> <td>ये Ye</td> <td>यो Yo</td> <td>भा Bha</td> <td>भी Bhi</td> <td>Ketu</td> <td>Varuna, Nirriti </td></tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Purva_Ashadha" class="mw-redirect" title="Purva Ashadha">Pūrva Aṣāḍhā</a> (पूर्वाषाढ़ा)</td> <td>भू Bhu</td> <td>धा Dha</td> <td>फा Bha/Pha</td> <td>ढा Dha</td> <td>Venus</td> <td>Apah </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttara_Ashadha" title="Uttara Ashadha">Uttara Aṣāḍhā</a> (उत्तराषाढ़ा)</td> <td>भे Bhe</td> <td>भो Bho</td> <td>जा Ja</td> <td>जी Ji</td> <td>Sun</td> <td>Brahma </td></tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shravana" title="Shravana">Śrāvaṇa</a> (श्रवण)</td> <td>खी Ju/Khi</td> <td>खू Je/Khu</td> <td>खे Jo/Khe</td> <td>खो Gha/Kho</td> <td>Moon</td> <td>Vishnu </td></tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Śrāviṣṭhā (श्रविष्ठा) or <a href="/wiki/Dhanishta" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhanishta">Dhaniṣṭhā</a> (धनिष्ठा)</td> <td>गा Ga</td> <td>गी Gi</td> <td>गु Gu</td> <td>गे Ge</td> <td>Mars</td> <td>Vasu </td></tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shatabhisha" class="mw-redirect" title="Shatabhisha">Śatabhiṣā</a> (शतभिषा)</td> <td>गो Go</td> <td>सा Sa</td> <td>सी Si</td> <td>सू Su</td> <td>Rahu</td> <td>Varuna </td></tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/P%C5%ABrva_Bh%C4%81drapad%C4%81" title="Pūrva Bhādrapadā">Pūrva Bhādrapadā</a> (पूर्वभाद्रपदा)</td> <td>से Se</td> <td>सो So</td> <td>दा Da</td> <td>दी Di</td> <td>Jupiter</td> <td>Aja Ek Pada </td></tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttara_Bh%C4%81drapad%C4%81" title="Uttara Bhādrapadā">Uttara Bhādrapadā</a> (उत्तरभाद्रपदा)</td> <td>दू Du</td> <td>थ Tha</td> <td>झ Jha</td> <td>ञ Da/Tra</td> <td>Saturn</td> <td>Ahirbudhnya </td></tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Revati_(nakshatra)" title="Revati (nakshatra)">Revati</a> (रेवती)</td> <td>दे De</td> <td>दो Do</td> <td>च Cha</td> <td>ची Chi</td> <td>Mercury</td> <td>Pooshan </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nakshatra&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astronomical_basis_of_the_Hindu_calendar" title="Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar">Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Natchathara_temples" title="List of Natchathara temples">List of Natchathara temples</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navagraha" title="Navagraha">Navagraha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panchangam" title="Panchangam">Panchangam</a></li></ul> <p><i><b>Nakshatra</b></i> is one of the five elements of a <i>Pañcāṅga</i>. The other four elements: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tithi" title="Tithi">Tithi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nityayoga" title="Nityayoga">Nityayoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karana_(pancanga)" class="mw-redirect" title="Karana (pancanga)">Karana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V%C4%81ra_(astronomy)" title="Vāra (astronomy)">Vāra</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nakshatra&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> Abhijit is the 22nd lunar mansion in the Indian system of 28 nakshatras. According to traditional beliefs, it is not necessarily a separate nakshatra per se, but rather a division within the sidereal Capricorn sign, spanning from the fourth pada of Uttara Ashadha to the first pada of Shravana.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> From <a href="/wiki/Ralph_T._H._Griffith" title="Ralph T. H. Griffith">Griffith</a> (1895) <i>Hymns of the Atharva Veda</i>:<sup id="cite_ref-griffithveda_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-griffithveda-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <div class="poem"> <p>1   citrā́ṇi sākáṃ diví rocanā́ni sarīsr̥pā́ṇi bhúvane javā́ni<br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;"> turmíśaṃ sumatím ichámāno áhāni gīrbhíḥ saparyāmi nā́kam</span><br /> <br /> 2   suhávam agne kŕ̥ttikā róhiṇī cā́stu bhadráṃ mr̥gáśiraḥ śám ārdrā́ <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;"> púnarvasū sūnŕ̥tā cā́ru púṣyo bhānúr āśleṣā́ áyanaṃ maghā́ me</span><br /> <br /> 3   púṇyaṃ pū́rvā phálgunyau cā́tra hástaś citrā́ śivā́ svātí sukhó me astu <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;"> rā́dhe viśā́khe suhávānurādhā́ jyéṣṭhā sunákṣatram áriṣṭa mū́lam</span><br /> <br /> 4   ánnaṃ pū́rvā rāsatāṃ me aṣādhā́ ū́rjaṃ devy úttarā ā́ vahantu <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;"> abhijín me rāsatāṃ púṇyam evá śrávaṇaḥ śráviṣṭhāḥ kurvatāṃ supuṣṭím</span><br /> <br /> 5   ā́ me mahác chatábhiṣag várīya ā́ me dvayā́ próṣṭhapadā suśárma <br /> <span class="mw-poem-indented" style="display: inline-block; margin-inline-start: 2em;"> ā́ revátī cāśvayújau bhágaṃ ma ā́ me rayíṃ bháraṇya ā́ vahantu<sup id="cite_ref-griffithveda_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-griffithveda-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span><br />   </p> </div></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> The exact figure should be nearer 27.692308 days but 27.7 is near enough.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nakshatra&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFVaid2012" class="citation book cs1">Vaid, Vashisht (2012). <i>The Radiant Words of Love & Wisdom</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Radiant+Words+of+Love+%26+Wisdom&rft.date=2012&rft.aulast=Vaid&rft.aufirst=Vashisht&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANakshatra" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150322154946/https://vedanet.com/2012/06/13/nakshatras-and-upanakshatras/">"Nakshatras and Upanakshatras"</a>. <i>vedanet.com</i>. 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href="/wiki/Surya" title="Surya">Surya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandra" title="Chandra">Chandra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangala" title="Mangala">Mangala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Budha" title="Budha">Budha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brihaspati" title="Brihaspati">Brihaspati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shukra" title="Shukra">Shukra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shani" title="Shani">Shani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rahu" title="Rahu">Rahu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ketu_(mythology)" title="Ketu (mythology)">Ketu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Other concepts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astrological_aspect_(Hindu_Astrology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Astrological aspect (Hindu Astrology)">Astrological aspects</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avastha_(Hindu_astrology)" title="Avastha (Hindu astrology)">Avastha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atmakaraka" title="Atmakaraka">Atmakaraka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayanamsa" class="mw-redirect" title="Ayanamsa">Ayanamsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bh%C4%81va" title="Bhāva">Bhāva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choghadiya" title="Choghadiya">Choghadiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dasha_(astrology)" title="Dasha (astrology)">Daśās</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drekkana" title="Drekkana">Drekkana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karmasthana_(astrology)" title="Karmasthana (astrology)">Karmasthana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kundali_(astrology)" title="Kundali (astrology)">Kuṇḍali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lagna" title="Lagna">Lagna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maraka_(Hindu_astrology)" title="Maraka (Hindu astrology)">Maraka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muntha_(astrology)" title="Muntha (astrology)">Muntha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navamsa_(astrology)" title="Navamsa (astrology)">Navamsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadi_astrology" title="Nadi astrology">Nadi astrology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panchangam" title="Panchangam">Panchangam</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Panjika" title="Panjika">Panjika</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Planetary_dispositors_(Hindu_astrology)" title="Planetary dispositors (Hindu astrology)">Planetary dispositors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashmi_(Hindu_astrology)" title="Rashmi (Hindu astrology)">Rashmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Science_and_Astrology" class="mw-redirect" title="Science and Astrology">Science and Astrology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarvatobhadra_Chakra_(Hindu_astrology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarvatobhadra Chakra (Hindu astrology)">Sarvatobhadra Chakra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trikonasthanas" title="Trikonasthanas">Trikonasthanas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upachayasthanas_(Hindu_astrology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Upachayasthanas (Hindu astrology)">Upachayasthanas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyatip%C4%81ta" title="Vyatipāta">Vyatipāta</a></li> <li><a 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class="mw-redirect" title="Daridra yoga (Hindu astrology)">Daridra yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhana_yoga_(Hindu_astrology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhana yoga (Hindu astrology)">Dhana yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kahala_yoga" class="mw-redirect" title="Kahala yoga">Kahala yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nabhasa_yoga" class="mw-redirect" title="Nabhasa yoga">Nabhasa yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neechabhanga_Raja_yoga" class="mw-redirect" title="Neechabhanga Raja yoga">Neechabhanga Raja yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panch_Mahapurusha_yoga" class="mw-redirect" title="Panch Mahapurusha yoga">Panch Mahapurusha yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parajata_yoga" title="Parajata yoga">Parajata yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preshya_yoga" class="mw-redirect" title="Preshya yoga">Preshya yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_yoga_(Hindu_astrology)" title="Raja yoga (Hindu astrology)">Raja yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanyasa_yoga" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanyasa yoga">Sanyasa yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viparita_Raja_yoga" class="mw-redirect" title="Viparita Raja yoga">Viparita Raja yoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga_(Hindu_astrology)" title="Yoga (Hindu astrology)">Yoga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Scriptures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brihat_Jataka" title="Brihat Jataka">Brihat Jataka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhavartha_Ratnakara" title="Bhavartha Ratnakara">Bhavartha Ratnakara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dasadhyayi" class="mw-redirect" title="Dasadhyayi">Dasadhyayi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garga_Hora" title="Garga Hora">Garga Hora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hora_Ratna" title="Hora Ratna">Hora Ratna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hora_Sara" title="Hora Sara">Hora Sara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jataka_Parijata" title="Jataka Parijata">Jataka Parijata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaimini_Sutras_(Hindu_astrology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaimini Sutras (Hindu astrology)">Jaimini Sutras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jatakalankara" title="Jatakalankara">Jatakalankara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jataka_Parijata" title="Jataka Parijata">Jataka Parijata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jataka_Tattva" title="Jataka Tattva">Jataka Tattva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laghu_Parashari" title="Laghu Parashari">Laghu Parashari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mansagari" title="Mansagari">Mansagari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prashna_Tantra" title="Prashna Tantra">Prashna Tantra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prasna_Marga" title="Prasna Marga">Prasna Marga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phaladeepika" title="Phaladeepika">Phaladeepika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanketa_Nidhi" title="Sanketa Nidhi">Sanketa Nidhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarvartha_Chintamani" title="Sarvartha Chintamani">Sarvartha Chintamani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tajika_Neelakanthi" title="Tajika Neelakanthi">Tajika Neelakanthi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Ancient Rishis/Astrologers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bhrigu" title="Bhrigu">Bhrigu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaimini" title="Jaimini">Jaimini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mantreswara" class="mw-redirect" title="Mantreswara">Mantreswara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilakantha_Daivajna" title="Nilakantha Daivajna">Nilakantha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parasara" class="mw-redirect" title="Parasara">Parasara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaidyanatha_Dikshita" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaidyanatha Dikshita">Vaidyanatha Dikshita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varahamihira" class="mw-redirect" title="Varahamihira">Varahamihira</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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title="Bhāskara II">Bhāskara II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baudhayana" class="mw-redirect" title="Baudhayana">Baudhayana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmagupta" title="Brahmagupta">Brahmagupta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandip_Chakrabarti" title="Sandip Chakrabarti">Sandip Chakrabarti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radhagobinda_Chandra" class="mw-redirect" title="Radhagobinda Chandra">Radhagobinda Chandra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar" title="Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar">Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amil_Kumar_Das" class="mw-redirect" title="Amil Kumar Das">Amil Kumar Das</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P_Devadas" class="mw-redirect" title="P Devadas">P. Devadas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautama_Siddha" title="Gautama Siddha">Gautama Siddha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M_K_Das_Gupta" class="mw-redirect" title="M K Das Gupta">M. K. Das Gupta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jyesthadeva" class="mw-redirect" title="Jyesthadeva">Jyesthadeva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamalakara" title="Kamalakara">Kamalakara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katyayana" class="mw-redirect" title="Katyayana">Katyayana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lagadha" class="mw-redirect" title="Lagadha">Lagadha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalla" title="Lalla">Lalla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhava_of_Sangamagrama" title="Madhava of Sangamagrama">Madhava of Sangamagrama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prasanta_Chandra_Mahalanobis" title="Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis">Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahavira_(mathematician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahavira (mathematician)">Mahavira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manava" title="Manava">Manava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayant_Narlikar" title="Jayant Narlikar">Jayant Narlikar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parameshvara" class="mw-redirect" title="Parameshvara">Parameshvara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Achyuta_Pisharati" class="mw-redirect" title="Achyuta Pisharati">Achyuta Pisharati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkatraman_Radhakrishnan" title="Venkatraman Radhakrishnan">Venkatraman Radhakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._J._Rawal" class="mw-redirect" title="J. J. Rawal">J. J. Rawal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Megh_Nad_Saha" class="mw-redirect" title="Megh Nad Saha">Megh Nad Saha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagannatha_Samrat" title="Jagannatha Samrat">Jagannatha Samrat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bapudeva_Sastri" title="Bapudeva Sastri">Bapudeva Sastri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jai_Singh_II_of_Amber" class="mw-redirect" title="Jai Singh II of Amber">Jai Singh II of Amber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilakantha_Somayaji" title="Nilakantha Somayaji">Nilakantha Somayaji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sripati" class="mw-redirect" title="Sripati">Sripati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahendra_Suri" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahendra Suri">Mahendra Suri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govind_Swarup" title="Govind Swarup">Govind Swarup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utpala_(astronomer)" title="Utpala (astronomer)">Utpala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varahamihira" class="mw-redirect" title="Varahamihira">Varahamihira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankara_Variyar" class="mw-redirect" title="Shankara Variyar">Shankara Variyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasistha" class="mw-redirect" title="Vasistha">Vasistha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yajnavalkya" title="Yajnavalkya">Yajnavalkya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pathani_Samanta" title="Pathani Samanta">Pathani Samanta</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Works</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aryabhatiya" title="Aryabhatiya">Aryabhatiya</a></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Brahmana" title="Brahmana">Brahmanas</a></b></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aitareya_Brahmana" title="Aitareya Brahmana">Aitareya Brahmana</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shatapatha_Brahmana" title="Shatapatha Brahmana">Shatapatha Brahmana</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><span title="International Alphabet of Sanskrit transliteration"><i lang="sa-Latn"><a href="/wiki/B%E1%B9%9Bhat_Sa%E1%B9%83hit%C4%81" title="Bṛhat Saṃhitā">Bṛhat Saṃhitā</a></i></span></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ganitagannadi" title="Ganitagannadi">Ganitagannadi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jyotirmimamsa" title="Jyotirmimamsa">Jyotirmimamsa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shulba_Sutras" title="Shulba Sutras">Shulba Sutras</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Panchangam" title="Panchangam">Panchangam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Khandakhadyaka" title="Khandakhadyaka">Khandakhadyaka</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mahadevi_(astronomy_book)" title="Mahadevi (astronomy book)">Mahādevī</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Makarandasarini" title="Makarandasarini">Makarandasarini</a></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Siddhanta_(astronomy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Siddhanta (astronomy)">Siddhantas</a></b></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Br%C4%81hmasphu%E1%B9%ADasiddh%C4%81nta" title="Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta">Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maha-Siddhanta" class="mw-redirect" title="Maha-Siddhanta">Maha-Siddhanta</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pancha-siddhantika" title="Pancha-siddhantika">Pancha-Siddhantika</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paulisa_Siddhanta" title="Paulisa Siddhanta">Paulisa Siddhanta</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paitamaha_Siddhanta" class="mw-redirect" title="Paitamaha Siddhanta">Paitamaha Siddhanta</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C4%81jam%E1%B9%9Bg%C4%81%E1%B9%85ka_(astronomy_book)" title="Rājamṛgāṅka (astronomy book)">Rājamṛgāṅka (astronomy book)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Romaka_Siddhanta" title="Romaka Siddhanta">Romaka Siddhanta</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Surya_Siddhanta" title="Surya Siddhanta">Surya Siddhanta</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vasishtha_Siddhanta" title="Vasishtha Siddhanta">Vasishtha Siddhanta</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tantrasangraha" class="mw-redirect" title="Tantrasangraha">Tantrasangraha</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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