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The twenty-seven nakshatras

The Moon crosses one lunar mansion roughly each day; the one it occupied at your birth is your janma nakshatra. Each entry here keeps to the classical facts — deity, symbol, dasha lord, gana, and span.

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1 / 27Mesha

Ashwini

A horse's head · lord Ketu

2 / 27Mesha

Bharani

The yoni, the womb of creation · lord Venus

3 / 27Mesha · Vrishabha

Krittika

A blade or razor · lord Sun

4 / 27Vrishabha

Rohini

A cart or chariot · lord Moon

5 / 27Vrishabha · Mithuna

Mrigashira

A deer's head · lord Mars

6 / 27Mithuna

Ardra

A teardrop · lord Rahu

7 / 27Mithuna · Karka

Punarvasu

A bow and quiver · lord Jupiter

8 / 27Karka

Pushya

A cow's udder · lord Saturn

9 / 27Karka

Ashlesha

A coiled serpent · lord Mercury

10 / 27Simha

Magha

A royal throne · lord Ketu

11 / 27Simha

Purva Phalguni

The front legs of a swinging cot · lord Venus

12 / 27Simha · Kanya

Uttara Phalguni

The back legs of a swinging cot · lord Sun

13 / 27Kanya

Hasta

An open hand · lord Moon

14 / 27Kanya · Tula

Chitra

A shining gem · lord Mars

15 / 27Tula

Swati

A young shoot swaying in the wind · lord Rahu

16 / 27Tula · Vrischika

Vishakha

A triumphal archway · lord Jupiter

17 / 27Vrischika

Anuradha

A lotus · lord Saturn

18 / 27Vrischika

Jyeshtha

An earring or talisman · lord Mercury

19 / 27Dhanu

Mula

A bunch of roots tied together · lord Ketu

20 / 27Dhanu

Purva Ashadha

A winnowing fan · lord Venus

21 / 27Dhanu · Makara

Uttara Ashadha

An elephant's tusk · lord Sun

22 / 27Makara

Shravana

An ear; three footprints · lord Moon

23 / 27Makara · Kumbha

Dhanishta

A drum · lord Mars

24 / 27Kumbha

Shatabhisha

An empty circle; a hundred healers · lord Rahu

25 / 27Kumbha · Meena

Purva Bhadrapada

The front legs of a funeral cot · lord Jupiter

26 / 27Meena

Uttara Bhadrapada

The back legs of a funeral cot · lord Saturn

27 / 27Meena

Revati

A fish swimming in the sea · lord Mercury