Vedic Astrology
Enter your date of birth to find your Janma Nakshatra — the lunar mansion the Moon occupied at the moment you were born. Adding your birth time and place gives the exact Moon degree, pada, and dasha period. Date only gives the probable range.
Add birth time and place for an exact result — date only gives a range
A nakshatra is one of 27 lunar mansions used in Vedic astrology. The Moon travels through all 27 nakshatras in approximately 27.3 days — the same period as the sidereal month. Each nakshatra spans exactly 13°20' of the sidereal zodiac and is further divided into 4 padas (quarters) of 3°20' each.
Your Janma Nakshatra — the nakshatra the Moon occupied at birth — is one of the most important factors in a Vedic chart. It determines your Vimshottari dasha sequence (the main planetary period system in Jyotish), your first syllable for naming in Vedic tradition, and a distinct set of personality characteristics that differ even between people born under the same Sun sign or rising sign.
The Moon moves roughly 13° per day, which means it can cross from one nakshatra into the next at any point during your birth date. Without knowing the time and place, we can only tell you which nakshatra or pair of nakshatras the Moon was passing through on that day. If you add your birth time and city, we compute the Moon's exact sidereal longitude to the arc-minute and tell you the precise nakshatra, pada, and elapsed percentage.
In Vedic tradition, a child's first name starts with a specific syllable derived from the nakshatra and pada of the Moon at birth. This ensures the name's sound vibration is aligned with the child's lunar placement. Each of the 27 nakshatras has 4 padas, each with its own set of starting syllables.
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