Atlas · Nakshatras
The 27 nakshatras.
The Moon takes about 27 days to circle the zodiac, and each day it lodges in one of 27 lunar mansions of 13°20′. Each nakshatra has a ruling graha, a deity, a symbol and four padas of 3°20′.
The belt
Where each one sits.
Twelve signs on the outer ring, twenty-seven nakshatras within, beginning at 0° Aries. Three nakshatras span every 40°, and their rulers repeat in the Vimshottari order: Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury.
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Swipe along the belt. The Moon’s star today is marked.
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AshwiniAries 0°00′–13°20′ - 02
BharaniAries 13°20′–26°40′ - 03
KrittikaAries 26°40′–Taurus 10°00′ - 04
RohiniTaurus 10°00′–23°20′ - 05
MrigashiraTaurus 23°20′–Gemini 6°40′ - 06
ArdraGemini 6°40′–20°00′ - 07
PunarvasuGemini 20°00′–Cancer 3°20′ - 08
PushyaCancer 3°20′–16°40′ - 09
AshleshaCancer 16°40′–30°00′ - 10
MaghaLeo 0°00′–13°20′ - 11
Purva PhalguniLeo 13°20′–26°40′ - 12
Uttara PhalguniLeo 26°40′–Virgo 10°00′ - 13
HastaVirgo 10°00′–23°20′ - 14
ChitraVirgo 23°20′–Libra 6°40′ - 15
SwatiLibra 6°40′–20°00′ - 16
VishakhaLibra 20°00′–Scorpio 3°20′ - 17
AnuradhaScorpio 3°20′–16°40′ - 18
JyeshthaScorpio 16°40′–30°00′ - 19
MulaSagittarius 0°00′–13°20′ - 20
Purva AshadhaSagittarius 13°20′–26°40′ - 21
Uttara AshadhaSagittarius 26°40′–Capricorn 10°00′ - 22
ShravanaCapricorn 10°00′–23°20′ - 23
DhanishtaCapricorn 23°20′–Aquarius 6°40′ - 24
ShatabhishaAquarius 6°40′–20°00′ - 25
Purva BhadrapadaAquarius 20°00′–Pisces 3°20′ - 26
Uttara BhadrapadaPisces 3°20′–16°40′ - 27
RevatiPisces 16°40′–30°00′
Deva ganaManushya ganaRakshasa gana
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Ashwini
अश्विनी
Bharani
भरणी
Krittika
कृत्तिका
Rohini
रोहिणी
Mrigashira
मृगशिरा
Ardra
आर्द्रा
Punarvasu
पुनर्वसु
Pushya
पुष्य
Ashlesha
आश्लेषा
Magha
मघा
Purva Phalguni
पूर्व फाल्गुनी
Uttara Phalguni
उत्तर फाल्गुनी
Hasta
हस्त
Chitra
चित्रा
Swati
स्वाति
Vishakha
विशाखा
Anuradha
अनुराधा
Jyeshtha
ज्येष्ठा
Mula
मूल
Purva Ashadha
पूर्वाषाढा
Uttara Ashadha
उत्तराषाढा
Shravana
श्रवण
Dhanishta
धनिष्ठा
Shatabhisha
शतभिषा
Purva Bhadrapada
पूर्व भाद्रपदा
Uttara Bhadrapada
उत्तर भाद्रपदा
Revati
रेवतीGana
Three temperaments
Each nakshatra belongs to one of three ganas: Deva, Manushya or Rakshasa, the divine, the human and the fierce. The tile colours follow them.