Nakshatra Calculator
Your birth star and pada, with its ruling planet and deity.
Your Nakshatra, or birth star, is one of 27 lunar mansions the Moon passes through, based on your exact birth date, time and place. Each Nakshatra is further split into 4 padas (quarters), and each has its own ruling planet and presiding deity — the finest-grained placement most kundlis report.
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What the 27 Nakshatras represent
The Nakshatras predate the 12-sign zodiac in Vedic tradition and are tied to specific stars and star clusters. Each one carries its own symbolism, ruling planet (used to compute your Vimshottari Dasha timeline), and a classical presiding deity, giving a more textured personality and life-theme read than the 12-sign Rashi alone.
Why the pada (quarter) matters
Each Nakshatra spans 13°20′ of the zodiac and is divided into 4 equal padas of 3°20′ each, with every pada linked to one of the 9 planets that also govern Vedic numerology's name syllables — this is the classical basis many families use to choose the first syllable of a baby's name.
Frequently asked questions
How many Nakshatras are there?
27, each spanning 13°20′ of the 360° zodiac, further divided into 4 padas of 3°20′ each.
What is the ruling planet of a Nakshatra used for?
It's the starting planet for your Vimshottari Dasha sequence — the timeline of planetary periods used for timing events in a Vedic chart.
Can two people share a Rashi but have different Nakshatras?
Yes — each Rashi (30°) contains roughly 2.25 Nakshatras (13°20′ each), so people with the same Moon sign often land in different birth stars or different padas of the same star.