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The 27 Nakshatras

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The 27 lunar mansions the Moon passes through each month. Your birth nakshatra gives your name letters, your first dasha and your guna in kundli milan. Find your birth nakshatra, or open any nakshatra below.

#Nakshatraनक्षत्रLordDeityGanaName lettersRashi
1Ashwiniअश्विनीKetuAshvini KumarasDevaChu, Che, Cho, LaMesha
2BharaniभरणीVenusYamaManushyaLi, Lu, Le, LoMesha
3Krittikaकृत्तिकाSunAgniRakshasaA, I, U, EMesha / Vrishabha
4RohiniरोहिणीMoonBrahma (Prajapati)ManushyaO, Va, Vi, VuVrishabha
5MrigashiraमृगशिराMarsSomaDevaVe, Vo, Ka, KiVrishabha / Mithuna
6Ardraआर्द्राRahuRudraManushyaKu, Gha, Nga, ChhaMithuna
7Punarvasuपुनर्वसुJupiterAditiDevaKe, Ko, Ha, HiMithuna / Karka
8Pushyaपुष्यSaturnBrihaspatiDevaHu, He, Ho, DaKarka
9Ashleshaआश्लेषाMercuryThe NagasRakshasaDi, Du, De, DoKarka
10MaghaमघाKetuThe PitrsRakshasaMa, Mi, Mu, MeSimha
11Purva Phalguniपूर्वा फाल्गुनीVenusBhagaManushyaMo, Ta, Ti, TuSimha
12Uttara Phalguniउत्तरा फाल्गुनीSunAryamanManushyaTe, To, Pa, PiSimha / Kanya
13Hastaहस्तMoonSavitrDevaPu, Sha, Na, ThaKanya
14Chitraचित्राMarsVishvakarmaRakshasaPe, Po, Ra, RiKanya / Tula
15Swatiस्वातिRahuVayuDevaRu, Re, Ro, TaTula
16VishakhaविशाखाJupiterIndra and AgniRakshasaTi, Tu, Te, ToTula / Vrishchika
17AnuradhaअनुराधाSaturnMitraDevaNa, Ni, Nu, NeVrishchika
18Jyeshthaज्येष्ठाMercuryIndraRakshasaNo, Ya, Yi, YuVrishchika
19MulaमूलKetuNirritiRakshasaYe, Yo, Bha, BhiDhanu
20Purva Ashadhaपूर्वाषाढ़ाVenusApasManushyaBhu, Dha, Pha, DhaDhanu
21Uttara Ashadhaउत्तराषाढ़ाSunThe VishvadevasManushyaBhe, Bho, Ja, JiDhanu / Makara
22Shravanaश्रवणMoonVishnuDevaKhi, Khu, Khe, KhoMakara
23Dhanishtaधनिष्ठाMarsThe eight VasusRakshasaGa, Gi, Gu, GeMakara / Kumbha
24ShatabhishaशतभिषाRahuVarunaRakshasaGo, Sa, Si, SuKumbha
25Purva Bhadrapadaपूर्वा भाद्रपदJupiterAja EkapadaManushyaSe, So, Da, DiKumbha / Meena
26Uttara Bhadrapadaउत्तरा भाद्रपदSaturnAhirbudhnyaManushyaDu, Tha, Jha, NaMeena
27RevatiरेवतीMercuryPushanDevaDe, Do, Cha, ChiMeena

See also the 12 rashis.