Nakshatra

The Nakshatra ( Devanagari : नक्षत्र) are a division of the ecliptic into 27 lunar groups of stars in traditional Indian astronomy and astrology . The simple translation is: star, moon house, planetary constellation that is assigned to one of the moon houses. They roughly correspond to the days of the sidereal month , ie the moon rises in a different nakshatra every day. The twelve of the months of the Hindu lunisolar calendar are named after twelve of the lunar stations.

In Hindu mythology, the 27 Nakshatras are the daughters of Daksha and all were given for marriage to the moon god Chandra (Soma). This one preferred Rohini over everyone else that the others would get jealous and complain to Daksha. When Soma's objection was unsuccessful, he cursed the moon and asked him to march. But then the daughters felt pity and asked for mercy. Daksha could not undo the curse but weaken it so that the moon only wanes for 14 days and then increases again for 14 days.

The system of Nakshatra has already been handed down in full in Yajurveda (approx. 1000 BC) and was widely used in Asia , although it is disputed whether the system was created by the Indians or the Chinese. In contrast, it is clear that the Arabs , even in pre-Islamic times, took over and reorganized the system of lunar houses ( Manazil al-Qamar ).

The position of the moon in the Nakshatra plays an important role in the Indian astrology Jyotish . The sun is not to be regarded as the preferred planet as in western astrology, but the moon ( Chandra ). Its position in the horoscope , which is called Janma Kundali, shows the actual birth star and its associated meanings in this Vedic science.

The 27 Nakshatras

	Surname	Ruler	identification	map	Localization
1	Ashvini (अश्विनि) The two horse harness makers	Ashvinau	β γ arietis		00AR00-13AR20
2	Bharani (भरणी) carrying away	Yama	35, 39, 41 Arietis		13AR20-26AR40
3	Krittika (क्रृत्तिका) Pleiades	Agni	Pleiades		26AR40-10TA00
4th	Rohini (रोहिणी) reddish	Prajapati	Aldebaran		10TA00-23TA20
5	Mrigashirsha (म्रृगशीर्षा) deer head	Soma	λ φ Orionis		23TA40-06GE40
6th	Ardra (आर्द्रा) humidity	Rudra	Betelgeuse		06GE40-20GE00
7th	Punarvasu (पुनर्वसु) guessing people	Aditi	Castor & Pollux		20GE00-03CA20
8th	Pushya (पुष्य) flower	Brihaspati	γ δ θ Cancri		03CA20-16CA40
9	Ashlesha (आश्लेषा) hugging women	Sarpa	δ ε η ρ σ Hydrae		16CA40-30CA500
10	Magha (मघा) gifts	Pitara	Regulus		00LE00-13LE20
11	Purva Phalguni (पूर्व फाल्गुनी) Front light reddish	Bhaga	δ θ Leonis		13LE20-26LE40
12	Uttar Phalguni (उत्तर फाल्गुनी) Rear light reddish	Aryaman	Denebola		26LE40-10VI00
13	Hasta (हस्त) hand	Savitri	α to ε Corvi		10VI00-23VI20
14th	Chitra (चित्रा) shiny	Tvashtri	Spica		23VI20-06LI40
15th	Svati (स्वाति)	Vayu	Arcture		06LI40-20LI00
16	Vishakha (विशाखा) forked	Indragni	α β γ ι Librae		20LI00-03SC20
17th	Anuradha (अनुराधा) salutary	Miter	β δ π Scorpionis		03SC20-16SC40
18th	Jyeshtha (ज्येष्ठा) main wife	Indra	α σ τ Scorpionis		16SC40-30SC00
19th	Mul (मूल) root	Nirriti	ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν Scorpionis		00SG00-13SG20
20th	Purvashadha (पूर्वाषाढ़ा) Front Invincible	Apas	δ ε Sagittarii		13SG20-26SG40
21st	Uttarashadha (उत्तराषाढ़ा) rear invincible	Vishve Devas	ζ σ Sagittarii		26SG40-10CP00
22nd	Shravan (श्रावण) lame	Brahma	α β γ Aquilae		10CP00-23CP20
23	Shravishtha (श्रविष्ठा) most famous	Vasava	α to δ Delphinis		23CP20-06AQ40
24	Shatabhisha (शतभिषा) a hundred healers	Varuna	γ Aquarii		06AQ40-20AQ00
25th	Purva Bhadrapada (पूर्व भाद्रपदा) Front chair feet	Aja Ekapad	α β pegasi		20AQ00-03PI20
26th	Uttar Bhadrapada (उत्तर भाद्रपदा) Rear chair feet	Ahir Budhnya	γ Pegasi & α Andromedae		03PI20-16PI40
27	Revati (रेवती) wealth	Pushan	ζ Piscium		16PI40-30PI00

• The 27 nakshatras or lunar stations and their meanings