What is a Nakshatra (birth star)?

A Nakshatra is one of 27 lunar mansions — equal segments along the Moon’s path in Vedic astrology (Jyotish). Your Janma Nakshatra is set by the Moon’s position at birth. It shapes temperament, naming sounds, compatibility (koota), muhurat, and the Vimshottari Dasha sequence.

How do I find my Nakshatra by date of birth?

Enter your date of birth in the calculator on this page for a quick estimate of your likely birth star. For exact Nakshatra and pada, you need birth time and place so the Moon’s sidereal longitude can be computed precisely — save full birth details in your Daanyam profile.

What are the 27 Nakshatras?

The 27 Nakshatras run from Ashwini through Revati. Each has a ruling planet, deity, symbol, and qualities used in chart interpretation and remedial guidance. Use the grid below to open a free guide for any nakshatra.

Is a date-only Nakshatra result accurate?

A date-only check uses the Moon’s average motion and can be within roughly one nakshatra for discovery. Birth time and location are required for precise Nakshatra, pada, and Dasha calculations.

Your nakshatra is the lunar mansion the Moon occupied at your birth — one of 27 segments of the sky, each 13°20' wide. It reveals personality, life patterns, and is the foundation of Vedic matchmaking. Daanyam shows your nakshatra, its ruling deity, planet, and pada (quarter).

Find your nakshatra below — birth time and place required.

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नक्षत्र — The 27 Lunar Mansions

Your birth star is one of 27 Nakshatras. Explore each mansion below, or use the calculator to estimate yours from date of birth.

What is a Nakshatra?

Nakshatrameans "that which never decays" — in Jyotish it is the Moon's mansion among 27 divisions of the ecliptic. Your Janma Nakshatra (birth star) is a stable anchor for personality, compatibility, naming, and timing. Each of the 27 has a ruling graha, deity, and symbol; the full birth chart refines how that star expresses in your life.

Use the crawlable grid to read any nakshatra, or the calculator to link to the guide that matches your estimated birth star.

Nakshatra calculator (date of birth)

The tool below uses the Moon's average motion for a quick likely nakshatra. For exact pada and Dasha, add birth time and place in your profile after you sign in.

For a swisseph-grade computation including pada and ruling planet, use the Moon Nakshatra Calculator — it accepts your full birth date, time, and place.

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Moon Nakshatra Calculator (from birth time)

Find your exact moon nakshatra and pada from birth date, time, and city — backed by Swiss Ephemeris.

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Find your Nakshatra

Enter your date of birth. We map the Moon's approximate position to one of 27 nakshatras — for exact pada and Dasha, add birth time in your profile later.

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Ashwini

अश्विनी

Ketu

The Star of Transport

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Bharani

भरणी

Venus

The Star of Restraint

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Krittika