Nakshatra Guide

Nakshatras in Jyotish

The 27 nakshatras can be used as a subtle symbolic map for attention, temperament, shadow patterns, and practice emphasis.

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Sadhaka presents Jyotish as a contemplative, symbolic, and practice-oriented tradition. These pages are not medical, legal, financial, or deterministic predictive advice. Use them to deepen reflection, rhythm, and sadhana.

Ashvini

ketu • 0°00'–13°20' Mesha

Ashvini

Ashvini is the quick, initiating nakshatra of healing, movement, freshness, and swift response.

Bharani

shukra • 13°20'–26°40' Mesha

Bharani

Bharani is the nakshatra of containment, moral intensity, gestation, and carrying difficult processes to term.

Krittika

surya • 26°40' Mesha–10°00' Vrishabha

Krittika

Krittika is the cutting, refining nakshatra of purification, precision, and fiery discernment.

Rohini

chandra • 10°00'–23°20' Vrishabha

Rohini

Rohini is the fertile nakshatra of beauty, growth, sensual nourishment, and creative flourishing.

Mrigashira

mangala • 23°20' Vrishabha–6°40' Mithuna

Mrigashira

Mrigashira is the searching nakshatra of curiosity, roaming attention, and gentle exploration.

Ardra

rahu • 6°40'–20°00' Mithuna

Ardra

Ardra is the storm nakshatra of intensity, grief, insight through disruption, and cathartic change.

Punarvasu

brihaspati • 20°00' Mithuna–3°20' Karka

Punarvasu

Punarvasu is the renewing nakshatra of restoration, return, optimism, and replenishment.

Pushya

shani • 3°20'–16°40' Karka

Pushya

Pushya is the nourishing nakshatra of support, teaching, devotion, and protective care.

Ashlesha

budha • 16°40'–30°00' Karka

Ashlesha

Ashlesha is the penetrating nakshatra of entwining intelligence, subtlety, and hidden psychological depth.

Magha

ketu • 0°00'–13°20' Simha

Magha

Magha is the ancestral nakshatra of dignity, lineage, authority, and inherited seat.

Purva Phalguni

shukra • 13°20'–26°40' Simha

Purva Phalguni

Purva Phalguni is the nakshatra of pleasure, creativity, leisure, and affectionate radiance.

Uttara Phalguni

surya • 26°40' Simha–10°00' Kanya

Uttara Phalguni

Uttara Phalguni is the nakshatra of agreements, support, honorable bonds, and sustainable generosity.

Hasta

chandra • 10°00'–23°20' Kanya

Hasta

Hasta is the skillful nakshatra of hands-on intelligence, craft, dexterity, and practical manifestation.

Chitra

mangala • 23°20' Kanya–6°40' Tula

Chitra

Chitra is the aesthetic nakshatra of design, brilliance, visible form, and crafted beauty.

Swati

rahu • 6°40'–20°00' Tula

Swati

Swati is the independent nakshatra of wind-like movement, self-direction, and airy flexibility.

Vishakha

brihaspati • 20°00' Tula–3°20' Vrischika

Vishakha

Vishakha is the goal-oriented nakshatra of focused ambition, attainment, and branching pathways.

Anuradha

shani • 3°20'–16°40' Vrischika

Anuradha

Anuradha is the devotional nakshatra of friendship, loyalty, disciplined love, and cooperative growth.

Jyeshtha

budha • 16°40'–30°00' Vrischika

Jyeshtha

Jyeshtha is the seniority nakshatra of responsibility, complexity, protection, and earned precedence.

Mula

ketu • 0°00'–13°20' Dhanu

Mula

Mula is the root-level nakshatra of excavation, truth-stripping, unraveling, and foundational inquiry.

Purva Ashadha

shukra • 13°20'–26°40' Dhanu

Purva Ashadha

Purva Ashadha is the victory-oriented nakshatra of aspiration, persuasion, idealism, and flowing conviction.

Uttara Ashadha

surya • 26°40' Dhanu–10°00' Makara

Uttara Ashadha

Uttara Ashadha is the enduring victory nakshatra of integrity, lasting effort, and established principles.

Shravana

chandra • 10°00'–23°20' Makara

Shravana

Shravana is the listening nakshatra of study, transmission, pilgrimage, and attentive learning.

Dhanishtha

mangala • 23°20' Makara–6°40' Kumbha

Dhanishtha

Dhanishtha is the rhythmic nakshatra of timing, prosperity, coordination, and collective movement.

Shatabhisha

rahu • 6°40'–20°00' Kumbha

Shatabhisha

Shatabhisha is the veiled nakshatra of healing, solitude, containment, and atmospheric depth.

Purva Bhadrapada

brihaspati • 20°00' Kumbha–3°20' Meena

Purva Bhadrapada

Purva Bhadrapada is the fierce contemplative nakshatra of austerity, intensity, and radical seriousness.

Uttara Bhadrapada

shani • 3°20'–16°40' Meena

Uttara Bhadrapada

Uttara Bhadrapada is the deep resting nakshatra of stillness, depth, endurance, and inner composure.

Revati

budha • 16°40'–30°00' Meena

Revati

Revati is the gentle concluding nakshatra of safe passage, compassion, completion, and guidance.