Vedic Encyclopedia

The 27 Nakshatras

The lunar mansions of Vedic astrology — twenty-seven thirteen-degree segments that the Moon traverses through each sidereal month. Each carries a deity, a symbol, a temperament, and a body of classical reading. Indexed in zodiac order starting from Ashwini at 0° sidereal Aries.

A note on scope

Each nakshatra article reads one slice of one chart. A nakshatra placement is one signature among many — the moon's sign, the ascendant, the planetary period, and the larger transits all shape the actual life. No single mansion writes a fate.