Nakshatras in Vedic Astrology
Nakshatra is a combination of two words – Naks meaning sky and Shetra meaning region or an area. A Nakshatra is a region or area of the sky. They are divisions of 13 degrees 20 minutes each starting from zero Aries and ending at 30 degree Pisces.
| Devanagari Name | English Name | |
| 1 | अश्विनी | Ashvini/Aswini |
| 2 | भरणी | Bharani |
| 3 | कृत्तिका | Krittika/Krithika |
| 4 | रोहिणी | Rohini |
| 5 | मृगशीर्ष | Mrigashirsha |
| 6 | आर्द्रा | Ardra |
| 7 | पुनर्वसु | Punarvasu |
| 8 | पुष्य | Pushya |
| 9 | आश्ळेषा/आश्लेषा | Ashlesha |
| 10 | मघा | Magha |
| 11 | पूर्व फाल्गुनी | Purva Phalguni |
| 12 | उत्तर फाल्गुनी | Uttara Phalguni |
| 13 | हस्त | Hasta |
| 14 | चित्रा | Chitra |
| 15 | स्वाति | Swati |
| 16 | विशाखा | Vishakha |
| 17 | अनुराधा | Anuradha |
| 18 | ज्येष्ठा | Jyeshtha |
| 19 | मूल | Mula |
| 20 | पूर्वाषाढा | Purva Ashadha |
| 21 | उत्तराषाढा | Uttara Ashadha |
| 22 | श्रवण | Shravana |
| 23 | श्रविष्ठा/धनिष्ठा | Dhanishtha |
| 24 | शतभिषक्/शततारका | Shatabhisha |
| 25 | पूर्वभाद्रपदा/पूर्वप्रोष्ठपदा | Purva Bhadrapada |
| 26 | उत्तरभाद्रपदा/उत्तरप्रोष्ठपदा | Uttara Bhadrapada |
| 27 | रेवती | Revati |
