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Ashwini
- Ashwini Kumaras (Divine Healers)
- Ketu (South Node)
- Kshipra / Laghu
Nakshatra
The 27 nakshatras
The nakshatras are the 27 parts of the sky the Moon passes through, a little over a day in each. Open one to see every time the Moon is in it this year, or when its star is lost in the Sun's glare.
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Bharani
- Lord Yama (Lord of Dharma & Justice)
- Venus (Shukra)
- Ugra / Krura
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Krittika
- Agni Deva (Fire God)
- Sun (Surya)
- Mishra / Sadharana
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Rohini
- Lord Brahma (Prajapati)
- Moon (Chandra)
- Dhruva / Sthira
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Mrigashira
- Soma (Moon God / Divine Nectar)
- Mars (Mangala)
- Mridu / Maitra
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Ardra
- Lord Rudra (Fierce Form of Shiva)
- Rahu (North Node)
- Teekshna / Daruna
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Punarvasu
- Aditi (Cosmic Mother of Gods)
- Jupiter (Brihaspati)
- Chara / Chala
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Pushya
- Brihaspati (Guru of the Devas)
- Saturn (Shani)
- Kshipra / Laghu
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Ashlesha
- Nagas (Serpent Deities of Wisdom)
- Mercury (Budha)
- Teekshna / Daruna
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Magha
- Pitrus (Ancestors / Forefathers)
- Ketu (South Node)
- Ugra / Krura
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Purva Phalguni
- Bhaga (God of Fortune & Prosperity)
- Venus (Shukra)
- Ugra
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Uttara Phalguni
- Aryaman (God of Friendship & Nobility)
- Sun (Surya)
- Dhruva / Sthira
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Hasta
- Savitr (The Golden Solar Creator)
- Moon (Chandra)
- Kshipra / Laghu
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Chitra
- Tvashtar / Vishwakarma (Divine Architect)
- Mars (Mangala)
- Mridu / Maitra
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Swati
- Vayu (Wind God)
- Rahu (North Node)
- Chara / Chala
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Vishakha
- Indra & Agni (Power & Transformation)
- Jupiter (Brihaspati)
- Mishra / Sadharana
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Anuradha
- Mitra (God of Divine Friendship & Light)
- Saturn (Shani)
- Mridu / Maitra
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Jyeshtha
- Indra (King of the Gods)
- Mercury (Budha)
- Teekshna / Daruna
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Moola
- Nirriti (Goddess of Dissolution & Roots)
- Ketu (South Node)
- Teekshna / Daruna
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Purva Ashadha
- Apas (Cosmic Waters)
- Venus (Shukra)
- Ugra
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Uttara Ashadha
- Vishwadevas (Universal Cosmic Virtues)
- Sun (Surya)
- Dhruva / Sthira
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Shravana
- Lord Vishnu (The Cosmic Preserver)
- Moon (Chandra)
- Chara / Chala
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Dhanishtha
- Ashta Vasus (Eight Gods of Abundance)
- Mars (Mangala)
- Chara / Chala
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Shatabhisha
- Lord Varuna (Cosmic Ocean and Natural Law)
- Rahu (North Node)
- Chara / Chala
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Purva Bhadrapada
- Aja Ekapada (Cosmic Fire Form)
- Jupiter (Brihaspati)
- Ugra / Krura
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Uttara Bhadrapada
- Ahirbudhnya (Cosmic Deep)
- Saturn (Shani)
- Dhruva / Sthira
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Revati
- Pushan (Divine Nourisher & Guide)
- Mercury (Budha)
- Mridu / Maitra
More about the nakshatras
Abhijit
The extra, 28th nakshatra of the older lists: when the Moon is in it each month, for about 8 hours.
The seven kinds of nakshatra
Fixed, movable, fierce, mixed, swift, soft and sharp: the nakshatras in each kind, and what each kind suits.
Auspicious nakshatras for marriage
The 11 nakshatras the traditional texts count as auspicious for a wedding, and when the Moon is in each.
Auspicious nakshatras for Griha Pravesh
The 8 nakshatras the traditional texts count as auspicious for entering a new home, and when the Moon is in each.