The 27 nakshatras
The zodiac divides into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′ each. Every one has a ruling planet, a span of dasha years, and the attributes the porondam check reads.
- 1AshwiniAries · 00°00′ – 13°20′ · Ketu
- 2BharaniAries · 13°20′ – 26°40′ · Venus
- 3KrittikaAries · Taurus · 26°40′ – 10°00′ · Sun
- 4RohiniTaurus · 10°00′ – 23°20′ · Moon
- 5MrigashiraTaurus · Gemini · 23°20′ – 06°40′ · Mars
- 6ArdraGemini · 06°40′ – 20°00′ · Rahu
- 7PunarvasuGemini · Cancer · 20°00′ – 03°20′ · Jupiter
- 8PushyaCancer · 03°20′ – 16°40′ · Saturn
- 9AshleshaCancer · 16°40′ – 00°00′ · Mercury
- 10MaghaLeo · 00°00′ – 13°20′ · Ketu
- 11Purva PhalguniLeo · 13°20′ – 26°40′ · Venus
- 12Uttara PhalguniLeo · Virgo · 26°40′ – 10°00′ · Sun
- 13HastaVirgo · 10°00′ – 23°20′ · Moon
- 14ChitraVirgo · Libra · 23°20′ – 06°40′ · Mars
- 15SwatiLibra · 06°40′ – 20°00′ · Rahu
- 16VishakhaLibra · Scorpio · 20°00′ – 03°20′ · Jupiter
- 17AnuradhaScorpio · 03°20′ – 16°40′ · Saturn
- 18JyeshthaScorpio · 16°40′ – 00°00′ · Mercury
- 19MoolaSagittarius · 00°00′ – 13°20′ · Ketu
- 20Purva AshadhaSagittarius · 13°20′ – 26°40′ · Venus
- 21Uttara AshadhaSagittarius · Capricorn · 26°40′ – 10°00′ · Sun
- 22ShravanaCapricorn · 10°00′ – 23°20′ · Moon
- 23DhanishtaCapricorn · Aquarius · 23°20′ – 06°40′ · Mars
- 24ShatabhishaAquarius · 06°40′ – 20°00′ · Rahu
- 25Purva BhadrapadaAquarius · Pisces · 20°00′ – 03°20′ · Jupiter
- 26Uttara BhadrapadaPisces · 03°20′ – 16°40′ · Saturn
- 27RevatiPisces · 16°40′ – 00°00′ · Mercury
This page sets out what the traditional texts hold, not what is established fact. The calculations use Swiss Ephemeris with the Lahiri ayanamsa.