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Nakshatra calculator

Your birth nakshatra (janma nakshatra, or birth star) is the one of the 27 lunar mansions the Moon was in when you were born. Enter your birth details to find it, with its pada and ruling planet.

Your birth details

Free, no account. Your details are used once to calculate the chart and are not saved.

Date of birth
Place of birth
Type at least 3 letters. Old names work too, e.g. Bombay or Allahabad.

Your chart appears here.

Enter your date, time and place of birth. The calculation takes a moment and stays on this page.

How this calculator works

The VedaSpeak engine calculates the planets from your birth instant, the same way every time, with the sidereal zodiac and the Lahiri ayanamsha. No AI is involved in the calculation, and no person looks at your chart. Your local birth time is converted with the time-zone and daylight-saving rules that applied on that date. Read more in how we calculate.

Questions, answered.

What is a nakshatra?
Vedic astrology divides the zodiac into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′ each. Your birth nakshatra is the one the Moon was in when you were born.
What is a pada?
Each nakshatra has four padas (quarters) of 3°20′. The pada narrows the Moon’s position further and decides its navamsa (D9) sign.
What is the nakshatra lord?
In the Vimshottari dasha system each nakshatra is ruled by one of nine planets. The lord of your birth nakshatra rules the first Mahadasha of your life.
Do I need my birth time?
It helps. The Moon spends about a day in each nakshatra and about six hours in each pada, so without a time the calculator lists every nakshatra the Moon was in on your birth day.

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VedaSpeak explains your calculated chart in plain English, हिन्दी or Hinglish: your Lagna, your current Dasha, what a placement is traditionally read for. Answers are generated by AI from your calculated chart. Free plan: 10 questions a month.

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