Reference
The Nakshatra Atlas
The twenty-seven lunar mansions, each spanning 13°20′ of the sidereal zodiac. This is the working reference: where each one sits, what rules it, and the pattern it describes. Field guides replace these notes one at a time.
Sidereal · Lahiri 27 × 13°20′ Rulers cycle Ketu → Venus → Sun → Moon → Mars → Rahu → Jupiter → Saturn → Mercury
- Ashwini Quick starts and first impulses; the urge to begin before deliberation. 0°00′–13°20′ Aries Ketu
- Bharani Carrying what has been started; limits, restraint, and the cost of seeing something through. 13°20′–26°40′ Aries Venus
- Krittika Cutting and clarifying; the attention that separates what is true from what is merely comfortable. 26°40′ Aries–10°00′ Taurus Sun
- Rohini Growth and attachment; the pull toward what is beautiful and sustaining. 10°00′–23°20′ Taurus Moon
- Mrigashirsha Searching; a mind that keeps scanning for something not yet found. 23°20′ Taurus–6°40′ Gemini Mars
- Ardra Disturbance that clears; storm, grief, and the honesty that follows them. 6°40′–20°00′ Gemini Rahu
- Punarvasu Return and renewal; the capacity to begin again after loss. 20°00′ Gemini–3°20′ Cancer Jupiter
- Pushya Nourishment and steadiness; the instinct to protect and feed what matters. 3°20′–16°40′ Cancer Saturn
- Ashlesha Coiled focus; intimacy, influence, and the uses of concealment. 16°40′–30°00′ Cancer Mercury
- Magha Inheritance and lineage; the weight of what came before you. 0°00′–13°20′ Leo Ketu
- Purva Phalguni Pleasure and rest; the ease that makes creation possible. 13°20′–26°40′ Leo Venus
- Uttara Phalguni Contracts and reliable support; friendship as an ordered thing. 26°40′ Leo–10°00′ Virgo Sun
- Hasta Skill of the hand; making the abstract concrete. 10°00′–23°20′ Virgo Moon
- Chitra Design and appearance; the pleasure of a well-made surface. 23°20′ Virgo–6°40′ Libra Mars
- Swati Independence and movement; the self-correcting quality of wind. 6°40′–20°00′ Libra Rahu
- Vishakha Directed ambition; a fixed goal and the patience it demands. 20°00′ Libra–3°20′ Scorpio Jupiter
- Anuradha Friendship under pressure; devotion that survives difficulty. 3°20′–16°40′ Scorpio Saturn
- Jyeshtha Seniority and its burden; authority earned, then defended. 16°40′–30°00′ Scorpio Mercury
- Mula Getting to the root; dismantling in order to understand. 0°00′–13°20′ Sagittarius Ketu
- Purva Ashadha Early conviction; the confidence that carries a thing forward. 13°20′–26°40′ Sagittarius Venus
- Uttara Ashadha Late and durable victory; conclusions that hold. 26°40′ Sagittarius–10°00′ Capricorn Sun
- Shravana Listening and transmission; learning by hearing rather than asserting. 10°00′–23°20′ Capricorn Moon
- Dhanishta Rhythm and timing; the pulse that organises shared effort. 23°20′ Capricorn–6°40′ Aquarius Mars
- Shatabhisha Diagnosis and isolation; the healer who works apart. 6°40′–20°00′ Aquarius Rahu
- Purva Bhadrapada Intensity and the ascetic edge; conviction that risks extremity. 20°00′ Aquarius–3°20′ Pisces Jupiter
- Uttara Bhadrapada Depth and calm; still water beneath the surface. 3°20′–16°40′ Pisces Saturn
- Revati Safe passage and completion; caring for a thing to its end. 16°40′–30°00′ Pisces Mercury
Find the Moon’s nakshatra first. It is the one most people recognise in themselves, and the one the dasha cycle is built from.