Nakshatra Sky: Today's Moon Nakshatra and the 27 Nakshatras

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Common questions

What is a nakshatra?

A nakshatra is one of 27 equal divisions of the zodiac, each linked to a group of stars, a ruling deity and a ruling planet. Each has four padas (quarters) of 3 degrees 20 minutes.

How is the Moon nakshatra for today found?

The Moon sidereal longitude is calculated with the Lahiri ayanamsa and divided by 13 degrees 20 minutes. The whole number tells you which of the 27 nakshatras the Moon is in. The remainder tells you the pada.

How long does the Moon stay in one nakshatra?

About a day, a little less. The Moon goes round the whole zodiac in about 27.3 days. Its speed changes, so the time in each nakshatra changes too.

Is the Moon nakshatra today the same as my birth nakshatra?

No. Your janma nakshatra is where the Moon was at the moment you were born. It needs your birth date, time and place. You can find it with the Kundali tool.

Why do some lists have 28 nakshatras?

Some traditions add Abhijit as a 28th, a short one between Uttara Ashadha and Shravana. Namah Life uses the common 27-nakshatra system.

How this is worked out

Step	What we do	Convention
Moon position	Calculated for the current moment in your browser	Standard astronomical models
Zodiac	Sidereal. Ayanamsa: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha)	Government of India standard
Nakshatra and pada	Moon longitude divided by 13 degrees 20 minutes (nakshatra) and 3 degrees 20 minutes (pada)	Classical 27-nakshatra system
Deity and ruling planet	From the traditional list	Classical Vimshottari order of rulers

Step

What we do

Convention

Moon position

Calculated for the current moment in your browser

Standard astronomical models

Zodiac

Sidereal. Ayanamsa: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha)

Government of India standard

Nakshatra and pada

Moon longitude divided by 13 degrees 20 minutes (nakshatra) and 3 degrees 20 minutes (pada)

Classical 27-nakshatra system

Deity and ruling planet

From the traditional list

Classical Vimshottari order of rulers

Limits, said plainly: these are calculated values, not taken from a printed almanac. Near the end of a tithi or nakshatra, a small difference in method can change the answer. The Hindi and Marathi text is still being reviewed by native speakers.