You can find it from the table given below. If you know the longitude of the Moon at the time of your birth in your natal chart calculated according to the Indian/ Vedic system, go to the 3rd column and go down till it lies between the two values given in the row above and below. Your Nakshatra or star would be the one given in the 2nd column the one at the start of range of longitude of your Moon.
NO. |
Nakshatra(Star) |
Longitude Sign-Deg- Min |
Lords |
1 |
Aswini |
00-00-00 |
Ketu |
2 |
Bharani |
00-13-20 |
Venus |
3 |
Kritika |
00-26-40 |
Sun |
4 |
Rohini |
01-10-00 |
Moon |
5 |
Mrigasira |
01-23-20 |
Mars |
6 |
Aridra |
02-06-40 |
Rahu |
7 |
Punarvasu |
02-20-00 |
Jupiter |
8 |
Pushya |
03-03-20 |
Saturn |
9 |
Aslesha |
03-16-40 |
Mercury |
10 |
Magha |
04-00-00 |
Ketu |
11 |
Poorvaphalguni |
04-13-20 |
Venus |
12 |
Uttaraphalguni |
04-26-40 |
Sun |
13 |
Hasta |
05-10-00 |
Moon |
14 |
Chitra |
05-23-20 |
Mars |
15 |
Swati |
06-06-40 |
Rahu |
16 |
Visakha |
06-20-00 |
Jupiter |
17 |
Anuradha |
07-03-20 |
Saturn |
18 |
Jyehsta |
07-16-40 |
Mercury |
19 |
Moola |
08-00-00 |
Ketu |
20 |
Poorvashadha |
08-13-20 |
Venus |
21 |
Uttarashadha |
08-26-40 |
Sun |
22 |
Sravana |
09-10-00 |
Moon |
23 |
Dhanshita |
09-23-20 |
Mars |
24 |
Satabisha |
10-06-40 |
Rahu |
25 |
Poorvabhadrapada |
10-20-00 |
Jupiter |
26 |
Uttarabhadrapada |
11-03-20 |
Saturn |
27 |
Revati |
11-16-40 |
Mercury |
Each Nakshatra or star that comes under Indian Astrology has an astronomical name associated with it and which is referred to by the Western Astrologers and Astronomers.
Table with Astronomical name equivalent of Indian Nakshatras.
NO. |
Nakshatra |
Astronomical Name |
1 |
Aswini |
Beta Arietis |
2 |
Bharani |
35 Arietis |
3 |
Kritika |
Eta Tauri |
4 |
Rohini |
Aldebaran |
5 |
Mrigasira |
Lambda Orionis |
6 |
Aridra |
Alpha Orionis |
7 |
Punarvasu |
Beta Geminorium |
8 |
Pushya |
Delta Cancri |
9 |
Aslesha |
Alpha Hydroe |
10 |
Magha |
Regulus |
11 |
Poorvaphalguni |
Delta Leonis |
12 |
Uttaraphalguni |
Beta Leonis |
13 |
Hasta |
Delta Corvi |
14 |
Chitra |
Spica Virginis -Vegus |
15 |
Swati |
Arcturus |
16 |
Visakha |
Alpha Libroe |
17 |
Anuradha |
Delta Scorpio |
18 |
Jyehsta |
Antares |
19 |
Moola |
Lambda Scorpio |
20 |
Poorvashadha |
Delta Sagittari |
21 |
Uttarashadha |
Sigma sagittari |
22 |
Sravana |
Alpha Aquiloe |
23 |
Dhanshita |
Beta Delphinum |
24 |
Satabisha |
Lambda Aquarius |
25 |
Poorvabhadrapada |
Alpha Pegasi |
26 |
Uttarabhadrapada |
Gama Pegasi |
27 |
Revati |
Zeta Piscum |
Nakshatra Predictions
