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The 27 nakshatras (birth stars)

The Moon's position at birth falls in one of 27 nakshatras of 13°20′ each — your janma nakshatra or birth star. It decides your Vimshottari dasha, and it is the starting point of every marriage-matching check.

Each nakshatra has four padas (quarters) of 3°20′, so the 27 stars make 108 padas — nine to each rasi. Some stars, such as Krittika and Chitra, therefore fall in two rasis. Choose a star for its lord, deity, gana, yoni, nadi and rajju, and the stars it matches best with.

To compare two stars at once, see the nakshatra porutham table. For what Rajju and Nadi mean, read Rajju and Nadi dosha.