Nakshatra Finder — your janma nakshatra and pada
By The Astrologic Desk · Editorial and calculation review
Your janma nakshatra is the lunar mansion the Moon occupied at birth — one of 27 divisions of 13°20' each. It determines your Vimshottari dasha sequence and supplies the gana, yoni, nadi and varna used in marriage matching. This tool returns your nakshatra, its pada, its ruling graha, and each derived attribute.
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Questions
- What is a pada?
- Each nakshatra divides into four padas of 3°20'. The pada determines your navamsa (D9) sign, so two people in the same nakshatra can have quite different D9 positions.
- How does the nakshatra set my dasha?
- The nakshatra's ruling graha determines which Vimshottari mahadasha you are born into, and the Moon's exact position within the nakshatra determines how much of that period had already elapsed at birth.