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Janma Nakshatra (Birth Star)

Each one of us is born under one of 27 nakshatras. This is also known as one's janma nakshatra or birth nakshatra. Some also refer to this as the birth star even though that terminology is not quite precise since a nakshtra can be much more than just one star.

27 Nakshatras in a Great Circle

Imagine a great circle in space and the 27 nakshatras laid out equally on this circle. Since a circle covers 360 degrees, these 27 nakshatrams cover 360 degrees in space.
So the "space" occupied by one nakshatram is 360 divided by 27 which is equal to 13 degrees and 20 minutes.

12 Raasis in the Same Great Circle

Now instead of dividing these 360 degrees by 27 divide them by 12. If you do that, you get 12 raasis.

12 Raasis = 27 Nakshatras!

1 Raasi = 2 and 1/4 Nakshatras

The space occupied by the 12 rashis is the same space occupied by the 27 nakshatras. Thus each one of us has a janma rasi just like we have a janma nakshatra. You can think of the 12 rasis as another way of grouping the 27 nakshatras.

Since 12 rasis = 27 nakshatras, one raasi = two and a quarter nakshatras (since 27 divided by 12 = 2 and 1/4). In other words, the 27 nakshatras are grouped under 12 rasis at two and a quarter nakshtras per raasi.
As you can see, a nakshatra can occupy a part of one rasi and a part of the next rasi (as laid out in the table below). This is the case for 9 of the 27 nakshatras. These 9 are: Kritika, Mrigasira, Punarvasu, Uttara Phalguni, Chitra, Visaka, Uttarashada, Dhanishta and Poorvabhadra are partly in one rasi and partly in another.
But if each nakshatra is divided into 4 equal quarters, a quarter will never occupy more than one rasi. This higher precision division of each nakshatra into quarters has been done.

Nakshatra Paadham = 4 Quarters of each nakshatra

The space occupied by each naksatra (in the great circle) is divided into four equal quarters. Since there are 27 nakshatras, there are 108 nakshatra quarters (27 x 4 = 108) in total with each quarter spanning 3 degrees and 20 minutes of the great circle.
Each quarter of each nakshatra will never span two rasis; each quarter will be part of one and only one rasi.
Each such nakshatra quarter is referred to as a Nakshatra Paadham or Nakshatra Pada.
When you hear people make statements such as "My nakshatra is Punarvasu 2nd padham" or "My birth star is Vishaka 4th quarter" and so on, they are referring to this finer division of each nakshatra into quarters.
Our nakshatra calculator below will also calculate the nakshatra pada for you.

Rasi - Nakshatra Table

Use the following table to find out your janma rasi from your janma nakshatra.

RASI	NAKSHATRA
Mesha	- Aswini (Asvini) - Apa Bharani (Barani) - first quarter of Krittika (Karthigai)
Vrishabha	- last three quarters of Krittika (Karthigai) - Rohini - first half of Mrigasira (Mrigaseersham)
Mithuna	- second half of Mrigasira (Mrigaseersham) - Ardra (Thiruvadhirai) - first three quarters of Punarvasu (Punarpoosam)
Kataka	- last quarter of Punarvasu (Punarpoosam) - Pushyami (Poosam) - Aslesha (Ayilyam)
Simha	- Makha (Magham) - Poorva Phalguni (Pooram) - first quarter of Uttara Phalguni (Uttaram)
Kanya	- last three quarters of Uttara Phalguni (Uttaram) - Hasta (Hastham) - first half of Chitra (Chittirai)
Thula	- second half of Chitra (Chittirai) - Swati (Swathi) - first three quarters of Visakha (Visakham)
Vrischika	- last quarter of Visakha (Visakham) - Anuradha (Anusham) - Jyeshta (Kettai)
Dhanus	- Moola (Moolam) - Poorvashada (Pooradam) - first quarter of Uttarashada (Uttiradam)
Makara	- last three quarters of Uttarashada (Uttiradam) - Sravana (Thiruvonam) - first half of Dhanishta (Avittam)
Kumbha	- second half of Dhanishta (Avittam) - Satabhishak (Sadhayam) - first three quarters of Poorvabhadra (Pooratadhi)
Meena	- last quarter of Poorvabhadra (Pooratadhi) - Uttarabhadra (Uttiratadhi) - Revati (Revathi)

 

The 12 Rasis
and the Lords who own them

 

The 27 Nakshatras in the 12 Rasis
- Which Nakshatram in which Raasi

	YOUR NAKSHATRA (Birth Star)	TEMPLE FOR YOU	LOCATION OF TEMPLE
1.	Asvini (Ashwini) Birth Star Temple	Sri Bhava Oushadeeswara Temple	Thiruthuraipoondi near Mannargudi in Nagapattinam District in Tamil Nadu
2.	Barani (Apa Bharani) Birth Star Temple	Sri Agneeswara Temple	Nallaadai on the Mayiladuthurai - Nagapattinam Road in Tamil Nadu about 20 km from Mayiladuturai and 3 km from Poraiyaar
3.	Karthigai (Krittika) Birth Star Temple	Sri Kaatra Sundareswara Temple	Kanjanagaram on the Mayiladuthurai - Keezhaiyur - Poompuhar route in Tamil Nadu about 5 km from Mayiladuturai
4.	Rohini Birth Star Temple	Sri Pandava Dhoota Krishna Perumal Temple	Kanchipuram (temple town) in Tamil Nadu. This temple is near Kumarakottam which is near the famous Kamakshi Temple
5.	Mirugaseerisham (Mrigaseersha, Mrigasira) Birth Star Temple	Sri Adi Narayana Temple	EnKan on the Thanjavur - Koradacheri - Tiruvaruyr route in Tamil Nadu about 13 km from Koradacheri
6.	ThiruAdhirai (Arudra) Birth Star Temple	Sri Abhaya Varadeeswarar Temple	AdiRamPattinam near Pattukottai in Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu about 12 km from Pattukottai
7.	Punarpoosam (Punarvasu) Birth Star Temple	Sri Atiteeswarar Temple	Vaniyambadi in North Arcot District on the Vellore - Aambut - Vaniyampadi - Tirupattur route in Tamil Nadu
8.	Poosam (Pushya) Birth Star Temple	Sri Akshayapureeswarar Temple	Vilangulam in Thanjavur District some 20 km from Peravurani in Tamil Nadu. First get to Peravurani from Pudukottai or Karaikudi or Pattukottai or Thanjavur. Then get to Vilankulam.
9.	Aayilyam (Aslesha, Ayilyam) Birth Star Temple	Sri Karkateswarar Temple (locally known as Nandaangovil)	ThirundhuDevankudi some 11 km from Kumbakonam temple town in Tamil Nadu
10.	Magham (Magha, Makam) Birth Star Temple	Sri Mahalinga Swami Temple	Thavasimadai on the Dindigul - Nattam route in Tamil Nadu some 25 km from Dindigul.
11.	Pooram (Poorva Phalguni, Pubba) Birth Star Temple	Sri Hari Theertheswarar Temple	Thiruvarangulam on the Pudukottai - Pattukottai route in Tamil Nadu some 10 km from Pudukottai
12.	Uttiram (Uttara Phalguni) Birth Star Temple	Sri Mangalyeswarar Temple	Idaiyatrumangalam on the Trichy - Valadi - Pachampattu - Mandhurai - Lalgudi route in Tamil Nadu
13.	Hastham (Hasta) Birth Star Temple	Sri Krupakoopareswarar Temple	Komal on the Kumbakonam - Mayiladuthurai route in Tamil Nadu some 6 km from Kuttalam
14.	Chitirai (Chitra) Birth Star Temple	Sri Chitra Ratha Vallabha Perumal Temple	Kuruvithurai in Madurai District in Tamil Nadu some 8 km from Cholavandhan
15.	Svaati (Swati) Birth Star Temple	Mother Prasanna Kundhalambika and Sri Tantreeswarar Temple and Sri Sundararaja Perumal Temple	Sittukadu some 10 km from Poonamallee (near Chennai) in Tamil Nadu on the Poonamallee - Pattabiram route
16.	Visakam (Vishaka) Birth Star Temple	Sri Muruga Temple	Thirumalai some 7 km from Shencottah and 15 km from Tenkasi in Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu
17.	Anusham (Anusha) Birth Star Temple	Sri Lakhmsipureeswarar Temple	Thirunindriyur some 7 km from Mayiladuthurai on the Mayiladuthurai - Sirkazhi route in Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu
18.	Kettai (Jyeshta, Jyestha) Birth Star Temple	Sri Varadaraja Temple	Pasupati Koil some 12 km from Thanjavur on the Thanjavur - Kumbakonam route in Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu
19.	Moolam (Mula, Moola) Birth Star Temple	Sri Singeeswarar Temple	Mappedu some 40 km from Chennai on the chennai - Thakkolam route in Tamil Nadu
20.	Pooradam (Poorvashada, Purvashada, Puram) Birth Star Temple	Sri Akasapureeswarar Temple	Kaduveli near Thiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu
21.	Uttiradam (Uttarashada, Uthiradam) Birth Star Temple	Mother Meenakshi and Sri Sundareswarar Temple	Keezhapoongudi on the Melur - Sivaganga route in Madurai District in Tamil Nadu
22.	Thiruvonam (Sravana, Tiruvonam) Birth Star Temple	Mother Alarmelmanga and Sri Prasanna Venkatesa PerumalTemple	Thiruparkadal on the Chennai - Vellore route some 4 km from Kaveripakkam in Tamil Nadu
23.	Avittam (Dhanista, Sravista) Birth Star Temple	Mother Pushpavalli and Sri BrahmaGnanaPureeswarar Temple	Korukkai near Kumbakonam on the Patteeswaram - Muzhaiyur route some 5 km from Kumbakonam bus stand in Tamil Nadu
24.	Sadayam (Sathabhishak) Birth Star Temple	Mother Karundharkuzhali and Sri Agneeswarar Temple	Thirupugaloor some 10 km from Nannilam on the Kumbakonam - Nannilam - Nagapattinam route in Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu
25.	Pooratadhi (Poorvabhadra) Birth Star Temple	Mother Kamakshi and Sri ThiruAneswarar Temple	Renganathapuram some 10 km from Thirukattupalli on the Tirukattupalli - Koviladi route in Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu
26.	Uttiratadhi (Uttarabhadra) Birth Star Temple	Sri Sahasra Lakshmeeswarar Temple	Theeyathur some 15 km from Avudaiyar Kovil in Pudukottai District on the Avudaiyar Kovil - Thirupunnavasal route in Tamil Nadu
27.	Revathi (Revati) Birth Star Temple	Mother Karunakaravalli and Sri Kailasanathar Temple	Kaarukudi some 2 km north of Tattayangarpettai and 1.5 km west of Mettupalayam in Musuri Taluk, Trichy District in Tamil Nadu