Your Vedic signs

Indian astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, set on the stars, while the Western zodiac is set on the seasons. The two have drifted more than 24° apart since antiquity through the precession of the equinoxes, so most people change sign from one to the other. The sidereal zodiac still keeps twelve equal signs of 30°: they are not the real constellations, which are unequal and thirteen along the Sun's path, Ophiuchus included (the constellation the Sun really stands in is on the sky page). Jyotish also gives a central place to the Moon and its nakshatra, one of the 27 lunar mansions.

The 27 nakshatras

Each covers 13°20′ of the sidereal zodiac, split into four padas of 3°20′. Deities, symbols and lords: Wikipedia's nakshatra table, after A. L. Basham (1954). Gana and yoni animal: checked against two Jyotish reference tables. The one-line readings are ours.

#	Nakshatra	Span	Deity · symbol · lord
1	Ashvini drive, speed, the urge to begin	0°00′ Aries – 13°20′ Aries	the Ashvins, healer twins · a horse's head · Ketu
2	Bharani endurance, intensity, a sense of limits	13°20′ Aries – 26°40′ Aries	Yama, keeper of passages · the yoni, the womb, shown here as a lotus bud · Venus
3	Krittika frankness, standards, the power to cut through	26°40′ Aries – 10°00′ Taurus	Agni, fire · a knife or a spear · Sun
4	Rohini charm, fertility, a taste for beauty	10°00′ Taurus – 23°20′ Taurus	Prajapati, the creator · an ox-drawn cart · Moon
5	Mrigashira curiosity, quest, a searching mind	23°20′ Taurus – 6°40′ Gemini	Soma, the Moon · a deer's head · Mars
6	Ardra intensity, questioning, renewal after the storm	6°40′ Gemini – 20°00′ Gemini	Rudra, the storm · a teardrop · Rahu
7	Punarvasu return, trust, resilience	20°00′ Gemini – 3°20′ Cancer	Aditi, mother of the gods · a bow and a quiver · Jupiter
8	Pushya care, protection, a sense of duty	3°20′ Cancer – 16°40′ Cancer	Brihaspati, the teacher · a cow's udder, a lotus · Saturn
9	Ashlesha insight, magnetism, caution	16°40′ Cancer – 30°00′ Cancer	the Nagas, serpents · a coiled serpent · Mercury
10	Magha lineage, dignity, a sense of tradition	0°00′ Leo – 13°20′ Leo	the Pitris, ancestors · a throne · Ketu
11	Purva Phalguni pleasure, creativity, warmth	13°20′ Leo – 26°40′ Leo	Bhaga, fortune · the front legs of a bed · Venus
12	Uttara Phalguni loyalty, commitment, generosity	26°40′ Leo – 10°00′ Virgo	Aryaman, alliance · the four legs of a bed, a hammock · Sun
13	Hasta skill, dexterity, practical sense	10°00′ Virgo – 23°20′ Virgo	Savitar, the rising sun · a hand · Moon
14	Chitra aesthetics, invention, brilliance	23°20′ Virgo – 6°40′ Libra	Tvashtar, the celestial craftsman · a bright jewel · Mars
15	Swati independence, flexibility, a need for air	6°40′ Libra – 20°00′ Libra	Vayu, the wind · a young shoot in the wind · Rahu
16	Vishakha determination, ambition, perseverance	20°00′ Libra – 3°20′ Scorpio	Indra and Agni · a triumphal arch · Jupiter
17	Anuradha friendship, faithfulness, cooperation	3°20′ Scorpio – 16°40′ Scorpio	Mitra, friendship · a lotus · Saturn
18	Jyeshtha seniority, responsibility, protection	16°40′ Scorpio – 30°00′ Scorpio	Indra, king of the gods · an earring, an umbrella · Mercury
19	Mula search for roots, radicalism	0°00′ Sagittarius – 13°20′ Sagittarius	Nirriti, dissolution · a bunch of roots · Ketu
20	Purva Ashadha conviction, pride, unbeaten energy	13°20′ Sagittarius – 26°40′ Sagittarius	Apas, the waters · a fan · Venus
21	Uttara Ashadha lasting victory, integrity	26°40′ Sagittarius – 10°00′ Capricorn	the Vishvadevas · an elephant's tusk · Sun
22	Shravana listening, learning, transmission	10°00′ Capricorn – 23°20′ Capricorn	Vishnu, the preserver · an ear, three footprints · Moon
23	Dhanishta rhythm, prosperity, a sense of the group	23°20′ Capricorn – 6°40′ Aquarius	the Vasus · a drum · Mars
24	Shatabhisha healing, secrecy, an independent mind	6°40′ Aquarius – 20°00′ Aquarius	Varuna, the cosmic waters · an empty circle · Rahu
25	Purva Bhadrapada fervour, idealism, transformation	20°00′ Aquarius – 3°20′ Pisces	Aja Ekapada · swords, the front of a funeral cot; here a sword · Jupiter
26	Uttara Bhadrapada wisdom, calm, depth	3°20′ Pisces – 16°40′ Pisces	Ahir Budhnya, serpent of the deep · twins, the back legs of a funeral cot, a snake in the water · Saturn
27	Revati kindness, protection, the end of a cycle	16°40′ Pisces – 30°00′ Pisces	Pushan, guide of travellers · a fish, a drum · Mercury

Positions computed from the NASA JPL DE440s ephemeris. The sidereal zodiac is set on the star Spica (Chitra) at 0° Libra: the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, official in India, measured here on the sky. Your date, time and place are used for the computation and then forgotten; the place name is sent to OpenStreetMap to find its coordinates. Like the rest of the site, a symbolic reading, not a prediction.

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