27 Nakshatras (Stars) in Hindu Astrology

The zodiac according to Hindu Astrology or Indian Vedic Astrology consists of 27 Nakshatras or Stars. According to ancient Hindu texts, the 27 naksatras are the 27 daughters of Daksha and are the wives of Lord Chandra, the moon God.

Each of these 27 Nakshatras are governed by one of the nine Navagrahas – Surya or Ravi (Sun), Chandra (Moon), Mangal or Kuja (Mars), Budha (Mercury), Guru or Brihaspati (Jupiter), Shukra (Venus), Shani (Saturn), Rahu (North Lunar Node), and Ketu (South Lunar Node).

Given below is a list of the names of twenty seven Nakshatras in astrology. The name of each Nakshatra (star) is given in Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati, Malayalam, and Tamil.

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No	Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati	Malayalam	Tamil
1	Aswini or Ashvini or Ashwini	Aswathi or Ashvati	Aswathi
2	Bharani or Bharni	Bharani	Bharani
3	Krithika or Kritika or Krittika	Kaarthika or Karttika	Karthigai
4	Rohini	Rohini	Rohini
5	Mrigashiras or Mrigasira or Mrigashirsha	Makeeryam or Makayiram	Mrigasheersham
6	Aardhra / Ardra Arudra (Telugu)	Thiruvathira or Tiruvatira	Thiruvaathirai
7	Punarvasu	Punartham or Punartam	Punarpoosam
8	Pushyami or Pushya	Pooyam or Puyam	Poosam
9	Ashlesha	Aayilyam or Ayilyam	Aayilyam
10	Magha or Makha	Makham or Makam	Makam
11	Poorva Phalguni or Purva or Purva Phalguni or Poorvaphalguni or Pubba (Telugu)	Pooram or Puram	Pooram
12	Uttara Phalguni / Uthraphalguni / Uttara (Telugu)	Uthram or Utram	Uthiram
13	Hastha or Hast or Hasta	Atham or Attam	Hastham
14	Chitra	Chitra or Chittira	Chithirai
15	Swaathi or Swati or Svati	Chothi or Choti	Swaathi
16	Vishaka or Vishaakha	Visakam or Vishakham	Visaakam
17	Anuradha or Anuraadha	Anizham	Anusham
18	Jyeshtha or Jyeshta	Thrikketta or Ketta or Triketta	Kettai
19	Moola	Moolam or Mulam	Moolam
20	Purva Ashadha or Poorva Shada or Poorvashaada	Pooradam or Puratam	Pooraadam
21	Uttara Ashadha or Uttara Shada or Uthrashaada	Uthradam or Utradam	Uthiraadam
22	Shravana or Shravana or Sravana	Thiruvonam or Tiruvonam	Thiruvonam
23	Shravishtha or Dhanista or Dhanishta	Avittam or Avitam	Avittam
24	Shatabhisha or Shatataraka or Shathabhisha or Shatbhisha	Chatayam or Chathayam	Chathayam or Sadayam
25	Purva Bhadrapada or Poorva Bhadra or Poorvabhadra	Poorattadhi or Pururuttati or Pooruruttadi	Poorattathi
26	Uttara Bhadrapada or Uttara Bhadra or Uthrabhadra	Uthrattathi or Uttrattati	Uthirattathi
27	Revathi or Revati	Revathi	Revathi

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