Nakshatra Calculator
What your nakshatra decides
The Vimshottari dasha sequence — the timing backbone of Vedic prediction — starts from the Moon's nakshatra at birth. Get the star wrong and every dasha date that follows is wrong too.
The 96.1% problem
Our 1,096-day computation found the Moon crosses a nakshatra boundary on 96.1% of days. That is why we ask for birth time and compute the pada — a quarter of a nakshatra — instead of approximating.
How the 27 nakshatras divide the zodiac
The 360° zodiac is divided into 27 nakshatras of exactly 13°20′ each, and each nakshatra is split again into four padas of 3°20′. Your birth nakshatra is the one the Moon occupied at birth, and its ruling planet sets the very first period of your Vimshottari Dasha — so the nakshatra quietly governs the entire timeline of a life. The pada further fixes the navamsa sign, refining the reading of marriage, dharma and inner nature.
Because each nakshatra is only 13°20′ wide and the Moon moves about 13° a day, the Moon changes nakshatra almost daily. A date-only tool cannot resolve which nakshatra applies on a boundary day; computing the exact lunar longitude can, which is why BhagyaX returns the precise nakshatra and pada rather than an estimate.
Compute my nakshatra free →Quick answers
What is a pada?
Each nakshatra spans 13°20′ and divides into four padas of 3°20′ — the pada fine-tunes the navamsa and the flavour of results.
My apps disagree on my nakshatra. Why?
Different ayanamsas or rounded birth times. BhagyaX uses Lahiri on the Swiss Ephemeris and shows the computed degree, so you can see exactly where you fall.
How many nakshatras are there and how large is each?
There are 27 nakshatras, each spanning exactly 13°20′ of the zodiac, and each is divided into four padas of 3°20′.
Why does my nakshatra set my dasha?
The planet ruling your birth nakshatra becomes the first Mahadasha in the Vimshottari system, so the nakshatra fixes the starting point of your entire dasha sequence.