Nakshatra

Ruling graha: Ketu · 0°00′–13°20′

The first nakshatra, and the quickest. Associated with healing, speed and starting things — the Ashwini Kumaras are the physicians of the gods.

Ruling graha: Shukra (Venus) · 13°20′–26°40′

Governed by Yama, who presides over limits and endings. Associated with restraint, endurance and the capacity to carry a burden through.

Ruling graha: Surya (Sun) · 26°40′–40°00′

Ruled by Agni, the fire that both purifies and consumes. Associated with sharpness, criticism that cuts accurately, and refinement through heat.

Ruling graha: Chandra (Moon) · 40°00′–53°20′

The Moon's own favourite. Associated with growth, fertility, beauty and material abundance — what is planted here tends to take root.

Ruling graha: Mangal (Mars) · 53°20′–66°40′

The searching nakshatra. Associated with curiosity, restlessness and the pursuit of something just out of reach.

Ruling graha: Rahu · 66°40′–80°00′

Ruled by Rudra, the storm. Associated with upheaval that clears the air — difficulty that produces genuine change rather than damage alone.

Ruling graha: Guru (Jupiter) · 80°00′–93°20′

The nakshatra of return. Associated with renewal, second chances and the restoration of what was lost.

Ruling graha: Shani (Saturn) · 93°20′–106°40′

Traditionally the most auspicious nakshatra. Associated with nourishment, teaching and steady protective care.

Ruling graha: Budha (Mercury) · 106°40′–120°00′

The serpent nakshatra. Associated with penetrating insight, hypnotic influence and knowledge that is held rather than shared.

Ruling graha: Ketu · 120°00′–133°20′

Governed by the ancestors. Associated with lineage, inherited position and the authority that comes from those who came before.

Ruling graha: Shukra (Venus) · 133°20′–146°40′

The nakshatra of rest and pleasure. Associated with creativity, romance and enjoying what has been earned.

Ruling graha: Surya (Sun) · 146°40′–160°00′

Associated with partnership, contracts and generosity — the nakshatra of agreements that hold.

Ruling graha: Chandra (Moon) · 160°00′–173°20′

The nakshatra of the hand. Associated with skill, craft, dexterity and the ability to make things real.

Ruling graha: Mangal (Mars) · 173°20′–186°40′

Ruled by the divine architect. Associated with design, form and a striking appearance that draws the eye.

Ruling graha: Rahu · 186°40′–200°00′

Ruled by the wind. Associated with independence, flexibility and movement that cannot be pinned down.

Ruling graha: Guru (Jupiter) · 200°00′–213°20′

The nakshatra of determined pursuit. Associated with ambition held over a long stretch and a goal reached late but reached.

Ruling graha: Shani (Saturn) · 213°20′–226°40′

Ruled by Mitra, the god of friendship. Associated with loyalty, cooperation and success reached through other people.

Ruling graha: Budha (Mercury) · 226°40′–240°00′

The eldest. Associated with seniority, protectiveness and authority carried with some weariness.

Ruling graha: Ketu · 240°00′–253°20′

The root nakshatra. Associated with getting to the bottom of something, and with the disruption that investigating a foundation causes.

Ruling graha: Shukra (Venus) · 253°20′–266°40′

The unconquered. Associated with conviction, persuasion and an optimism that does not yield to argument.

Ruling graha: Surya (Sun) · 266°40′–280°00′

The later victory. Associated with durable achievement — success that arrives slowly and does not reverse.

Ruling graha: Chandra (Moon) · 280°00′–293°20′

The nakshatra of listening. Associated with learning by hearing, scholarship and the transmission of knowledge.

Ruling graha: Mangal (Mars) · 293°20′–306°40′

The drum nakshatra. Associated with rhythm, music, wealth and the ability to set a pace others follow.

Ruling graha: Rahu · 306°40′–320°00′

The hundred healers. Associated with medicine, research and a solitary temperament that works best unobserved.

Ruling graha: Guru (Jupiter) · 320°00′–333°20′

Associated with intensity, asceticism and a view that reaches past ordinary comfort toward something larger.

Ruling graha: Shani (Saturn) · 333°20′–346°40′

The depths. Associated with patience, restraint and a settled wisdom that does not need to announce itself.

Ruling graha: Budha (Mercury) · 346°40′–360°00′

The last nakshatra, ruled by the protector of travellers. Associated with completion, safe passage and kindness at the end of a road.