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The Nakshatra Wheel & Directions

All 27 Nakshatras on one wheel, the direction each one belongs to, and simple cards to remember the planets and their Nakshatras.

See the Whole Cycle as a Wheel

The 27 Nakshatras and their 4 Padas each, laid out around the 12 Rashis — Aries (मेष) at the top, moving anticlockwise the way a kundali does. A quick visual memory aid for the sequence.

1–9 Ashwini to Ashlesha10–18 Magha to Jyeshtha19–27 Mula to Revati

On a phone, slide the wheel sideways to see all of it.

1Ariesमेष2Taurusवृषभ3Geminiमिथुन4Cancerकर्क5Leoसिंह6Virgoकन्या7Libraतुला8Scorpioवृश्चिक9Sagittariusधनु10Capricornमकर11Aquariusकुंभ12Piscesमीन1Ashwini2Bharani3Krittika4Rohini5Mrigashira6Ardra7Punarvasu8Pushya9Ashlesha10Magha11Purva Phalguni12Uttara Phalguni13Hasta14Chitra15Swati16Vishakha17Anuradha18Jyeshtha19Mula20Purva Ashadha21Uttara Ashadha22Shravana23Dhanishta24Shatabhisha25Purva Bhadrapada26Uttara Bhadrapada27Revatiराशि चक्रAries at top↶ anticlockwise

All 27 in sequence, with the ruling planet

  1. 1AshwiniKetu
  2. 2BharaniVenus
  3. 3KrittikaSun
  4. 4RohiniMoon
  5. 5MrigashiraMars
  6. 6ArdraRahu
  7. 7PunarvasuJupiter
  8. 8PushyaSaturn
  9. 9AshleshaMercury
  10. 10MaghaKetu
  11. 11Purva PhalguniVenus
  12. 12Uttara PhalguniSun
  13. 13HastaMoon
  14. 14ChitraMars
  15. 15SwatiRahu
  16. 16VishakhaJupiter
  17. 17AnuradhaSaturn
  18. 18JyeshthaMercury
  19. 19MulaKetu
  20. 20Purva AshadhaVenus
  21. 21Uttara AshadhaSun
  22. 22ShravanaMoon
  23. 23DhanishtaMars
  24. 24ShatabhishaRahu
  25. 25Purva BhadrapadaJupiter
  26. 26Uttara BhadrapadaSaturn
  27. 27RevatiMercury

The one thing to remember: each Rashi holds about 2¼ Nakshatras, so the thick sign-lines and the thin numbered Nakshatra ticks never line up neatly. That mismatch is the whole idea. Everything else (exact degrees, which Pada falls where) is a lookup, not something to memorise.

Directions of the Nakshatras

In the traditional directional scheme, the Nakshatras are assigned in turn to the South, West, North and East. It is a handy reference when a Nakshatra comes up in a Vastu or Muhurta discussion.

SouthWestNorthEast
AshwiniBharaniKrittikaRohini
MrigashiraArdraPunarvasuPushya
AshleshaMaghaPurva PhalguniUttara Phalguni
HastaChitraSwatiVishakha
AnuradhaJyeshthaMulaPurva Ashadha
Uttara Ashadha—ShravanaDhanishta
ShatabhishaPurva BhadrapadaUttara BhadrapadaRevati

The empty West cell is where Abhijit — the minor 28th Nakshatra that some traditions count between Uttara Ashadha and Shravana — falls in this scheme. The standard 27-Nakshatra list used everywhere else on this page leaves it out.

Nakshatras and Their Ruling Planets

Two study cards: the 27 Nakshatras in three lines with each ruling planet named, and the three Nakshatras of each planet. Tap a card to enlarge it.

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These cards help you remember the order. Reading a chart still needs the whole picture: the sign, house, aspects and the running Dasha.

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