Nakshatra

Nakshatra () is the term for Lunar mansion in Hindu astrology and Buddhist astrology. A nakshatra is one of the 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Their names are related to a prominent star or asterisms in or near the respective sectors. In essence (in Western astronomical terms), a nakshatra simply is a constellation. Every nakshatra is divided into four padas ( "steps").

lunar mansion in Hindu astrology and Indian astronomy. Aldebaran in western astronomy

thumb|200px|Aries (constellation)|Aries constellation showing Ashivini

thumb|Map of Taurus (constellation)|Taurus showing Krittika (Pleiades)

right|200px|thumb|Aries (constellation) map showing Bharani

Ashlesha (Sanskrit: आश्लेषा or Āśleṣā; Tibetan: སྐར་མ་སྐག), meaning "the embrace", is the 9th of the 27 nakshatras (lunar mansions) in Indian astronomy and astrology. It corresponds to a group of stars in the constellation Hydra: δ, ε, η, ρ, and σ Hydrae. The main star (yogatara) is ε Hydrae, which has the modern name Ashlesha after the nakshatra.

Mṛgaśirā (also spelled Mr̥gaśīrṣa; Devanagari: मृगशीर्ष) is the 5th nakṣatra or lunar mansion as used in Hindu astronomy and astrology, in the constellation Orion. It corresponds to the stars λ, φ1, and φ2 Orionis. Its position is described in the Surya Siddhānta.

right|200px|thumb|Gemini (constellation) map showing Castor and Pollux stars, a.k.a. Punarvasu

Pushya (Sanskrit: पुष्य), meaning "the nourisher", is the 8th nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Indian astronomy. Some texts refer to it as Tishya, meaning "to look". It corresponds to the stars γ, δ, and θ Cancri in the constellation Cancer, which surround the Beehive Cluster (Praesepe, M44). Its appearance is described in Indian star catalogs as meghavt "cloudy", referring to the star cluster. Pushya is known as Pushyami (పుష్యమి) in Telugu, Poosam (பூசம்) in Tamil, and Pooyam (പൂയം) in Malayalam.

Constellation

22nd nakshatra in Hindu astronomy

Vishākhā (), meaning "forked, having many branches", is the 16th nakshatra in Indian astronomy. It corresponds to the stars α, β, γ and ι Librae in the constellation Libra. In Hindu mythology, Vishākhā is a daughter of the king Daksha. She is one of the twenty-seven daughters of Daksha, who married the moon-god Chandra. Vishākhā is the sixteenth nakshatra of the zodiac, ruled by the planet Jupiter, Brihaspati or Guru. It is also supposed to be the birth star of the goddess Sita.

nakshatra or lunar mansion in Vedic astrology, referring to the multiple star system Zeta Piscium

19th lunar mansion of Hindu astronomy

right|200px|thumb|Delphinus map showing Dhanishta

18th lunar mansion in Hindu astronomy

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The thirteenth Nakshatra of Hindu Astrology

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Svati () is a feminine Hindu name that is a compound of + ('great goer', in reference to its remoteness) meaning 'very beneficent'. It was the name of one of the wives of the Moon in Hindu epics and the Sanskrit name of Arcturus as well as of the nakshatra (lunar mansion) associated with Arcturus in Hindu astrology. Probably referring to its brightness, it is called "the real pearl" in Bhartṛhari's kāvyas.

25th lunar mansion in Hindu astronomy

Intercalary nakshatra; nakshatra of Krishna

19th lunar mansion in Hindu astronomy

21st lunar mansion of Hindu astronomy

25th lunar mansion in Hindu astronomy

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