Birth Nakshatra & Rashi Calculator
The Moon's nakshatra, the pada, the rashi, and the syllables families use for a name. Calculated on this phone.
The nakshatra is the slice of sky the Moon occupies. There are 27, and each has four padas. A pada points at a small set of starting sounds. This page finds that place from the date, time and country you enter, using the Lahiri ayanamsa. If the Moon sits within 0.2° of a boundary, or the time is unknown, both neighbouring options are shown. The syllables are a starting point for a name search, not a rule a family must follow.
Choose the country first. India uses one time zone, so a city is not needed. The date and time stay on this phone.
Calculated using the Lahiri ayanamsa, the standard used in most Indian panchangs. This is traditional belief, not a guarantee. Prefer to browse? Just show me names.
Read more in Nakshatra syllables, Moon rashi and Naamkaran. Or open all 27 nakshatras.
Questions
- What does this page calculate?
- The Moon's place at the birth time, then the nakshatra, pada and rashi that follow from it. The syllables are the ones families often use for that pada.
- What if the birth time is unknown?
- Tick that box. The day can place the Moon near a boundary, so the page may show two nakshatras. Use both syllable sets, or ask someone who can see the full chart.
- Is the result stored?
- No. The date, time and place stay on this phone. Nothing is written to an account.