Nakshatras and their Ruling Deities

In classical Hindu mythology, the creation of the nakshatras (lunar constellations) is attributed to Daksha. They are personified as daughters of the deity and as mythological wives of Chandra, the Moon God.

Each of the nakshatras is governed as ‘lord’ by one of the nine graha (planet) and has one deity, as mentioned in the table below.

Nakshatra	Starting Point	Ending Point	Lord of Nakshatra	Ruling Deity
Ashwini	00 Ar 00	13 Ar 20	Ketu	Aswnini Kumara
Bharani	13 Ar 20	26 Ar 40	Venus	Yama
Krittika	26 Ar 40	10 Ta 00	Sun	Agni
Rohini	10 Ta 00	23 Ta 20	Moon	Brahma
Mrigasira	23 Ta 20	6 Ge 40	Mars	Moon
Aardra	6 Ge 40	20 Ge 00	Rahu	Shiva
Punarvasu	20 Ge 00	3 Cn 20	Jupiter	Aditi
Pushya	3 Cn 20	16 Cn 40	Saturn	Jupiter
Ashlesha	16 Cn 40	30 Cn 00	Mercury	Rahu
Magha	00 Le 00	13 Le 20	Ketu	Sun
Poorva Phalguni	13 Le 20	26 Le 40	Venus	Aaryaman
Uttara Phalguni	26 Le 40	10 Vi 00	Sun	Sun
Hasta	10 Vi 00	23 Vi 20	Moon	Vishwakarma
Chitra	23 Vi 20	6 Li 40	Mars	Vayu
Swati	6 Li 40	20 Li 00	Rahu	Indra
Vishakha	20 Li 00	3 Sc 20	Jupiter	Mitra
Anuradha	3 Sc 20	16 Sc 40	Saturn	Indra
Jyeshtha	16 Sc 40	30 Sc 00	Mercury	Nirriti
Moola	00 Sg 00	13 Sg 20	Ketu	Varuna
Poorva Ashadha	13 Sg 20	26 Sg 40	Venus	Vishwa Deva
Uttara Ashadha	26 Sg 40	10 Cp 00	Sun	Brahma
Sravanam	10 Cp 00	23 Cp 20	Moon	Vishnu
Dhanishtha	23 Cp 20	6 Aq 40	Mars	Vaasu
Shatabhisha	6 Aq 40	20 Aq 00	Rahu	Varuna
Poorva Bhadra	20 Aq 00	3 Pi 20	Jupiter	Ajacharana
Uttara Bhadra	3 Pi 20	16 Pi 40	Saturn	Ahirbudhanya
Revati	16 Pi 40	30 Pi 00	Mercury	Pooshan

Nakshatras bear the pivotal importance in astrology. Each Nakshatra has a symbol and a Mantra, which will be shared in coming posts. Exchange of Nakshatra lords in birth charts (and divisional charts) has significant meaning and deep understanding is needed to predict the outcomes in such cases.