The zodiac chart or the Rashi Chakra spread over 3600 comprises of the 12 rashis or signs. Each rashi is spread over 300 of the arc and is as follows: Mesha (Aries) 0ฐ to 30ฐ Vrishabha (Taurus) 30ฐ to 60ฐ Mithuna (Gemini) 60ฐ to 90ฐ Kataka (Cancer) 90ฐ to120ฐ Simha (Leo) – 120ฐ to 150ฐ Kanya (Virgo) - 150ฐ to 180ฐ Tula (Libra) - 180ฐ to 210ฐ Vrischika (Scorpio) - 210ฐ to 240ฐ Dhanus (Sagittarius) - 240ฐ to 270ฐ Makara (Capricorn) - 270ฐ to 300ฐ Kumbha (Aquarius) - 300ฐ to 330ฐ Meena (Pisces) - 330ฐ to 360ฐ The entire zodiac comprises of 27 nakshatras or stars. Each nakshatra extends over 13 degrees and 20 minutes (13ฐ 20’) of the zodiac with each pada or quarter of a nakshatra spread over 3 degrees and 20 minutes (3ฐ 20’). It can be inferred that each rashi or zodiac sign carries 9 nakshatra, padas or quarters. Jyotishya shaastra states that each nakshatra name corresponds to a group of stars called star mansions or asterisms. The concept is that Chandra or Moon visits these mansions in its trajectory around earth. This also corresponds to the lunar month and the time taken by the moon to complete a revolution around the Zodiac. The nakshatras starting from Mesha (Aries) to Meena (Pisces) are: Nakshatra – Extant in degrees – Rashi (Zodiac Sign) Ashwini - 00ฐ 00’ to 13ฐ 20’ - Mesha Bharani - 13ฐ 20’ to 26ฐ 40’ - Mesha Krittika - 26ฐ 40’ to 10ฐ 00’ - Mesha to Vrishabha Rohini - 10ฐ 00’ to 23ฐ 20’ - Vrishabha Mrigashira - 23ฐ 20’ to 06ฐ 40’ - Vrishabha to Mithuna Arudra - 06ฐ 40’ to 20ฐ 00’ - Mithuna Punarvasu - 20ฐ 00’ to 03ฐ 20’ - Mithuna to Karkataka Pushya - 03ฐ 20’ to 16ฐ 40’ - Karkataka Aslesha - 16ฐ 40’ to 30ฐ 00’ - Karkataka Makha - 00ฐ 00’ to 13ฐ 20’ - Simha Purvaphalguni - 13ฐ 20’ to 26ฐ 40’ - Simha Uttaraphalguni - 26ฐ 40’ to 10ฐ 00’ - Simha to Kanya Hasta - 10ฐ 00’ to 23ฐ 20’ - Kanya Chitta - 23ฐ 20’ to 06ฐ 40’ - Kanya to Tula Swati - 06ฐ 40’ to 20ฐ 00’ - Tula Vishaka - 20ฐ 00’ to 03ฐ 20’ - Tula to Vrischika Anuradha - 03ฐ 20’ to 16ฐ 40’ - Vrischika Jyestha - 16ฐ 40’ to 30ฐ 00’ - Vrischika Moola - 00ฐ 00’ to 13ฐ 20’ - Dhanus Purvashadha - 13ฐ 20’ to 26ฐ 40’ - Dhanus Uttarashadha - 26ฐ 40’ to 100 00’ - Dhanus to Makara Shravana - 10ฐ 00’ to 23ฐ 20’ - Makara Dhanista - 23ฐ 20’ to 06ฐ 40’ - Makara to Kumbha Shatabhisha - 06ฐ 40’ to 20ฐ 00’ - Kumbha Purvabhadra - 20ฐ 00’ to 03ฐ 20’ - Kumbha to Meena Uttarabhadra - 03ฐ 20’ to 16ฐ 40’ - Meena Revathi - 16ฐ 40’ to 30ฐ 00’ - Meena The nakshatras are classified based on various characteristics. A few of the characteristics are as follows: Sex of the Nakshatras: Male: Ashwini, Punarvasu, Pushyami, Hasta, Anuradha, Shravana, Purvabhadra, Uttarabhadra Female: Bharani, Krittika, Rohini, Aardra, Aaslesha, Makha, Purvaphalguni, Uttara, Chitta, Swathi, Visakha, Jyestha, Purvaashadha, Uttaraashadha, Dhanista, Revathi Neutral: Mrigashira, Moola, Shatabisha Other characteristics of the Nakshatras are as follows: Directions Krittika, Rohini Mrigashira – Central Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya – East Aslesha, Makha, Pubba – South-East Uttara, Hasta, Chitta – South Swati, Visakha,Anuradha – South-West Jyestha, Moola, Purvaashada – Western Uttaraashada, Shravana, Dhanista – North-West Shatabhisha, Purvabhadra, Uttarabhadra – North Revathi, ashwini, Bharani – North-East
Elements represented by the Nakshatras Akasa (Ether or Space) – Dhanista, Shatabhisha, Purvashadha, Uttarabhadra, Revathi Prithvi (Earth) – Ashwini, Bharani, Krittika, Rohini, Mrigashira Jala (Water) – Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Aslesha, Makha, Pubba Agni (Fire) – Uttar, Hast, Chitta, Vishaka, Anuradha Vayu (Air) – Jyestha, Moola, Purvaashadha, Uttaraashadha, Shravana The above-mentioned characteristics assist in analysis of the charts (both jataka and prashna
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