Overview Shravana is the twenty-second nakshatra, sitting fully within Capricorn, and its name means “hearing” or “the listener,” pointing directly to the…

Overview Uttara Ashadha is the twenty-first nakshatra, straddling the boundary between Sagittarius and Capricorn, and its name means “the later victory” or…

Overview Purva Ashadha is the twentieth nakshatra, sitting in the middle degrees of Sagittarius, and its name means “the early victory” or “the invincible…

Overview Mula is the nineteenth nakshatra, marking the beginning of Sagittarius and, in the broader architecture of the nakshatra cycle, the beginning of the…

Overview Jyeshtha is the eighteenth nakshatra, occupying the final degrees of Scorpio, and its name means “the eldest” or “the most senior,” carrying within it…

Overview Anuradha is the seventeenth nakshatra, sitting fully within Scorpio, and its name means “following Radha” or “subsequent success,” suggesting a…

Overview Vishakha is the sixteenth nakshatra, spanning the later degrees of Libra and the very beginning of Scorpio, and its name means “the forked” or “the…

Overview Swati is the fifteenth nakshatra, sitting fully within Libra, and its name means “the sword” or “the independent one,” though its symbol is the young…

Overview Chitra is the fourteenth nakshatra, spanning the final degrees of Virgo and the opening degrees of Libra, and its name means “the brilliant” or “the…

Overview Hasta is the thirteenth nakshatra, sitting entirely within Virgo, and its name means simply “the hand.” This is one of the most immediately evocative…