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The 27 Nakshatras cover 13°20’ of the ecliptic each. Each Nakshatra is also divided into quarters or padas of 3°20’, and the below table lists the appropriate starting sound to name the child. The 27 nakshatras, each with 4 padas, give 108, which is the number of beads in a Japa mala, indicating all the elements (ansh) of Vishnu: #
Ashlesha (Sanskrit: आश्लेषा or Āśleṣā) (Tibetan: སྐར་མ་སྐག), also known as Ayilyam in Tamil and Malayalam (Tamil: ஆயில்யம், Malayalam: ആയില്യം, Āyilyaṃ), is the 9th of the 27 nakshatras in Hindu astrology. Ashlesha is also known as the Clinging Star or Nāga. [1]
Jyestha is termed in Malayalam as Thrikketta and in Tamil as Kēttai. The nakshtra is called honorifically as Trikkētta (Tiru + Kētta). [1] Jyeshtha nakshatra corresponds to Antares. [2] The Ascendant/Lagna in Jyeshtha indicates a person with a sense of seniority and superiority, who is protective, responsible and a leader of their family.
But the 28 Nakshatra were chosen at a time when the Vedic month was recognised as having exactly 30 days. In India and China the original 28 lunar mansions were not equal. Weixing Nui provides a list of the extent of the original 28 Nakshatras expressed in Muhurtas (with one Muhurta = 48 minutes of arc). Hindu texts note there were 16 ...
Uttara Ashadha (Sanskrit: उत्तर आषाढ lit. "latter victory", "latter unconquered"), also known as Uthiradam/Uthradam in Tamil and Malayalam ( Tamil: உத்திராடம், Malayalam: ഉത്രാടം), is the twenty-first of the 27 Nakshatra (constellations) in Hindu astrology.
Dhanishta is classified as a movable nakshatra, meaning that, under electional astrological beliefs, it is best to begin activities like travel when the moon is in Dhanishta. [2] This is based on the Panchanga reading only (which is also known as a calendar to track the suitable day for doing or starting anything good).
The nakshatras or lunar mansions are 27 equal divisions of the night sky used in Hindu astrology, each identified by its prominent star(s). [ 66 ] : 168 Historical (medieval) Hindu astrology enumerated either 27 or 28 nakṣatras.
Malayalam: മകയിരം; The first two pada (quarters) of this nakṣatra are part of Vṛṣabha Rāśi (Devanagari: वृषभ), which is Taurus. The latter half of this star belong to Mithuna Rāśi (Devanagari: मिथुन), which is Gemini (from 23°20’ Taurus to 6°40’ Gemini). stars in λ, φ1, φ2 Orionis.