The 27 Nakshatras and Their Naming Sounds

A Nakshatra is a lunar mansion: one of 27 equal slices of the zodiac, each 13°20′ wide. The Moon spends about a day in each. Every Nakshatra splits into four Padas, and each Pada has a starting sound used when naming a child.

If you know the birth date and time, the birth-chart calculator finds the right row for you.

#	Nakshatra	Pada 1	Pada 2	Pada 3	Pada 4
1	Ashwini	Chu	Che	Cho	La
2	Bharani	Li	Lu	Le	Lo
3	Krittika	A	Ee	U	E
4	Rohini	O	Va	Vi	Vu
5	Mrigashira	Ve	Vo	Ka	Ki
6	Ardra	Ku	Gha	Nga	Chha
7	Punarvasu	Ke	Ko	Ha	Hi
8	Pushya	Hu	He	Ho	Da
9	Ashlesha	Di	Du	De	Do
10	Magha	Ma	Mi	Mu	Me
11	Purva Phalguni	Mo	Ta	Ti	Tu
12	Uttara Phalguni	Te	To	Pa	Pi
13	Hasta	Pu	Sha	Na	Tha
14	Chitra	Pe	Po	Ra	Ri
15	Swati	Ru	Re	Ro	Ta
16	Vishakha	Ti	Tu	Te	To
17	Anuradha	Na	Ni	Nu	Ne
18	Jyeshtha	No	Ya	Yi	Yu
19	Mula	Ye	Yo	Bha	Bhi
20	Purva Ashadha	Bhu	Dha	Pha	Dha
21	Uttara Ashadha	Bhe	Bho	Ja	Ji
22	Shravana	Khi	Khu	Khe	Kho
23	Dhanishta	Ga	Gi	Gu	Ge
24	Shatabhisha	Go	Sa	Si	Su
25	Purva Bhadrapada	Se	So	Da	Di
26	Uttara Bhadrapada	Du	Tha	Jha	Yna
27	Revati	De	Do	Cha	Chi

Regional spelling differences

Sources differ in how they write some sounds. Shravana is also written Ju, Je, Jo, Gha. Uttara Bhadrapada's last Pada is written Yna, Na or Tra. Rohini's sounds are sometimes written Ba, Bi, Bu. Ask your family priest which tradition they follow.