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Sun nakshatra calculator

Which nakshatra is your Sun in? Enter your birth details to see its nakshatra, pada and star lord, and what that combination means.

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Your answer will appear here the moment you press the button, with what it means for you.

How this calculator works

The 27 nakshatras divide the zodiac into lunar mansions of 13°20′, each ruled by one of the nine grahas and split into four padas of 3°20′. Where the Sun falls among them colours how its themes show up: its motives and the way it acts.

Each pada also places the Sun in a Navamsa (D9) sign, which we show with the answer.

Calculated in your browser from the same chart as our free Kundli: sidereal zodiac, Lahiri ayanamsa, whole-sign houses, mean node. The numbers match our free Kundli exactly.

Background

In both Vedic and Western astrology the Sun is the self at the centre of the chart — vitality, purpose, the father and figures of authority, and the quiet confidence of knowing who you are. Vedic texts call it the atma, the soul. Surya (the Sun) in Astrology: Meaning, Myth, Dignity and Dasha →

Questions

How is the nakshatra of the Sun found?

From its sidereal longitude: the zodiac’s 360° divided into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′, each with four padas of 3°20′. We use the Lahiri ayanamsa.

Is the Sun’s nakshatra the same as my birth nakshatra?

No. Your birth nakshatra is the Moon’s. The Sun’s nakshatra describes how that planet in particular expresses itself.

Do I need my birth time?

Rarely: the Sun moves slowly enough that the nakshatra is usually the same all day. The house needs the time.