The stars (nakshatras) in astrology and its connection to the stars in the sky
Names of our commonly used stars (nakshatras) and how they look in the sky
- Aswini – 3 stars resembling a horse’s face
- Bharani – 3 stars in the shape of a deep laid triangle
- Krithika – 6 stars resembling a barber’s razor
- Rohini – 5 stars resembling a cart
- Mrigasira – 3 stars in the shape of a man’s head
- Ardra – 1 star bright as a coral bead
- Punarvasu – 5 stars in the form of a potter’s wheel
- Pushya – 3 stars resembling a blood sucker
- Aslesha – 6 stars shaped like a serpent
- Magha – 5 stars like a palanquin
- Purva Phalguni – 2 stars resembling eyes
- Uttara Phalguni – 2 stars resembling eyes
- Hasta – 5 stars like human fingers
- Chitta – 1 star shining like a pearl
- Swati – 1 star like a sapphire
- Vishaka – 5 stars like a potter’s wheel
- Anuradha – 3 stars resembling an umbrella
- Jyestha – 3 stars resembling an umbrella
- Moola – 5 stars like a crouching lion
- Purvashada – 2 stars resembling the points of a square
- Uttarashada – 2 stars resembling the points of a square
- Sravana – 3 stars like an arrow
- Dhanistha – 3 stars like a man’s head
- Satabhisha – 100 stars in the shape of a flower
- Purvabhadra – 2 stars each forming the sides of a cot
- Uttarabhadra – 2 stars each forming the sides of a cot
- Revati – 3 stars in the shape of a fish
On any clear night, it is interesting to observe the stars, shapes and connect the stars (nakshatras) to our constellation!
