Question

What are 27 nakshatras?

Answer 1

1. In Hindu astrology, there are 27 or 28 nakshatras ("lunar mansions"), or sectors along the ecliptic.
   
2. A list of them is first found in the Vedanga jyothisa, a text dated to the final centuries BCE.
3. The nakshatra system predates the influence of Hellenistic astrology on Vedic tradition, which became prevalent from about the 2nd century CE.

The name of 27 nakshatras are as follows,

1. Ashwini
2. Bharani
3. Krittika
4. Rohini
5. Mrigashira
6. Ardra
7. Punarvasu
8. Pushya
9. Ashlesha
10. Magha
11. Purva Phalguni
12. Uttara Phalguni
13. Hasta
14. Chitra
15. Swati
16. Vishaka
17. Anurada
18. Jyeshta
19. Mula
20. Purva Ashadha
21. Uttara Ashadha
22. Shravana
23. Dhanishta
24. Shatabhishak
25. Purva Bhadrapada
26. Uttara Bhadrapada
27. Revati