Chandra Rashi · चन्द्र राशि
Moon Sign and Nakshatra Calculator
Calculate your sidereal Moon sign, exact position, birth nakshatra, and pada from the local date and time of birth.
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What are Moon sign, nakshatra, and pada?
Your Moon sign, or Chandra Rashi, is the sidereal zodiac sign occupied by the Moon at birth. The same longitude identifies one of 27 nakshatras and one of its four padas.
Chandra Rashi
The Moon sign changes as the Moon moves through the twelve rashis. It is different from the Lagna, which depends on the eastern horizon at the birthplace.
Janma Nakshatra
Each nakshatra spans 13 degrees 20 minutes of the zodiac. Each pada covers one quarter of that span and is reported with the exact lunar longitude.
Near a boundary
Birth time matters when the Moon is close to a rashi, nakshatra, or pada boundary. The calculator preserves seconds and the birthplace timezone in the calculation.