The number refers to sequence in which the 27 nakshatras are situated along the ecliptic, starting from 0 Mesha, which coincides with 0 Ashvini. Note that the asterisms from Shravana onwards have been given an extra number in brackets. This number represents their sequential number when the ancient nakshatra Abhijit is excluded from the list.
|
NUMBER |
NAKSHATRA |
|---|---|
|
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 |
VISHAKHA |
|
17 |
ANURADHA |
|
18 |
JYESHTHA |
|
19 |
MULA |
|
20 |
PURVA SHADHA |
|
21 |
UTTARA SHADHA |
|
22 |
ABHIJIT |
|
23 (22) |
SHRAVANA |
|
24 (23) |
DHANISHTHA |
|
25 (24) |
SHATABHISHA |
|
26 (25) |
PURVABHADRAPADA |
|
27 (26) |
UTTARABHADRAPADA |
|
28 (27) |
REVATI |