Moon nakshatra

The birth Moon nakshatra (Janma nakshatra) is a primary Jyotish marker from sidereal Moon longitude—see nakshatras for all 27 mansions and pada for quarters.

Why it matters

• Mind and habits — Moon rules manas; mansion flavors emotional style (moon-in-chart).
• Vimshottari seed — first maha dasha lord comes from this nakshatra (dashas-intro, dasha-systems).
• Naming & rituals — traditional syllable lists per nakshatra/pada.
• Matching — Ashtakoota uses Moon mansions (compatibility).

On the wheel

Provider vedic.nakshatra_wheel shows where Moon sits relative to other grahas. Cross-check exact mansion in chart output if near 13°20′ borders.

Related graha: graha-chandra · wheel view: nakshatra-wheel.