Find your rashi from your name
Each nakshatra pada has a syllable (namakshar) that names traditionally begin with. Your name rashi comes from that syllable; your Janma rashi (Moon sign) comes from your birth time and can differ.
Find your real Janma rashi from your birth details
Name letters of the 12 rashis
| Rashi | Letters |
|---|---|
| Mesha | Chu (चु), Che (चे), Cho (चो), La (ला), Li (ली), Lu (लू), Le (ले), Lo (लो), A (अ) |
| Vrishabha | Ī (ई), U (उ), E (ए), O (ओ), Va (वा), Vi (वी), Vu (वू), Ve (वे), Vo (वो) |
| Mithuna | Ka (का), Ki (की), Ku (कू), Gha (घ), Ṅa (ङ), Chha (छ), Ke (के), Ko (को), Ha (हा) |
| Karka | Hi (ही), Hu (हू), He (हे), Ho (हो), Ḍa (डा), Ḍi (डी), Ḍu (डू), Ḍe (डे), Ḍo (डो) |
| Simha | Ma (मा), Mi (मी), Mu (मू), Me (मे), Mo (मो), Ṭa (टा), Ṭi (टी), Ṭu (टू), Ṭe (टे) |
| Kanya | Ṭo (टो), Pa (पा), Pi (पी), Pu (पू), Ṣa (ष), Ṇa (ण), Ṭha (ठ), Pe (पे), Po (पो) |
| Tula | Ra (रा), Ri (री), Ru (रू), Re (रे), Ro (रो), Ta (ता), Ti (ती), Tu (तू), Te (ते) |
| Vrishchika | To (तो), Na (ना), Ni (नी), Nu (नू), Ne (ने), No (नो), Ya (या), Yi (यी), Yu (यू) |
| Dhanu | Ye (ये), Yo (यो), Bha (भा), Bhi (भी), Bhu (भू), Dha (धा), Pha (फा), Ḍha (ढा), Bhe (भे) |
| Makara | Bho (भो), Ja (जा), Ji (जी), Khi (खी), Khu (खू), Khe (खे), Kho (खो), Ga (गा), Gi (गी) |
| Kumbha | Gu (गू), Ge (गे), Go (गो), Sa (सा), Si (सी), Su (सू), Se (से), So (सो), Da (दा) |
| Meena | Di (दी), Du (दू), Tha (थ), Jha (झ), Ña (ञ), De (दे), Do (दो), Cha (चा), Chi (ची) |
Name letters of the 27 nakshatras
| Nakshatra | Letters | Rashi |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini | Chu, Che, Cho, La | Mesha |
| Bharani | Li, Lu, Le, Lo | Mesha |
| Krittika | A, Ī, U, E | Mesha / Vrishabha |
| Rohini | O, Va, Vi, Vu | Vrishabha |
| Mrigashira | Ve, Vo, Ka, Ki | Vrishabha / Mithuna |
| Ardra | Ku, Gha, Ṅa, Chha | Mithuna |
| Punarvasu | Ke, Ko, Ha, Hi | Mithuna / Karka |
| Pushya | Hu, He, Ho, Ḍa | Karka |
| Ashlesha | Ḍi, Ḍu, Ḍe, Ḍo | Karka |
| Magha | Ma, Mi, Mu, Me | Simha |
| Purva Phalguni | Mo, Ṭa, Ṭi, Ṭu | Simha |
| Uttara Phalguni | Ṭe, Ṭo, Pa, Pi | Simha / Kanya |
| Hasta | Pu, Ṣa, Ṇa, Ṭha | Kanya |
| Chitra | Pe, Po, Ra, Ri | Kanya / Tula |
| Swati | Ru, Re, Ro, Ta | Tula |
| Vishakha | Ti, Tu, Te, To | Tula / Vrishchika |
| Anuradha | Na, Ni, Nu, Ne | Vrishchika |
| Jyeshtha | No, Ya, Yi, Yu | Vrishchika |
| Mula | Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhi | Dhanu |
| Purva Ashadha | Bhu, Dha, Pha, Ḍha | Dhanu |
| Uttara Ashadha | Bhe, Bho, Ja, Ji | Dhanu / Makara |
| Shravana | Khi, Khu, Khe, Kho | Makara |
| Dhanishta | Ga, Gi, Gu, Ge | Makara / Kumbha |
| Shatabhisha | Go, Sa, Si, Su | Kumbha |
| Purva Bhadrapada | Se, So, Da, Di | Kumbha / Meena |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Du, Tha, Jha, Ña | Meena |
| Revati | De, Do, Cha, Chi | Meena |
Frequently asked questions
Is name rashi the same as Janma rashi?
Not always. Janma rashi is the sign the Moon was in at birth and is used for Kundli, matching and horoscope. Name rashi is used when the birth time is not known.
Which rashi do names starting with Sh belong to?
Most panchangs take श names with the स syllables of Shatabhisha (Kumbha rashi). ष is a separate letter of Hasta (Kanya rashi).
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