The Nakshatras is a group of stars (constellation) as per Vedic Jyotish. Similar to the units used or applied for calculating the distance is kilometers or miles the distances in space (Aakash Mandal) are calculated in terms of Nakshatras in Panchang. The whole zodiac has been divided into twenty-seven parts and each part derives its name from a Nakshatra.

The twenty-seven Nakshatras are as follows: -

1.ASHWANI
2.BHARANI
3.KRITIKA
4.ROHINI
5.MARIGASHIRA
6.ARDRA
7.PUNARVASU
8.PUSHYA
9.ASLESHA
10.MAGHA
11.PURVA PHALGUNI
12. UTTAR PHALGUNI
13.HASTA
14.CHITRA
15.SWATI
16.VISHAKHA
17.ANURADHA
18.JYESHTHA
19.MOOLA
20.POORVASHADHA
21.UTTRASHADHA
22.SHRAVANI
23.DHANISHTHA
24.SHATABHISHA
25.PURVA BHADRAPADA
26.UTTARA BHADRAPADA
27. REVATI

Abhijeet Nakshatra

The Indian astrologers as per Panchang, think that the combination of the last fifteen Ghati (a unit of time as per Vedic Jyotish roughly equivalent to 24 minute) of ‘Uttrashadha Nakshara’ and four from the starting Ghati of the Shravani Nakshatra i.e 19 Ghati in all, constitute the ‘Abhijeet Nakshatra’ and this specific Nakshatra is considered to be auspicious to start a good according to the Vedic Jyotish.

Panchaka Nakshatra

The following group of five Nakshatras are considered to have five defects (Panchaka Dosha) from the Panchang point of view. They are Revati, Shatabhisha, Dhanishta, Uttrabhadrapada, Purvabhadrapada.

Moola Nakshatra

The Moola Nakshatras are considered inauspicious according to Panchang. If the child takes birth in the Mool, Magha, Ashwani, Jyestha, Ashalesha ,Revati Nakshatras the results are believed to be quite inauspicious. However most Panchang Calendars also suggest remedies for this situation. Some particular traditions are performed twenty-seven days after the birth when the similar Nakshatra comes again or returns according to Panchang. Out of these six Nakshatras, Jyestha and Moola are called ‘Gandant Moola’ and Ashlesha is called as ‘Sarpa Moola’.

Dagdha Nakshatra

To start any work, this Nakshatra is considered as inauspicious in Vedic Jyotish and it is generally not advised to start new work if your shows this Nakshatra for the day. The following Nakshatras are Dagdha when they occur on the dates given below: -

Sunday-Bharani
Monday-Chitra
Tuesday-Uttarashadha
Wednesday-Danishtha
Thursday-Uttraphalguni
Friday-Jyeshtha
Saturday-Revati.