The first one starts with Ashwini Nakshatra, the second one starts with Krittika Nakshatra, and the second one starts with Ardra Nakshatra.

There are different reasons for starting the count for Nakshatras. Moon represents the mind, and ultimately it is the mind that matters most certain pada being strong, planets in that pada will perform best. So if your Moon is in Agni Rashi or Zodiac, that means Agni Rashis are strong in the chart. In other words, in Satyuga, the Moon had that kind of strength that when it travelled through a Nakshatra, it lit up all the four Padas of that Nakshatra.Įvery Nakshatra pertaining to a pada is a map of a certain kind of destiny.

This is why in Kalyuga, it is important to look at Pada Nakshatra to understand which pada is most intense. In Dwaparyuga, three Tattwas were strong in Tretayuga, two were strong, and currently, in Kalyuga, only one element is strong. These four Padas are like four legs of the Bull, wherein Moon represents the Bull that visits each Nakshatra (cows).ĭuring Satyuga, all four legs of the Bull were strong, which means all the elements were strong. From these four Padas, Nakshatra aims are derived, which are Dharma, Artha, Kaam, and Moksha. The first pada is Agni (fire) tattva, the second is Prithvi (earth) tattva, the third is Vayu (air) tattva, and the fourth is Jal (water) tattva. But ‘Bramha’, in the Creation Nakshatra system, has assigned different lengths for each Nakshatra based on the actual speed of the Moon.

Here’s an example – according to the general astrological system, Ashwini Nakshatra ranges from 0 to 13 degrees 20 minutes in Aries, and so on for the following Nakshatras. It is called Creation Nakshatra or Shrishti Nakshatra. That is why Vedic Astrology is a far more intricate system. In Vedic Astrology, they have realised that the motion of the Moon is not uniform – it accelerates and decelerates in different Nakshatras or constellations. In reality, it takes less time, but for the convenience of calculation, it is rounded off to 24 hours. This is done assuming that the motion of the Moon is uniform across all the Nakshatras (lunar mansions) which takes one day for a complete revolution. If we divide all the 12 zodiacs across 360 degrees measurement of the sky, further divided into 27 parts, we will get 13 degrees 20 minutes for each Nakshatra. We can round it off from the lower portion of 27 Constellations to the upper portion of 28 Constellations. One lunar cycle is 27 days plus 7 hours approximately. Before we dive deep, it’s important to understand the broad picture first.

One is based on the 27 Nakshatra system, and the other is 28 Nakshatra. There are various systems or schemes of astrological Nakshatra.

Nakshatra degree chart