All nakshatras

Aswini

Also written Ashwini, Ashvini, Ashwani.

Aswini is nakshatra 1 of 27, spanning 0°00′ – 13°20′ of the sidereal zodiac. Its Vimshottari lord is Ketu, so a birth under it opens a Ketu mahadasha.

LordKetu
Dasha period7 years
DeityAshwini Kumaras
SymbolHorse's head
GanaDeva
NadiAdi (Vata)
YoniAshwa
Span0°00′ – 13°20′
RashiMesh

Gana, nadi and yoni are three of the eight kootas that ashtakoot matching scores, and they are read from the Moon’s nakshatra rather than from a whole chart. The four padas below each carry one syllable — the naam akshar a traditional name begins with.

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