Today's Nakshatra – Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Today · Wednesday, 28 October 2026 · IST
Today's nakshatra and rasi
Krittika until 1:26 pm, then Rohini.
since Tue 27 Oct, 3:39 pm, until 1:26 pm
Pada 2: until 2:33 amPada 3: until 8:00 amPada 4: until 1:26 pm
from 1:26 pm, until Thu 29 Oct, 11:11 am
Pada 1: until 6:52 pm · NowPada 2: until Thu 29 Oct, 12:18 am
Moon’s rasi: Rishabam / ரிஷபம் all day (until Thu 29 Oct, 10:06 pm)
Moon’s position as of 2:50 pm IST. Times are when the Moon enters and leaves each star.
Today's Chandrashtama
Chandrashtama today is for Thulam rasi (Chithirai 3–4, Swathi, Visakam 1–3), all day (until Thu 29 Oct, 10:06 pm).
See Chandrashtama today for every rasiTomorrow nakshatra: Thursday, 29 October 2026
Rohini until 11:11 am, then Mrigashira.
since Wed 28 Oct, 1:26 pm, until 11:11 am
Pada 2: until 12:18 amPada 3: until 5:45 amPada 4: until 11:11 am
from 11:11 am, until Fri 30 Oct, 9:04 am
Pada 1: until 4:39 pmPada 2: until 10:06 pmPada 3: until Fri 30 Oct, 3:35 am
Moon’s rasi: Rishabam / ரிஷபம் until 10:06 pm, then Midhunam / மிதுனம்
Nakshatra timings for the next 7 days
Every star in force on each day, midnight to midnight IST. A star that runs past midnight appears on both days.
| Date | Nakshatra | Rasi | Start → end (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | Rohini / ரோகிணி | Rishabam / ரிஷபம் | Wed 28 Oct, 1:26 pm → 11:11 am |
| Mrigashira / மிருகசீரிடம் (Mirugasirisham) | Rishabam / ரிஷபம் → Midhunam / மிதுனம் (10:06 pm) | 11:11 am → Fri 30 Oct, 9:04 am | |
| Fri 30 Oct | Mrigashira / மிருகசீரிடம் (Mirugasirisham) | Rishabam / ரிஷபம் → Midhunam / மிதுனம் (Thu 29 Oct, 10:06 pm) | Thu 29 Oct, 11:11 am → 9:04 am |
| Ardra / திருவாதிரை (Thiruvathirai) | Midhunam / மிதுனம் | 9:04 am → Sat 31 Oct, 7:12 am | |
| Sat 31 Oct | Ardra / திருவாதிரை (Thiruvathirai) | Midhunam / மிதுனம் | Fri 30 Oct, 9:04 am → 7:12 am |
| Punarvasu / புனர்பூசம் (Punarpoosam) | Midhunam / மிதுனம் → Kadagam / கடகம் (Sun 1 Nov, 12:00 am) | 7:12 am → Sun 1 Nov, 5:40 am | |
| Sun 1 Nov | Punarvasu / புனர்பூசம் (Punarpoosam) | Midhunam / மிதுனம் → Kadagam / கடகம் (12:00 am) | Sat 31 Oct, 7:12 am → 5:40 am |
| Pushya / பூசம் (Poosam) | Kadagam / கடகம் | 5:40 am → Mon 2 Nov, 4:31 am | |
| Mon 2 Nov | Pushya / பூசம் (Poosam) | Kadagam / கடகம் | Sun 1 Nov, 5:40 am → 4:31 am |
| Ashlesha / ஆயில்யம் (Ayilyam) | Kadagam / கடகம் | 4:31 am → Tue 3 Nov, 3:46 am | |
| Tue 3 Nov | Ashlesha / ஆயில்யம் (Ayilyam) | Kadagam / கடகம் | Mon 2 Nov, 4:31 am → 3:46 am |
| Magha / மகம் (Magam) | Simmam / சிம்மம் | 3:46 am → Wed 4 Nov, 3:26 am | |
| Wed 4 Nov | Magha / மகம் (Magam) | Simmam / சிம்மம் | Tue 3 Nov, 3:46 am → 3:26 am |
| Purva Phalguni / பூரம் (Pooram) | Simmam / சிம்மம் | 3:26 am → Thu 5 Nov, 3:30 am |
Questions about today’s nakshatra
What is today's nakshatra?
Today's nakshatra is the star of the day: the one of the 27 nakshatras the Moon is passing through. It is the star printed against each date in a Tamil calendar or panchangam (today natchathiram). The Moon moves through about one nakshatra a day, so on most days the star changes once, and on some days twice. Each nakshatra has four padas, and the Moon's rasi changes at the pada boundaries of some stars, so a day can have two rasis as well.
How is it calculated?
The 27 nakshatras divide the sidereal zodiac into equal parts of 13°20′, starting with Ashwini at 0° Mesha, and each has four padas of 3°20′. We take the Moon's geocentric longitude, subtract the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa that most Indian panchangams use, and find the moment it crosses each boundary, to the minute. These are the same Moon positions behind every Chandrashtama time on this site. Another panchangam may differ by a minute or two from rounding.
Today's nakshatra vs Chandrashtama: what's the difference?
Today's nakshatra says where the Moon is, and it is the same for everyone. Chandrashtama depends on your birth rasi: it is the 2 to 2½ days when the Moon is in the 8th rasi from yours. So the Moon's star changes every day, while Chandrashtama falls on a different rasi each time. If you know your rasi or birth star, check whether today is your Chandrashtama.
Why does my calendar show a different star for today?
Printed Tamil calendars name the star in force at sunrise and give its end time. This page shows every star in force at any time between midnight and midnight IST, with its start and end, so a star that ends before sunrise appears here too.
Are the times in IST? I live in Malaysia, Singapore, the UAE, the UK or the US.
All times are Indian Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30), and each day runs from midnight to midnight IST. The Moon changes star at the same instant everywhere; only the clock time differs. From IST: Malaysia and Singapore +2:30, Sri Lanka the same, UAE −1:30, UK −5:30 (−4:30 in summer time), US Eastern −10:30 (−9:30 in summer), US Pacific −13:30 (−12:30 in summer). So 7:40 am IST is 10:10 am in Kuala Lumpur and 6:10 am in Dubai.
All 27 nakshatras and 12 rasis
Each star page lists its Chandrashtama dates; each rasi page has the full calendar.
- Ashwini / அசுவினி (Aswini)
- Bharani / பரணி
- Krittika / கார்த்திகை (Karthigai)
- Rohini / ரோகிணி
- Mrigashira / மிருகசீரிடம் (Mirugasirisham)
- Ardra / திருவாதிரை (Thiruvathirai)
- Punarvasu / புனர்பூசம் (Punarpoosam)
- Pushya / பூசம் (Poosam)
- Ashlesha / ஆயில்யம் (Ayilyam)
- Magha / மகம் (Magam)
- Purva Phalguni / பூரம் (Pooram)
- Uttara Phalguni / உத்திரம் (Uthiram)
- Hasta / அஸ்தம் (Hastham)
- Chitra / சித்திரை (Chithirai)
- Swati / சுவாதி (Swathi)
- Vishakha / விசாகம் (Visakam)
- Anuradha / அனுஷம் (Anusham)
- Jyeshtha / கேட்டை (Kettai)
- Mula / மூலம் (Moolam)
- Purva Ashadha / பூராடம் (Pooradam)
- Uttara Ashadha / உத்திராடம் (Uthiradam)
- Shravana / திருவோணம் (Thiruvonam)
- Dhanishta / அவிட்டம் (Avittam)
- Shatabhisha / சதயம் (Sathayam)
- Purva Bhadrapada / பூரட்டாதி (Poorattathi)
- Uttara Bhadrapada / உத்திரட்டாதி (Uthirattathi)
- Revati / ரேவதி (Revathi)