The 27 nakshatras
The sidereal zodiac divides into 27 equal arcs of 13°20′ (800′), beginning with Ashwini at 0° Aries. Each nakshatra has a lord in the Vimshottari sequence — Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury — repeating three times around the circle. In KP the nakshatra lord of a planet’s position is its star lord, and KP’s core claim (KP Reader II) is that a planet gives the results of its star lord more than its own.
| # | Nakshatra | From | To | Lord | Dasha years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashwini | 0°00'00" | 13°20'00" | Ketu | 7 |
| 2 | Bharani | 13°20'00" | 26°40'00" | Venus | 20 |
| 3 | Krittika | 26°40'00" | 40°00'00" | Sun | 6 |
| 4 | Rohini | 40°00'00" | 53°20'00" | Moon | 10 |
| 5 | Mrigashira | 53°20'00" | 66°40'00" | Mars | 7 |
| 6 | Ardra | 66°40'00" | 80°00'00" | Rahu | 18 |
| 7 | Punarvasu | 80°00'00" | 93°20'00" | Jupiter | 16 |
| 8 | Pushya | 93°20'00" | 106°40'00" | Saturn | 19 |
| 9 | Ashlesha | 106°40'00" | 120°00'00" | Mercury | 17 |
| 10 | Magha | 120°00'00" | 133°20'00" | Ketu | 7 |
| 11 | Purva Phalguni | 133°20'00" | 146°40'00" | Venus | 20 |
| 12 | Uttara Phalguni | 146°40'00" | 160°00'00" | Sun | 6 |
| 13 | Hasta | 160°00'00" | 173°20'00" | Moon | 10 |
| 14 | Chitra | 173°20'00" | 186°40'00" | Mars | 7 |
| 15 | Swati | 186°40'00" | 200°00'00" | Rahu | 18 |
| 16 | Vishakha | 200°00'00" | 213°20'00" | Jupiter | 16 |
| 17 | Anuradha | 213°20'00" | 226°40'00" | Saturn | 19 |
| 18 | Jyeshtha | 226°40'00" | 240°00'00" | Mercury | 17 |
| 19 | Moola | 240°00'00" | 253°20'00" | Ketu | 7 |
| 20 | Purva Ashadha | 253°20'00" | 266°40'00" | Venus | 20 |
| 21 | Uttara Ashadha | 266°40'00" | 280°00'00" | Sun | 6 |
| 22 | Shravana | 280°00'00" | 293°20'00" | Moon | 10 |
| 23 | Dhanishta | 293°20'00" | 306°40'00" | Mars | 7 |
| 24 | Shatabhisha | 306°40'00" | 320°00'00" | Rahu | 18 |
| 25 | Purva Bhadrapada | 320°00'00" | 333°20'00" | Jupiter | 16 |
| 26 | Uttara Bhadrapada | 333°20'00" | 346°40'00" | Saturn | 19 |
| 27 | Revati | 346°40'00" | 0°00'00" | Mercury | 17 |