Anuradha nakshatra baby names: starting letters अनुराधा

Last updated 18 October 2026

Anuradha is nakshatra number 17 of 27, ruled by Saturn. A baby born with the Moon in Anuradha is traditionally given a name that starts with the syllable of its pada: Na, Ni, Nu, Ne.

The four Anuradha pada letters

Anuradha at a glance

• Position: 3°20′ Vrishchik to 16°40′ Vrishchik of the sidereal zodiac, four padas of 3°20′ each.
• Ruling planet: Saturn.
• Deity: Mitra, the Aditya of friendship and agreements.
• Symbol: a lotus; some texts give a triumphal archway.
• Rashi: Vrishchik, all four padas.
• Gana, yoni and nadi: Deva gana, deer yoni, Madhya nadi (the matching tradition; see the nakshatra gana calculator).
• Rajju and vedha: Kati rajju (waist); vedha star Bharani. These are South Indian porutham groupings; see the rajju dosha calculator.

How to use these letters

Take the Moon’s nakshatra and pada from the birth chart (or the nakshatra calculator by date of birth), then choose a name that begins with that pada’s letter. If the pada is unknown, the four letters above are the ones for this nakshatra. Without birth details, the rashi name finder shows the letters for any nakshatra and pada, and rashi by name shows where a name you already like falls.

Neighbouring nakshatras

Before Anuradha comes Vishakha, after it Jyeshtha. See all 27 on the list of 27 nakshatras, the nakshatra letters chart or the 27 nakshatras explained.