Ardra nakshatra baby names: starting letters आर्द्रा

Last updated 18 October 2026

Ardra is nakshatra number 6 of 27, ruled by Rahu. A baby born with the Moon in Ardra is traditionally given a name that starts with the syllable of its pada: Ku, Gha, Ng, Chha.

The four Ardra pada letters

Ardra at a glance

• Position: 6°40′ Mithun to 20°00′ Mithun of the sidereal zodiac, four padas of 3°20′ each.
• Ruling planet: Rahu.
• Deity: Rudra, the storm form of Shiva.
• Symbol: a teardrop; some texts give a gem.
• Rashi: Mithun, all four padas.
• Gana, yoni and nadi: Manushya gana, dog yoni, Adi nadi (the matching tradition; see the nakshatra gana calculator).
• Rajju and vedha: Kantha rajju (neck); vedha star Shravana. 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 Ardra comes Mrigashira, after it Punarvasu. See all 27 on the list of 27 nakshatras, the nakshatra letters chart or the 27 nakshatras explained.