Chitra nakshatra baby names: starting letters चित्रा

Last updated 18 October 2026

Chitra is nakshatra number 14 of 27, ruled by Mars. A baby born with the Moon in Chitra is traditionally given a name that starts with the syllable of its pada: Pe, Po, Ra, Ri.

The four Chitra pada letters

Chitra at a glance

• Position: 23°20′ Kanya to 6°40′ Tula of the sidereal zodiac, four padas of 3°20′ each.
• Ruling planet: Mars.
• Deity: Tvashtr, the divine craftsman. Some lists name Vishvakarma, the divine architect.
• Symbol: a bright jewel or pearl.
• Rashi: Kanya and Tula (the nakshatra crosses a rashi boundary).
• Gana, yoni and nadi: Rakshasa gana, tiger yoni, Madhya nadi (the matching tradition; see the nakshatra gana calculator).
• Rajju and vedha: Shiro rajju (head); the published lists differ on whether it has a vedha star. 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 Chitra comes Hasta, after it Swati. See all 27 on the list of 27 nakshatras, the nakshatra letters chart or the 27 nakshatras explained.