Hasta nakshatra baby names: starting letters हस्त

Last updated 18 October 2026

Hasta is nakshatra number 13 of 27, ruled by Moon. A baby born with the Moon in Hasta is traditionally given a name that starts with the syllable of its pada: Pu, Sha, Na, Tha.

The four Hasta pada letters

Hasta at a glance

• Position: 10°00′ Kanya to 23°20′ Kanya of the sidereal zodiac, four padas of 3°20′ each.
• Ruling planet: Moon.
• Deity: Savitr, the Sun as the power that stirs life.
• Symbol: a hand.
• Rashi: Kanya, all four padas.
• Gana, yoni and nadi: Deva gana, buffalo yoni, Adi nadi (the matching tradition; see the nakshatra gana calculator).
• Rajju and vedha: Kantha rajju (neck); vedha star Shatabhisha. 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 Hasta comes Uttara Phalguni, after it Chitra. See all 27 on the list of 27 nakshatras, the nakshatra letters chart or the 27 nakshatras explained.