Magha nakshatra baby names: starting letters मघा

Last updated 18 October 2026

Magha is nakshatra number 10 of 27, ruled by Ketu. A baby born with the Moon in Magha is traditionally given a name that starts with the syllable of its pada: Ma, Mi, Mu, Me.

The four Magha pada letters

Magha at a glance

• Position: 0°00′ Singh to 13°20′ Singh of the sidereal zodiac, four padas of 3°20′ each.
• Ruling planet: Ketu.
• Deity: The Pitrs, the ancestors.
• Symbol: a royal throne; some texts give a palanquin.
• Rashi: Singh, all four padas.
• Gana, yoni and nadi: Rakshasa gana, rat yoni, Antya nadi (the matching tradition; see the nakshatra gana calculator).
• Rajju and vedha: Pada rajju (feet); vedha star Revati. These are South Indian porutham groupings; see the rajju dosha calculator.
• Gandmool: yes, one of the six gandmool nakshatras. Magha begins Singh at the Ashlesha–Magha junction (120°); check a birth with the gandmool nakshatra 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 Magha comes Ashlesha, after it Purva Phalguni. See all 27 on the list of 27 nakshatras, the nakshatra letters chart or the 27 nakshatras explained.