Mula nakshatra baby names: starting letters मूल

Last updated 18 October 2026

Mula is nakshatra number 19 of 27, ruled by Ketu. A baby born with the Moon in Mula is traditionally given a name that starts with the syllable of its pada: Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhi.

The four Mula pada letters

Mula at a glance

• Position: 0°00′ Dhanu to 13°20′ Dhanu of the sidereal zodiac, four padas of 3°20′ each.
• Ruling planet: Ketu.
• Deity: Nirriti, the goddess of dissolution. Some texts, such as the Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, name the rakshasas instead.
• Symbol: a bunch of roots tied together; some texts give an elephant goad.
• Rashi: Dhanu, all four padas.
• Gana, yoni and nadi: Rakshasa gana, dog yoni, Adi nadi (the matching tradition; see the nakshatra gana calculator).
• Rajju and vedha: Pada rajju (feet); vedha star Ashlesha. These are South Indian porutham groupings; see the rajju dosha calculator.
• Gandmool: yes, one of the six gandmool nakshatras. Mula begins Dhanu at the Jyeshtha–Mula junction (240°); 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 Mula comes Jyeshtha, after it Purva Ashadha. See all 27 on the list of 27 nakshatras, the nakshatra letters chart or the 27 nakshatras explained.