Purva Phalguni nakshatra baby names: starting letters पूर्वा फाल्गुनी

Last updated 18 October 2026

Purva Phalguni is nakshatra number 11 of 27, ruled by Venus. A baby born with the Moon in Purva Phalguni is traditionally given a name that starts with the syllable of its pada: Mo, Ta, Ti, Tu.

The four Purva Phalguni pada letters

Purva Phalguni at a glance

• Position: 13°20′ Singh to 26°40′ Singh of the sidereal zodiac, four padas of 3°20′ each.
• Ruling planet: Venus.
• Deity: Bhaga, the Aditya of good fortune and shared enjoyment.
• Symbol: the front legs of a bed; some texts give a hammock.
• Rashi: Singh, all four padas.
• Gana, yoni and nadi: Manushya gana, rat yoni, Madhya nadi (the matching tradition; see the nakshatra gana calculator).
• Rajju and vedha: Kati rajju (waist); vedha star Uttara Bhadrapada. 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 Purva Phalguni comes Magha, after it Uttara Phalguni. See all 27 on the list of 27 nakshatras, the nakshatra letters chart or the 27 nakshatras explained.