Pushya nakshatra baby names: starting letters पुष्य

Last updated 18 October 2026

Pushya is nakshatra number 8 of 27, ruled by Saturn. A baby born with the Moon in Pushya is traditionally given a name that starts with the syllable of its pada: Hu, He, Ho, Da.

The four Pushya pada letters

Pushya at a glance

• Position: 3°20′ Kark to 16°40′ Kark of the sidereal zodiac, four padas of 3°20′ each.
• Ruling planet: Saturn.
• Deity: Brihaspati, teacher of the gods.
• Symbol: a cow’s udder; some texts give a flower and an arrow.
• Rashi: Kark, all four padas.
• Gana, yoni and nadi: Deva gana, sheep yoni, Madhya nadi (the matching tradition; see the nakshatra gana calculator).
• Rajju and vedha: Kati rajju (waist); vedha star Purva Ashadha. 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 Pushya comes Punarvasu, after it Ashlesha. See all 27 on the list of 27 nakshatras, the nakshatra letters chart or the 27 nakshatras explained.