Uttara Ashadha nakshatra baby names: starting letters उत्तराषाढ़ा

Last updated 18 October 2026

Uttara Ashadha is nakshatra number 21 of 27, ruled by Sun. A baby born with the Moon in Uttara Ashadha is traditionally given a name that starts with the syllable of its pada: Bhe, Bho, Ja, Ji.

The four Uttara Ashadha pada letters

Uttara Ashadha at a glance

• Position: 26°40′ Dhanu to 10°00′ Makar of the sidereal zodiac, four padas of 3°20′ each.
• Ruling planet: Sun.
• Deity: The Vishvedevas, the universal gods.
• Symbol: an elephant’s tusk; some texts give a small bed.
• Rashi: Dhanu and Makar (the nakshatra crosses a rashi boundary).
• Gana, yoni and nadi: Manushya gana, mongoose yoni, Antya nadi (the matching tradition; see the nakshatra gana calculator).
• Rajju and vedha: Nabhi rajju (navel); vedha star Punarvasu. 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 Uttara Ashadha comes Purva Ashadha, after it Shravana. See all 27 on the list of 27 nakshatras, the nakshatra letters chart or the 27 nakshatras explained.