Uttara Phalguni nakshatra baby names: starting letters उत्तरा फाल्गुनी

Last updated 18 October 2026

Uttara Phalguni is nakshatra number 12 of 27, ruled by Sun. A baby born with the Moon in Uttara Phalguni is traditionally given a name that starts with the syllable of its pada: Te, To, Pa, Pi.

The four Uttara Phalguni pada letters

Uttara Phalguni at a glance

• Position: 26°40′ Singh to 10°00′ Kanya of the sidereal zodiac, four padas of 3°20′ each.
• Ruling planet: Sun.
• Deity: Aryaman, the Aditya of friendship, hospitality and marriage customs.
• Symbol: the back legs of a bed.
• Rashi: Singh and Kanya (the nakshatra crosses a rashi boundary).
• Gana, yoni and nadi: Manushya gana, cow yoni, Adi nadi (the matching tradition; see the nakshatra gana calculator).
• Rajju and vedha: Nabhi rajju (navel); vedha star Purva 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 Uttara Phalguni comes Purva Phalguni, after it Hasta. See all 27 on the list of 27 nakshatras, the nakshatra letters chart or the 27 nakshatras explained.