Enter the baby's date, time and place of birth. The generator works out where the Moon was (sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsa), gives the birth nakshatra, pada and rashi, and lists real names that start with that pada's syllable — the traditional Namakshar.
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Names for the other padas of the same nakshatra.
Names of the same rashi (Moon sign).
Moon position from the birth date, time and place (sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsa). Without a birth time the result can be one pada off — confirm with your family priest for the naming ceremony.
The date, time and place give the Moon's position, which gives the nakshatra and pada. Each pada has a syllable, and the name starts with that syllable. This page does all three steps.
For accuracy, yes: the Moon moves through a nakshatra in about a day and through a pada in about six hours. Without a time, noon is used and the result may be one pada off.
Lahiri (Chitrapaksha), the one used in most Indian panchangs. The Moon's position is accurate to about a third of a degree.
Yes — this is a quick guide. For the naming ceremony, families usually confirm the nakshatra with their family priest or a full kundli.
Every suggestion is a real name from our list of 17,829 baby names with meanings. Meanings come from each name's language of origin; many names have more than one meaning.
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