Nakshatra 14 of 27 · चित्रा नक्षत्र
Chitra Nakshatra
Chitra crosses from Virgo into Libra, two padas in each, ruled by Mars under Vishwakarma. Its name means “the brilliant”: the jewel, the finished work of art, the striking image. A Chitra Moon is charismatic, aesthetic, ambitious and structurally minded — a builder of beautiful things and of a striking self. Natives are found in architecture, design, fashion, engineering and performance. Mars gives drive and a taste for the dramatic. It begins life in a seven-year Mars dasha.
- Span
- 173°20′ – 186°40′
- Rashi
- Virgo / Libra
- Lord (Vimshottari)
- Mars · 7 years
- Deity
- Tvashtar / Vishwakarma, the divine architect
- Symbol
- Bright jewel, or a pearl
- Gana
- Rakshasa
- Nadi
- Madhya
- Yoni
- Tiger
- Naming letters
- Pe, Po, Ra, Ri
Chitra today
Computed at sunrise for the reference place; times are local to it. The Moon changes nakshatra roughly daily, the Sun about every fortnight.
Tara bala for Chitra-born, today
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Moon in Chitra
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Sun in Chitra
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Lord Mars today
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The planet that rules this nakshatra and opens its Vimshottari cycle.
The four padas of Chitra
Each nakshatra is divided into four padas of 3°20′. The pada sets the navamsa (D9) sign of a Moon placed there and the traditional first syllable of a name.
Chitra in a birth chart
- •Brilliance and charisma
- •Design and structure
- •Ambition and self-display
- •Impatience with the plain
These are the classical themes of a Moon in Chitra. How they play out depends on the rest of the chart — the Moon's house, its lord Mars's own placement, and the dasha running now. The AI astrologer reads all of that together.
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FAQ
Chitra nakshatra — common questions
What is Chitra nakshatra?
Chitra (चित्रा) is the 14th of the 27 nakshatras, spanning 173°20′–186°40′ of the sidereal zodiac (23°20′ Virgo to 6°40′ Libra). Its Vimshottari lord is Mars, its deity Tvashtar / Vishwakarma, the divine architect, its symbol the bright jewel, or a pearl. It belongs to the Rakshasa gana and the Madhya nadi, with the tiger yoni.
Which rashi is Chitra in?
It crosses a sign boundary: padas 1, 2 in Virgo and padas 3, 4 in Libra. Your Moon sign depends on your pada, which is why the birth time matters here.
What is the first dasha for someone born in Chitra?
Mars mahadasha, which lasts 7 years in full. How much of it remains at birth depends on how far through Chitra the Moon had travelled — the balance of dasha — so two people born under Chitra can have very different first chapters. The dasha calculator computes yours to the day.
What are the naming letters for Chitra?
By pada: pada 1 — Pe, pada 2 — Po, pada 3 — Ra, pada 4 — Ri. Traditional naming (namakarana) picks a first syllable from the pada the Moon occupied at birth.
Is today good for someone born in Chitra?
That is tara bala: count today's nakshatra from Chitra and fold into nine. Sampat, Kshema, Sadhaka, Mitra and Ati Mitra are favourable; Vipat, Pratyari and Vadha are not; Janma is neutral. The card on this page computes it from the ephemeris each day.