Question 1

What is my birth star (Nakshatra)?

Accepted Answer

Your birth star, or Nakshatra, is the lunar mansion the Moon occupied at the moment you were born. The 360° zodiac is divided into 27 Nakshatras of 13°20′ each; the one holding your Moon is your birth star.

Question 2

What is the difference between Nakshatra and Raasi?

Accepted Answer

Your Raasi (Moon sign) is the zodiac sign your Moon sits in — one of 12, each 30° wide. Your Nakshatra is the finer 13°20′ star within it. So your Raasi is the sign, and your Nakshatra is the star inside that sign.

Question 3

Why do you need my exact birth time and place?

Accepted Answer

The Moon moves about 13° a day, so it changes Nakshatra roughly once a day and changes quarter (pada) every few hours. Your exact time fixes the pada, and your place sets the correct moment through its time zone and is needed for the ascendant in the birth chart.

Question 4

What is a pada?

Accepted Answer

Each Nakshatra is split into four quarters of 3°20′ called padas. The pada refines where in the star your Moon falls and is used in deeper chart work.

Question 5

What is the Rashi (birth) chart?

Accepted Answer

The Rashi chart (D1) places the Sun, Moon, the five visible planets, Rahu, Ketu and the Ascendant (Lagna) into the twelve signs, based on your exact birth time and place. M-Astro draws it in South Indian or North Indian style.

Question 6

Is this accurate? Can it predict my future?

Accepted Answer

The astronomy is computed with the open-source astronomy-engine and sidereal (Lahiri) positions, and is accurate. But the interpretations are traditional and for reflection only — they are not predictions and not a substitute for a qualified astrologer.

Question 7

Do you store my birth details?

Accepted Answer

No. All calculations run in your browser and nothing is saved. Only the place name is sent to the Photon geocoder (OpenStreetMap data) to find its coordinates. Name and gender are optional and used only to personalise the on-screen result.