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== नक्षत्राणि॥ Nakshatras - Asterism ==

== नक्षत्राणि॥ Nakshatras - Asterism ==

[[File:Nakshatras and their longitudes.PNG|thumb|486x486px|Nakshatras and their range of nirayana longitudes]]

[[File:Nakshatras and their longitudes.PNG|thumb|486x486px|Nakshatras and their range of nirayana longitudes]]

[[Nakshatras (नक्षत्राणि)|Nakshatras]] refer to the 27th part of the ecliptic and thus each nakshatra spans '''13°20′.''' The time which the moon (whose motion continually varies in speed) or any other heavenly body requires to travel over the 27th part of the ecliptic is also called a nakshatra.<ref name=":2" />

[[Nakshatras (नक्षत्राणि)|Nakshatras]] refer to the 27th part of the ecliptic and thus each nakshatra spans '''13°20′.''' The time which the moon (whose motion continually varies in speed) or any other heavenly body requires to travel over the 27th part of the ecliptic is also called a nakshatra.<ref name=":2" />