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All 27 nakshatras with the four pada naming syllables, degree span, rashi, navamsa and ruling planet in one searchable chart.
The Nakshatra Name Letter Chart lists the traditional namakarana syllable assigned to each of the 108 padas — the four quarters of all 27 nakshatras — together with the exact 3°20′ arc that pada occupies on the sidereal zodiac. Every entry also shows the rashi the pada sits in, its navamsa (D-9) sign, the Vimshottari ruling planet, the presiding deity and the classical symbol. It is a reference for parents choosing a name after a birth star, students of jyotisha learning the pada system, and anyone who needs to check a syllable against a panchang reading.
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Every nakshatra and quarter is listed, not just the popular ones, with both Roman and Devanagari syllables.
Each pada's exact start and end on the sidereal zodiac makes it easy to cross-check against a panchang.
Where tradition records two syllable sets — Shravana's Ju/Je/Jo/Gha and Khi/Khu/Khe/Kho — both are shown instead of one being hidden.
Each nakshatra has 4 padas and each pada spans 3°20′. A nakshatra covers 360° ÷ 27 = 13°20′, and dividing that by four gives 3°20′, so the 27 nakshatras contain 108 padas in total across the zodiac.
You need both the nakshatra and the pada, because each of the four padas has a different syllable. For example Chitra pada 1 is 'Pe', pada 2 is 'Po', pada 3 is 'Ra' and pada 4 is 'Ri' — knowing only 'Chitra' is not enough to pick the letter.
Nakshatra lords repeat in the Vimshottari order Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury every nine nakshatras. So Ashwini, Magha and Mula are ruled by Ketu; Bharani, Purva Phalguni and Purva Ashadha by Venus, and so on.
Regional panchangs and printed almanacs sometimes preserve alternative sets, most visibly for Shravana, which appears as Ju/Je/Jo/Gha in some traditions and Khi/Khu/Khe/Kho in others. This chart shows both. The information here is cultural reference, not prediction — confirm the birth nakshatra and pada with a computed panchang or your family priest before a naming ceremony.