Revati (nakshatra)

Pisces map showing Revati

Revati (Devanagari: रेवती), meaning "prosperous", is the 27th nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Indian astronomy and astrology, named after the goddess Revati. Its main star (yogatara) is ζ Piscium, a star in the zodiac constellation Pisces. This star has the modern name Revati after the nakshatra. In Hindu sidereal astronomy this star is identified as the March Equinox (confusingly with historic reasons, most often referred to as the First Point of Aries), i.e. when the Sun crosses this star, a new solar year begins.

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