Nakṣatras

The Nakṣatras are the twenty seven (or twenty eight) basic asterisms, or constellations, around the ecliptic plane in Vedic astronomy. The name also refers to a regular division of the ecliptic, into groups of 800 arcminutes each.

They were slowly replaced over time, for many purposes, by the twelve Zodiacal Rāśis.

Each Nakṣatra has a special name and attributes, as follows:

Durations

Note, the above durations are based around the length of 'one star duration', or 790' 35". Thus, one and a half stars makes 1185' 52". Half a star is 395' 17".