Rohini

The Rohini asterism consists of six stars.

Krttika and Rohini mapped to the stars, animated GIF, WGSN 2025.

Rohini is one of the nakshatras in the Vedic tradition. There the asterism consists of six stars (Hyades) with Aldebaran as the brightest one. "Rohini" literally means "red", which clearly refers to Aldebaran only. Thus, over time, it obviously became a name for the brightest star of the group, used by the Indian Vedic tradition.

Etymology and History

Surendrapuri Temple's Navagraha Temples, Chandra with Rohini

Krttika and Rohini mapped to the stars, animated GIF, WGSN 2025.

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

References

• References (general)