Rohiṇī (रोहिणी)

Rohini, 4th nakshatra, ...

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

Rohiṇī (रोहिणी), The Red One, 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

Name Variants

• Brahmya,
• Brahmabha,
• Brāhmī

Origin of Constellation

Stars within the Constellation Area

id	Label	IAU design.	description	Vmag
1	Aldebaran	HIP 21421	Constellation lines (Vertex)	0.86
2	Chamukuy	HIP 20894	Constellation lines (Vertex)	3.41
3	Ain	HIP 20889	Constellation lines (Vertex)	3.53
4	Prima Hyadum	HIP 20205	Constellation lines (Vertex)	3.65
5	Secunda Hyadum	HIP 20455	Constellation lines (Vertex)	3.76
6	θ 1 Tauri	HIP 20885	Inside the hull	3.84
7	δ 3 Tauri	HIP 20648	Inside the hull	4.298
8	-	HIP 21029	Inside the hull	4.764
9	δ 2 Tauri	HIP 20542	Inside the hull	4.8
10	75 Tau	HIP 20877	Inside the hull	4.969
11	63 Tau	HIP 20484	Inside the hull	5.625
12	70 Tau	HIP 20661	Inside the hull	6.439
13	-	HIP 21053	Inside the hull	6.491

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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  Rohini 10th centry CE

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  Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

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  Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

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  Rohini Chinese

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  Rohini aa reconstructed by Jones (1720)

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  Chandra Rohini

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

References

• References (general)