Ardra

Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula

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Ardra marked among the asterisms on a Stellarium map.

आर्द्रा (Ardra)

Asterism Info
Native	आर्द्रा
Romanisation	Ardra
IPA	aːɾd̪ɾɑː
Translation	Ardra
Position (2000)
Right ascension	88.79293899
Declination	7.407064
Stars
Bright stars	1
Bayer/Flamsteed stars	1
Stars brighter than 3.00m	1
Brightest star	Betelgeuse (0.42m)
Taxonomy
category of asterism	Single Star-Asterism
IAU- constellations	Ori

Ardra nakshatra in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

Ardra (आर्द्रा), Wetness, is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

Etymology and History

Name Variants

• Ardra
• Roudra,
• Shivabha

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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  Ardra nakshatra in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
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  Ardra in Tibetian
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  Ardra in Chinese
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  All nakshatras in silver arch Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
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  All nakshatra in door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
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  Ardra in Jones (1720).

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

References

• References (general)