Positions in the sidereal zodiac with the Lahiri ayanamsa.
The four padas
Each nakshatra has four quarters of 3°20′. Each pada falls in a sign of the navamsa, the ninth-part chart.
Pada 1
3°20′ Scorpio to 6°40′ Scorpio
Navamsa Leo
Pada 2
6°40′ Scorpio to 10°00′ Scorpio
Navamsa Virgo
Pada 3
10°00′ Scorpio to 13°20′ Scorpio
Navamsa Libra
Pada 4
13°20′ Scorpio to 16°40′ Scorpio
Navamsa Scorpio
Anuradha and your dashas
If the Moon was in Anuradha when you were born, your Vimshottari dashas start with a Saturn period, which lasts 19 years in full. You start partway through it, by how far the Moon had travelled through Anuradha.
Is Anuradha your birth star?
Your birth star is the nakshatra the Moon was in when you were born. The Moon moves into a new one about once a day, so it takes your birth date, time and place.