Bharani is nakshatra 2 of the 27 nakshatras, the lunar mansions of Vedic astrology. Its symbol is the womb, and its theme is bearing what must be carried.
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
13°20′ Aries to 16°40′ Aries
Navamsa Leo
Pada 2
16°40′ Aries to 20°00′ Aries
Navamsa Virgo
Pada 3
20°00′ Aries to 23°20′ Aries
Navamsa Libra
Pada 4
23°20′ Aries to 26°40′ Aries
Navamsa Scorpio
Bharani and your dashas
If the Moon was in Bharani when you were born, your Vimshottari dashas start with a Venus period, which lasts 20 years in full. You start partway through it, by how far the Moon had travelled through Bharani.
Is Bharani 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.