Punarvasu is nakshatra 7 of the 27 nakshatras, the lunar mansions of Vedic astrology. Its symbol is a quiver of arrows, and its theme is return and renewal.
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
20°00′ Gemini to 23°20′ Gemini
Navamsa Aries
Pada 2
23°20′ Gemini to 26°40′ Gemini
Navamsa Taurus
Pada 3
26°40′ Gemini to 30°00′ Gemini
Navamsa Gemini
Pada 4
0°00′ Cancer to 3°20′ Cancer
Navamsa Cancer
Punarvasu and your dashas
If the Moon was in Punarvasu when you were born, your Vimshottari dashas start with a Jupiter period, which lasts 16 years in full. You start partway through it, by how far the Moon had travelled through Punarvasu.
Is Punarvasu 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.