A common astrological saying is that dividing the sky into 12 divisions gives you the 12 zodiac signs. Moreover, if you further split it into 27 divisions, they are known as Nakshatra. Scientifically, a Nakshatra covers a zone of 13.33° from the 360° circle, and a zodiac sign covers 30° of that zone. Thus, we can say that Nakshatras are smaller parts of the twelve zodiac signs.