This article is about the Hindu moon deity. For other uses, see Chandra (disambiguation).

In Hinduism, Chandra is a lunar deity. Chandra is sometimes identified with Soma. He is white and rides his chariot (the moon) across the sky every night, pulled by ten white horses. He is connected with dew, and as such, is one of the gods of fertility. He is the father of Budha, (planet Mercury) the mother being either Tara or Rohini. He is also married to Anuradha and Bharani, both daughters of Daksha.

Other meanings

Chandra is also the word in Sanskrit, Hindi and other Indian languages for moon. It is the middle name of the Hindu god Rama.

Chandra can refer to the Chandra X-ray Observatory or the astronomer Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.