Ashtakoota · guna milan
22 of 36 gunas — an acceptable classical score — traditionally workable
| Koota | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Varna | temperament hierarchy (Shudra + Vaishya) | 1 / 1 |
| Vashya | mutual influence between sign groups | 0.5 / 2 |
| Tara | birth-star distance and wellbeing | 1.5 / 3 |
| Yoni | instinctive nature (Dog + Monkey) | 2 / 4 |
| Graha Maitri | friendship of the Moon-sign lords (Mercury + Saturn) | 4 / 5 |
| Gana | temperament class (Manushya + Deva) | 5 / 6 |
| Bhakoot | Moon-sign distance and life rhythm | 0 / 7 |
| Nadi | constitutional stream (Adi + Antya) | 8 / 8 |
| Total | 22 / 36 | |
Computed nakshatra-to-nakshatra using each nakshatra’s principal rashi; where a nakshatra spans two rashis, exact birth details can shift Bhakoot, Graha Maitri and Vashya — run the full calculation with both birth details →
Bhakoot: the Moon signs sit in a 2/12, 5/9 or 6/8 relationship, so Bhakoot scores 0. Classical practice examines the sign lords before treating this as decisive — and here Graha Maitri is strong, which the texts treat as a mitigating factor.
Ardra — Ardra is the storm that clears the air. Ruled by Rahu and presided over by Rudra, the howling form of Shiva, it works through upheaval: the tear that follows destruction and the freshness that follows the tear.
Shravana — Shravana is the sacred ear — the nakshatra of listening, learning and the preserved word. Ruled by the Moon and presided over by Vishnu, it connects worlds: teacher to student, past to present, person to person.
Match two full birth charts → · Baby names by nakshatra →
What this is: the classical Ashtakoota tally, computed exactly as the muhurta texts describe — and what it is not: a verdict on two human beings. Traditions themselves treat the score as one voice among many (families, temperaments, and the judgement of elders and priests), and low scores have classical remedies and exceptions the texts discuss at length. We show the arithmetic honestly and leave the wisdom where it belongs — with you.