Ashtakoota · guna milan
20.5 of 36 gunas — an acceptable classical score — traditionally workable
| Koota | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Varna | temperament hierarchy (Shudra + Brahmin) | 1 / 1 |
| Vashya | mutual influence between sign groups | 0.5 / 2 |
| Tara | birth-star distance and wellbeing | 1.5 / 3 |
| Yoni | instinctive nature (Buffalo + Cow) | 3 / 4 |
| Graha Maitri | friendship of the Moon-sign lords (Venus + Jupiter) | 0.5 / 5 |
| Gana | temperament class (Deva + Manushya) | 6 / 6 |
| Bhakoot | Moon-sign distance and life rhythm | 0 / 7 |
| Nadi | constitutional stream (Antya + Madhya) | 8 / 8 |
| Total | 20.5 / 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.
Swati — Swati is the young shoot that bends in the wind and does not break. Ruled by Rahu and presided over by Vayu, it grants independence, adaptability, and the quiet strength of things that grow slowly in open air.
Uttara Bhadrapada — Uttara Bhadrapada is the serpent of the depths — stillness that contains oceans. Ruled by Saturn and presided over by Ahir Budhnya, it is the most restrained and perhaps the wisest of the water nakshatras: slow anger, long compassion, bottomless keel.
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.