The Eight Kootas, Measured Over Every Pairing
Ashtakoot is eight comparisons worth 1 to 8 guna each, 36 in all, and the heavier ones decide most totals. The table counts, over all 11,664 pairings of Moon positions, how often each koota scores nothing and how often it scores in full, on the strict reading of the two kootas whose middle grades lineages dispute.
| Koota | Guna | Scores 0 | Scores full |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna | 1 | 37.5% | 62.5% |
| Vashya | 2 | 73.8% | 26.2% |
| Tara | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Yoni | 4 | 7.1% | 7.3% |
| Graha Maitri | 5 | 5.6% | 38.9% |
| Gana | 6 | 22.2% | 33.3% |
| Bhakoot | 7 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| Nadi | 8 | 33.3% | 66.7% |
Totals score by score are on the guna milan page, and the method in the 36 gunas explained.