Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ardra and Magha nakshatra matching
22.5–24.5 of 36 with Ardra as bride, 24.5–26.5 with Magha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ardra: Adi (Vata) nadi · Dog yoni · Manushya gana | Magha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Rat yoni · Rakshasa gana
Ardra as bride
22.5–24.5
of 36
Magha as bride
24.5–26.5
of 36
Across all padas
24.5
one answer
Of the eight kootas, 5 leave something on the table for this pair and 3 do not. Gana is the largest at 0 of 6 — Magha: Rakshasa · Ardra: Manushya. The complete ones are Varna, Bhakoot and Nadi, which is 16 of the 36 guna earned before any deduction is applied.
All sixteen combinations give the same answer. Neither star crosses a boundary of any kind between its padas, so the totals below are the whole result and the birth times only need to be accurate enough to fix the nakshatra. This pair is one of the 120 of 351 where that is true.
Koota by Koota
Pada 1 on each side, and what every koota is reading for Ardra with Magha. Varna and Gana are the two directional tests, which is why each name gets a column: Varna and Gana differ between them.
| Koota | Ardra bride | Magha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Magha: Kshatriya · Ardra: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 0 | 0 | Magha: Vanachar · Ardra: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Ardra: Pratyari (5) · from Magha: Sadhaka (6) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Magha: Rat · Ardra: Dog |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 4 | 4 | Magha: Sun · Ardra: Mercury |
| Gana / 6 | 0 | 3 | Magha: Rakshasa · Ardra: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Leo and Gemini — 3/11 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Magha: Antya (Kapha) · Ardra: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 22.5–24.5 | 24.5–26.5 | Acceptable |
- Gana, 0 of 6 — Magha: Rakshasa · Ardra: Manushya. Directional: swap the partners and the same two ganas score differently.
- Vashya, 0 of 2 — Magha: Vanachar · Ardra: Manav. The one combination every published table scores at nothing.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Ardra: Pratyari (5) · from Magha: Sadhaka (6). One count of the two is inauspicious and the other is not, which halves the koota.
- Graha Maitri, 4 of 5 — Magha: Sun · Ardra: Mercury. Five guna ride on how the two sign lords regard each other, more than any other single test.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Magha: Rat · Ardra: Dog. Not the same animal, not a hostile pair, so the graded middle.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Ardra’s table and Magha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ardra runs Gemini 6°40′ – 20°00′ and Magha runs Leo 0°00′ – 13°20′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 40°00′ and 66°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ardra as bride first, Magha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Ardra ↓ / Magha → | Pada 1Leo | Pada 2Leo | Pada 3Leo | Pada 4Leo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Gemini | 22.5 / 24.5 | 22.5 / 24.5 | 22.5 / 24.5 | 22.5 / 24.5 |
| Pada 2Gemini | 22.5 / 24.5 | 22.5 / 24.5 | 22.5 / 24.5 | 22.5 / 24.5 |
| Pada 3Gemini | 22.5 / 24.5 | 22.5 / 24.5 | 22.5 / 24.5 | 22.5 / 24.5 |
| Pada 4Gemini | 22.5 / 24.5 | 22.5 / 24.5 | 22.5 / 24.5 | 22.5 / 24.5 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 2 guna to every cell. All sixteen combinations clear the conventional threshold of 18. Dimmed cells fall below it; the nakshatra finder returns the pada from a birth date, time and place.
The Two Doshas, and Whether They Are Cancelled
Fifteen of the 36 guna sit in these two, and both are all-or-nothing. Their cancellations are stated specifically enough to be checked for Ardra and Magha rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Ardra is Adi (Vata) and Magha is Antya (Kapha). Different nadis take the full eight guna, and since Nadi alone is more than a fifth of the total, this pair starts from a position 108 of the 351 pairs never reach.
Bhakoot Koota — 7 of 7 at pada 1
Leo and Gemini — 3/11 — outside the three forbidden distances of 6/8, 5/9 and 2/12, and it stays outside them in all sixteen pada combinations. Bhakoot is full at seven throughout.
A cancellation is relief, not a score adjustment — the koota still reads zero above. The doshas Ashtakoot does not test for are a separate question — Mangal dosha among them.
Two Tests Outside the 36
The South Indian reckoning runs to ten kootas, and two of the extras are counts between Ardra and Magha alone — so they can be given here and checked by hand.
- Mahendra — absent. Mahendra wants every third star from the fourth — 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 — and Ardra to Magha is 5. The two counts always add to 29, so a Mahendra pair holds whichever way round the match is made.
- Stri-Dirgha — satisfied one way. This one is directional in earnest: 5 from Ardra and 24 from Magha, against a threshold sources give as seven or as nine. It holds with Magha as the bride and not with Ardra.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ardra is Tikshna (sharp), Magha is Ugra / Krura (fierce) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
A total carries meaning against the alternatives rather than on its own, and the alternatives differ for the two stars: 24.5 of 36 puts Magha 9th among Ardra's 27 possible partners and Ardra 5th among Magha's, both on the pada-1 figures those two tables print.
In Ardra’s table
9th of 27
Magha scores 24.5 there outright. Ardra’s 27 partners run from 5 to 29 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Ardra can reach — all 27 rows.
In Magha’s table
5th of 27
Ardra scores 24.5 there, level with 2 other partners. Magha’s 27 partners run from 3.5 to 33 with a median of 19.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Magha can reach — all 27 rows.
What This Total Is Not
The whole of Ashtakoot for Ardra and Magha rests on two arcs of the zodiac 13°20′ wide. Everything a chart is usually read for — the seventh house and its lord, Venus and Mars, Mangal dosha, the dasha each partner is running — sits outside those two arcs and outside this total, which is why acceptable is a starting point for a conversation and not the end of one.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: the guide to all 27 birth stars and kundli matching for marriage, end to end. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Ardra page and the Magha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Ardra and Magha score?
Are Ardra and Magha compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Ardra and Magha?
Do Ardra and Magha have Bhakoot dosha?
Is it better for Ardra to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Ardra and Magha, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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