Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ardra and Uttara Ashadha nakshatra matching
25–28 of 36 with Ardra as bride, 24–27 with Uttara Ashadha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ardra: Adi (Vata) nadi · Dog yoni · Manushya gana | Uttara Ashadha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Mongoose yoni · Manushya gana
Ardra as bride
25–28
of 36
Uttara Ashadha as bride
24–27
of 36
Across all padas
21.5–25
spread of 3.5
Reading the eight kootas in order for Ardra and Uttara Ashadha: Graha Maitri is where the largest deduction falls — Uttara Ashadha: Jupiter · Ardra: Mercury, so 0.5 of 5, with Tara at 1.5 of 3, Yoni at 1–3 of 4 and Vashya at 0–1 of 2 behind it. The remaining 4 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 25–28 one way round and 24–27 the other.
Two birth stars are not enough for this pair. Uttara Ashadha runs from Sagittarius into Capricorn after pada 1, and Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot are all read from the Moon rashi rather than from the star, which puts 15 of the 36 guna on that boundary — so the total follows, anywhere from 21.5 to 25 of 36 depending on the padas. At 3.5 guna the swing sits above the median of 2, in a range reaching 14 at its widest.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Ardra and Uttara Ashadha, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Varna differs between them.
| Koota | Ardra bride | Uttara Ashadha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Uttara Ashadha: Kshatriya · Ardra: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Uttara Ashadha: Chatushpada · Ardra: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Ardra: Vadha (7) · from Uttara Ashadha: Kshema (4) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Uttara Ashadha: Mongoose · Ardra: Dog |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Uttara Ashadha: Jupiter · Ardra: Mercury |
| Gana / 6 | 6 | 6 | Uttara Ashadha: Manushya · Ardra: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Sagittarius and Gemini — 7/7 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Uttara Ashadha: Antya (Kapha) · Ardra: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 25–28 | 24–27 | Good |
- Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Uttara Ashadha: Jupiter · Ardra: Mercury. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Ardra: Vadha (7) · from Uttara Ashadha: Kshema (4). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Uttara Ashadha: Mongoose · Ardra: Dog. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Uttara Ashadha: Chatushpada · Ardra: Manav. The middle of this koota: tables put a pair like this anywhere between half a guna and one.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Ardra’s table and Uttara Ashadha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ardra runs Gemini 6°40′ – 20°00′ and Uttara Ashadha runs Sagittarius 26°40′ – Capricorn 10°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 146°40′ and 173°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ardra as bride first, Uttara Ashadha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 20.5 at the lowest and 25 at the highest.
| Ardra ↓ / Uttara Ashadha → | Pada 1Sagittarius | Pada 2Capricorn | Pada 3Capricorn | Pada 4Capricorn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Gemini | 25 / 24 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 |
| Pada 2Gemini | 25 / 24 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 |
| Pada 3Gemini | 25 / 24 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 |
| Pada 4Gemini | 25 / 24 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 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
The two heavy kootas, checked with their cancellations. Neither gives a partial score, so each is worth 8 and 7 guna outright or nothing at all.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Ardra is Adi (Vata) and Uttara Ashadha 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
In 12 of the sixteen pada combinations, the two Moon signs stand at one of the three forbidden distances and Bhakoot gives nothing. Neither cancellation is available — the sign lords are Mercury and Jupiter, neither the same planet nor mutual friends.
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
Two tests the eight kootas leave out, both settled by the distance between the two stars: Ardra to Uttara Ashadha is 16 and back is 13, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — present. 16 stars between them, against a favourable set of 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22 and 25. 108 of the 351 pairs land on one of those.
- Stri-Dirgha — satisfied both ways. The count from the bride's star should pass nine — 16 with Ardra as bride, 13 with Uttara Ashadha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds either way round here.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ardra is Tikshna (sharp), Uttara Ashadha is Dhruva / Sthira (fixed) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 25 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 5th place in Ardra's table, 8th in Uttara Ashadha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ardra’s table
5th of 27
Uttara Ashadha scores 25 there, level with 3 other partners. 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 Uttara Ashadha’s table
8th of 27
Ardra scores 25 there outright. Uttara Ashadha’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 31 with a median of 22, so this one sits above the middle of what Uttara Ashadha can reach — all 27 rows.
What This Total Is Not
What the breakdown says matters more than where the total lands. A high figure sitting on a zero in Nadi or Bhakoot is a different proposition from the same figure earned evenly across the eight, and 18 of 36 is a threshold families use rather than a rule any classical text states.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: kundli matching for marriage, end to end and the 36 guna taken one koota at a time. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Ardra page and the Uttara Ashadha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Ardra and Uttara Ashadha to sixteen answers between 21.5 and 25. Two birth times pick one of them.
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