Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ashlesha and Uttara Phalguni nakshatra matching
18.5–21.5 of 36 with Ashlesha as bride, 16.5–19.5 with Uttara Phalguni as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Cat yoni · Rakshasa gana | Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata) nadi · Cow yoni · Manushya gana
Ashlesha as bride
18.5–21.5
of 36
Uttara Phalguni as bride
16.5–19.5
of 36
Across all padas
18.5–21.5
spread of 3
Reading the eight kootas in order for Ashlesha and Uttara Phalguni: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Leo and Cancer — 2/12, so 0 of 7, with Gana at 3 of 6, Tara at 1.5 of 3, Yoni at 1–3 of 4, Vashya at 0–1 of 2 and Varna at 0 of 1 behind it. The remaining 2 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 18.5–21.5 one way round and 16.5–19.5 the other.
Two birth stars are not enough for this pair. Uttara Phalguni runs from Leo into Virgo 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 18.5 to 21.5 of 36 depending on the padas. At 3 guna the swing sits above the median of 2, in a range reaching 14 at its widest.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Ashlesha and Uttara Phalguni, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Varna and Gana differ between them.
| Koota | Ashlesha bride | Uttara Phalguni bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Uttara Phalguni: Kshatriya · Ashlesha: Brahmin |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Uttara Phalguni: Vanachar · Ashlesha: Jalachar |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Ashlesha: Kshema (4) · from Uttara Phalguni: Vadha (7) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Uttara Phalguni: Cow · Ashlesha: Cat |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Uttara Phalguni: Sun · Ashlesha: Moon |
| Gana / 6 | 3 | 0 | Uttara Phalguni: Manushya · Ashlesha: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Leo and Cancer — 2/12 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata) · Ashlesha: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 18.5–21.5 | 16.5–19.5 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Leo and Cancer — 2/12. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Gana, 3 of 6 — Uttara Phalguni: Manushya · Ashlesha: Rakshasa. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Ashlesha: Kshema (4) · from Uttara Phalguni: Vadha (7). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Uttara Phalguni: Cow · Ashlesha: Cat. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Uttara Phalguni: Vanachar · Ashlesha: Jalachar. The middle of this koota: tables put a pair like this anywhere between half a guna and one.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Uttara Phalguni: Kshatriya · Ashlesha: Brahmin. A deliberately one-way test on rank, failed in this direction. It is one point of thirty-six.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Ashlesha’s table and Uttara Phalguni’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ashlesha runs Cancer 16°40′ – 30°00′ and Uttara Phalguni runs Leo 26°40′ – Virgo 10°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 26°40′ and 53°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ashlesha as bride first, Uttara Phalguni as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 16.5 at the lowest and 21.5 at the highest.
| Ashlesha ↓ / Uttara Phalguni → | Pada 1Leo | Pada 2Virgo | Pada 3Virgo | Pada 4Virgo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Cancer | 18.5 / 16.5 | 21.5 / 19.5 | 21.5 / 19.5 | 21.5 / 19.5 |
| Pada 2Cancer | 18.5 / 16.5 | 21.5 / 19.5 | 21.5 / 19.5 | 21.5 / 19.5 |
| Pada 3Cancer | 18.5 / 16.5 | 21.5 / 19.5 | 21.5 / 19.5 | 21.5 / 19.5 |
| Pada 4Cancer | 18.5 / 16.5 | 21.5 / 19.5 | 21.5 / 19.5 | 21.5 / 19.5 |
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
Ashlesha is Antya (Kapha) and Uttara Phalguni is Adi (Vata). 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 — 0 of 7 at pada 1
In 4 of the sixteen pada combinations, the two Moon signs stand at one of the three forbidden distances and Bhakoot gives nothing. The commonly cited cancellation covers each of those cells: Moon and Sun are mutual friends in the natural friendship table.
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: Ashlesha to Uttara Phalguni is 4 and back is 25, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — present. 4 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 one way. The count from the bride's star should pass nine — 4 with Ashlesha as bride, 25 with Uttara Phalguni — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Uttara Phalguni as the bride and not with Ashlesha.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ashlesha is Tikshna (sharp), Uttara Phalguni 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 18.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 13th place in Ashlesha's table, 18th in Uttara Phalguni's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ashlesha’s table
13th of 27
Uttara Phalguni scores 18.5 there outright. Ashlesha’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 28 with a median of 18, so this one sits above the middle of what Ashlesha can reach — all 27 rows.
In Uttara Phalguni’s table
18th of 27
Ashlesha scores 18.5 there outright. Uttara Phalguni’s 27 partners run from 11.5 to 33 with a median of 21, so this one sits below the middle of what Uttara Phalguni 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 Ashlesha page and the Uttara Phalguni page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Ashlesha and Uttara Phalguni to sixteen answers between 18.5 and 21.5. Two birth times pick one of them.
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