Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ashwini and Magha nakshatra matching
18–21 of 36 with Ashwini as bride, 19–22 with Magha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ashwini: Adi (Vata) nadi · Horse yoni · Deva gana | Magha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Rat yoni · Rakshasa gana
Ashwini as bride
18–21
of 36
Magha as bride
19–22
of 36
Across all padas
19
one answer
Four of the eight kootas — Tara, Yoni, Gana and Nadi — are settled by the two birth stars alone, before anyone asks about a pada; the other four are read from the Moon rashi, which a pada can move. For Ashwini with Magha that leaves 4 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Tara, Graha Maitri and Nadi — and 4 carrying a deduction: Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (0 of 6), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2). The heaviest of them is Bhakoot, where Leo and Aries — 5/9 gives 0 of 7.
Worth stating because most matching sites imply otherwise: for Ashwini and Magha the padas change nothing. Sixteen combinations, one answer. The exact minute of birth still decides plenty in a chart — it just does not decide this.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Ashwini and Magha, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Gana differs between them.
| Koota | Ashwini bride | Magha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 1 | Magha: Kshatriya · Ashwini: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Magha: Vanachar · Ashwini: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Ashwini: Janma (1) · from Magha: Janma (1) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Magha: Rat · Ashwini: Horse |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Magha: Sun · Ashwini: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 0 | 1 | Magha: Rakshasa · Ashwini: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Leo and Aries — 5/9 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Magha: Antya (Kapha) · Ashwini: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 18–21 | 19–22 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Leo and Aries — 5/9. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Gana, 0 of 6 — Magha: Rakshasa · Ashwini: Deva. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Magha: Rat · Ashwini: Horse. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Magha: Vanachar · Ashwini: Chatushpada. 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 Ashwini’s table and Magha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ashwini runs Aries 0°00′ – 13°20′ 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 106°40′ and 133°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ashwini as bride first, Magha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Ashwini ↓ / Magha → | Pada 1Leo | Pada 2Leo | Pada 3Leo | Pada 4Leo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 18 / 19 | 18 / 19 | 18 / 19 | 18 / 19 |
| Pada 2Aries | 18 / 19 | 18 / 19 | 18 / 19 | 18 / 19 |
| Pada 3Aries | 18 / 19 | 18 / 19 | 18 / 19 | 18 / 19 |
| Pada 4Aries | 18 / 19 | 18 / 19 | 18 / 19 | 18 / 19 |
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
Ashwini 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 — 0 of 7 at pada 1
In every pada combination, the two Moon signs stand at one of the three forbidden distances and Bhakoot gives nothing. The commonly cited cancellation covers all of them: Mars 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: Ashwini to Magha is 10 and back is 19, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — present. 10 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 — 10 with Ashwini as bride, 19 with Magha — 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 — Ashwini is Kshipra / Laghu (swift and light), Magha is Ugra / Krura (fierce) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 19 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 18th place in Ashwini's table, 15th in Magha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ashwini’s table
18th of 27
Magha scores 19 there outright. Ashwini’s 27 partners run from 9 to 32 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Ashwini can reach — all 27 rows.
In Magha’s table
15th of 27
Ashwini scores 19 there outright. Magha’s 27 partners run from 3.5 to 33 with a median of 19.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Magha can reach — all 27 rows.
What This Total Is Not
One number cannot carry a marriage. Ashtakoot reads a single point from each chart — the Moon — so two people born hours apart with the Moon in Ashwini score identically here whatever else their charts do. The seventh house and its lord, Venus, Mars and Mangal dosha, and the dasha each partner is running are all outside it, and any of them can matter more than the difference between acceptable and the band above.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: the Kundli Milan guide written from these numbers and the guide to all 27 birth stars. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Ashwini page and the Magha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Ashwini and Magha score?
Are Ashwini and Magha compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Ashwini and Magha?
Do Ashwini and Magha have Bhakoot dosha?
Is it better for Ashwini to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Ashwini 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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