Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ashwini and Purva Phalguni nakshatra matching
23–26 of 36 with Ashwini as bride, 23–26 with Purva Phalguni as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ashwini: Adi (Vata) nadi · Horse yoni · Deva gana | Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Rat yoni · Manushya gana
Ashwini as bride
23–26
of 36
Purva Phalguni as bride
23–26
of 36
Across all padas
23
one answer
Ashwini and Purva Phalguni come to 23–26 of 36 with Ashwini on the bride's side and 23–26 with Purva Phalguni on it. What sits behind those two figures: Varna, Tara, Graha Maitri and Nadi score in full, while Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (5 of 6), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2) do not, and Bhakoot on its own accounts for 7 of the guna that go missing.
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 Ashwini with Purva Phalguni. Varna and Gana are the two directional tests, which is why each name gets a column: here neither one differs, so the two columns agree.
| Koota | Ashwini bride | Purva Phalguni bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 1 | Purva Phalguni: Kshatriya · Ashwini: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Purva Phalguni: Vanachar · Ashwini: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Ashwini: Sampat (2) · from Purva Phalguni: Ati-Mitra (9) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Purva Phalguni: Rat · Ashwini: Horse |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Purva Phalguni: Sun · Ashwini: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Purva Phalguni: Manushya · Ashwini: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Leo and Aries — 5/9 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) · Ashwini: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 23–26 | 23–26 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Leo and Aries — 5/9. One of the three forbidden distances, and Bhakoot is all or nothing.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Purva Phalguni: Manushya · Ashwini: Deva. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Purva Phalguni: Rat · Ashwini: Horse. Not the same animal, not a hostile pair, so the graded middle.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Purva Phalguni: Vanachar · Ashwini: Chatushpada. Neither the same group nor the agreed zero, so the graded middle where lineages differ.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Ashwini’s table and Purva Phalguni’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ashwini runs Aries 0°00′ – 13°20′ and Purva Phalguni runs Leo 13°20′ – 26°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 120°00′ and 146°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ashwini as bride first, Purva Phalguni as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Ashwini ↓ / Purva Phalguni → | Pada 1Leo | Pada 2Leo | Pada 3Leo | Pada 4Leo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 |
| Pada 2Aries | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 |
| Pada 3Aries | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 |
| Pada 4Aries | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 | 23 / 23 |
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
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 Ashwini and Purva Phalguni rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Ashwini is Adi (Vata) and Purva Phalguni is Madhya (Pitta). 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
The South Indian reckoning runs to ten kootas, and two of the extras are counts between Ashwini and Purva Phalguni 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 Ashwini to Purva Phalguni is 11. The two counts always add to 29, so a Mahendra pair holds whichever way round the match is made.
- Stri-Dirgha — satisfied both ways. This one is directional in earnest: 11 from Ashwini and 18 from Purva Phalguni, against a threshold sources give as seven or as nine. 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), Purva Phalguni 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: 23 of 36 puts Purva Phalguni 10th among Ashwini's 27 possible partners and Ashwini 11th among Purva Phalguni's, both on the pada-1 figures those two tables print.
In Ashwini’s table
10th of 27
Purva Phalguni scores 23 there, level with 1 other partner. Ashwini’s 27 partners run from 9 to 32 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Ashwini can reach — all 27 rows.
In Purva Phalguni’s table
11th of 27
Ashwini scores 23 there outright. Purva Phalguni’s 27 partners run from 6.5 to 33 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Purva Phalguni can reach — all 27 rows.
What This Total Is Not
Across every pairing of two Moon positions that can exist, 63.6% clear 18 and the median total is 20.5, so clearing the conventional bar is the ordinary result rather than a distinction. The ceiling is 35, not 36 — no pairing of Ashwini and Purva Phalguni or of anything else reaches a perfect score, and a site reporting one has added something to the arithmetic.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: the 36 guna taken one koota at a time and what the Navamsa adds that Guna Milan cannot. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Ashwini page and the Purva Phalguni page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Ashwini and Purva Phalguni score?
Are Ashwini and Purva Phalguni compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Ashwini and Purva Phalguni?
Do Ashwini and Purva Phalguni 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 Purva Phalguni, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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