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Ashwini and Pushya nakshatra matching

28.5–31.5 of 36 with Ashwini as bride, 27.5–30.5 with Pushya as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Ashwini: Adi (Vata) nadi · Horse yoni · Deva gana | Pushya: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Sheep yoni · Deva gana

Ashwini as bride

28.5–31.5

of 36

Pushya as bride

27.5–30.5

of 36

Across all padas

28.5

one answer

Reading the eight kootas in order for Ashwini and Pushya: Tara is where the largest deduction falls — Counting from Ashwini: Mitra (8) · from Pushya: Vipat (3), so 1.5 of 3, with Graha Maitri at 4 of 5, 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 28.5–31.5 one way round and 27.5–30.5 the other.

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

All eight kootas for Ashwini and Pushya, 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.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Ashwini with Pushya at pada 1 on both sides, shown separately for each partner on the bride’s side, with the values each koota reads.
Koota	Ashwini bride	Pushya bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	1	0	Pushya: Brahmin · Ashwini: Kshatriya
Vashya / 2	0–1	0–1	Pushya: Jalachar · Ashwini: Chatushpada
Tara / 3	1.5	1.5	Counting from Ashwini: Mitra (8) · from Pushya: Vipat (3)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Pushya: Sheep · Ashwini: Horse
Graha Maitri / 5	4	4	Pushya: Moon · Ashwini: Mars
Gana / 6	6	6	Pushya: Deva · Ashwini: Deva
Bhakoot / 7	7	7	Cancer and Aries — 4/10
Nadi / 8	8	8	Pushya: Madhya (Pitta) · Ashwini: Adi (Vata)
Total / 36	28.5–31.5	27.5–30.5	Good

Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Ashwini: Mitra (8) · from Pushya: Vipat (3). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
Graha Maitri, 4 of 5 — Pushya: Moon · Ashwini: Mars. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Pushya: Sheep · Ashwini: Horse. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Pushya: Jalachar · 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 Pushya’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Ashwini runs Aries 0°00′ – 13°20′ and Pushya runs Cancer 3°20′ – 16°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 80°00′ and 106°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ashwini as bride first, Pushya as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Ashwini with Pushya across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Ashwini as bride then Pushya as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Ashwini ↓ / Pushya →	Pada 1Cancer	Pada 2Cancer	Pada 3Cancer	Pada 4Cancer
Pada 1Aries	28.5 / 27.5	28.5 / 27.5	28.5 / 27.5	28.5 / 27.5
Pada 2Aries	28.5 / 27.5	28.5 / 27.5	28.5 / 27.5	28.5 / 27.5
Pada 3Aries	28.5 / 27.5	28.5 / 27.5	28.5 / 27.5	28.5 / 27.5
Pada 4Aries	28.5 / 27.5	28.5 / 27.5	28.5 / 27.5	28.5 / 27.5

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

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 Pushya rather than guessed at.

Nadi Koota — 8 of 8

Ashwini is Adi (Vata) and Pushya 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 — 7 of 7 at pada 1

Cancer and Aries — 4/10 — 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

Two tests the eight kootas leave out, both settled by the distance between the two stars: Ashwini to Pushya is 8 and back is 21, counting inclusively.

Mahendra — absent. 8 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 — 8 with Ashwini as bride, 21 with Pushya — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Pushya as the bride and not with Ashwini.

Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ashwini is Kshipra / Laghu (swift and light), Pushya is Kshipra / Laghu (swift and light) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.

How the Pair Ranks on Each Side

The same 28.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 2nd place in Ashwini's table, 1st in Pushya's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.

In Ashwini’s table

2nd of 27

Pushya scores 28.5 there outright. 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 Pushya’s table

1st of 27

Ashwini scores 28.5 there outright. Pushya’s 27 partners run from 11.5 to 28.5 with a median of 19.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Pushya 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 Ashwini page and the Pushya page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Ashwini and Pushya score?

28.5–31.5 of 36 with Ashwini as the bride and 27.5–30.5 with Pushya as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The padas do not change it — all sixteen combinations give the same answer, which makes this one of the 146 pairs of 351 where the two birth stars settle the score outright. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. Against every possible pairing of two Moon positions, 63.6% clear 18 and the median is 20.5.

Are Ashwini and Pushya compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Ashwini with Pushya at good. The guna are lost on Tara (1.5 of 3), Graha Maitri (4 of 5), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2). It is a filter, and filters do not recommend. No koota scores zero for this pair, which is worth more than the total itself.

Does the pada change the result for Ashwini and Pushya?

No. Every one of the sixteen pada combinations returns the same total for Ashwini and Pushya. Neither star crosses a boundary between its padas, so all four sit in one rashi and one half of it, and no koota can move. 120 of the 351 pairs behave this way.

Do Ashwini and Pushya have Bhakoot dosha?

No. The two Moon signs never fall at one of the three forbidden distances — 6/8 Shadashtaka, 5/9 Navapanchaka or 2/12 Dwirdwadasha — in any of the sixteen pada combinations, so Bhakoot scores its full seven throughout. Bhakoot is all or nothing: there is no partial score.

Is it better for Ashwini to be the bride or the groom?

On the arithmetic, Ashwini on the bride's side scores higher — 28.5–31.5 against 27.5–30.5. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Varna goes from 1 with Ashwini as bride to 0 with Pushya as bride. 314 of the 351 pairs move like this, so a calculator that takes two stars without asking who is the bride has picked a direction for you.

Run It On the Real Padas

The score is settled for Ashwini and Pushya, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.

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