Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ashwini and Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra matching
21.5–24.5 of 36 with Ashwini as bride, 20.5–23.5 with Uttara Bhadrapada as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ashwini: Adi (Vata) nadi · Horse yoni · Deva gana | Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Cow yoni · Manushya gana
Ashwini as bride
21.5–24.5
of 36
Uttara Bhadrapada as bride
20.5–23.5
of 36
Across all padas
21.5
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 Uttara Bhadrapada that leaves 3 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Graha Maitri and Nadi — and 5 carrying a deduction: Bhakoot (0 of 7), Tara (1.5 of 3), Gana (5 of 6), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2). The heaviest of them is Bhakoot, where Pisces and Aries — 12/2 gives 0 of 7.
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 Uttara Bhadrapada, 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 | Ashwini bride | Uttara Bhadrapada bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Brahmin · Ashwini: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Jalachar · Ashwini: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Ashwini: Mitra (8) · from Uttara Bhadrapada: Vipat (3) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Cow · Ashwini: Horse |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Jupiter · Ashwini: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Manushya · Ashwini: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Pisces and Aries — 12/2 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) · Ashwini: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 21.5–24.5 | 20.5–23.5 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Pisces and Aries — 12/2. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Ashwini: Mitra (8) · from Uttara Bhadrapada: Vipat (3). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Manushya · Ashwini: Deva. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Cow · Ashwini: Horse. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Uttara Bhadrapada: 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 Uttara Bhadrapada’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ashwini runs Aries 0°00′ – 13°20′ and Uttara Bhadrapada runs Pisces 3°20′ – 16°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 13°20′ and 40°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ashwini as bride first, Uttara Bhadrapada as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Ashwini ↓ / Uttara Bhadrapada → | Pada 1Pisces | Pada 2Pisces | Pada 3Pisces | Pada 4Pisces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 |
| Pada 2Aries | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 |
| Pada 3Aries | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 | 21.5 / 20.5 |
| Pada 4Aries | 21.5 / 20.5 | 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
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 Uttara Bhadrapada rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Ashwini is Adi (Vata) and Uttara Bhadrapada 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 Jupiter 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 Uttara Bhadrapada is 26 and back is 3, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 26 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 — 26 with Ashwini as bride, 3 with Uttara Bhadrapada — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Ashwini as the bride and not with Uttara Bhadrapada.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ashwini is Kshipra / Laghu (swift and light), Uttara Bhadrapada 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 21.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 15th place in Ashwini's table, 13th in Uttara Bhadrapada's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ashwini’s table
15th of 27
Uttara Bhadrapada scores 21.5 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 below the middle of what Ashwini can reach — all 27 rows.
In Uttara Bhadrapada’s table
13th of 27
Ashwini scores 21.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Uttara Bhadrapada’s 27 partners run from 13 to 32 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits on the middle of what Uttara Bhadrapada 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 Uttara Bhadrapada page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Ashwini and Uttara Bhadrapada score?
Are Ashwini and Uttara Bhadrapada compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Ashwini and Uttara Bhadrapada?
Do Ashwini and Uttara Bhadrapada 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 Uttara Bhadrapada, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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