Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ashwini and Vishakha nakshatra matching
20.5–23.5 of 36 with Ashwini as bride, 22.5–25.5 with Vishakha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ashwini: Adi (Vata) nadi · Horse yoni · Deva gana | Vishakha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Tiger yoni · Rakshasa gana
Ashwini as bride
20.5–23.5
of 36
Vishakha as bride
22.5–25.5
of 36
Across all padas
16.5–22.5
spread of 6
Reading the eight kootas in order for Ashwini and Vishakha: Gana is where the largest deduction falls — Vishakha: Rakshasa · Ashwini: Deva, so 0 of 6, with Graha Maitri at 3 of 5, 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 20.5–23.5 one way round and 22.5–25.5 the other.
Two birth stars are not enough for this pair. Vishakha runs from Libra into Scorpio after pada 3, 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 16.5 to 22.5 of 36 depending on the padas. At 6 guna the swing sits above the median of 2, in a range reaching 14 at its widest.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Ashwini and Vishakha, 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 | Ashwini bride | Vishakha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Vishakha: Shudra · Ashwini: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Vishakha: Manav · Ashwini: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Ashwini: Vadha (7) · from Vishakha: Kshema (4) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Vishakha: Tiger · Ashwini: Horse |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 3 | 3 | Vishakha: Venus · Ashwini: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 0 | 1 | Vishakha: Rakshasa · Ashwini: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Libra and Aries — 7/7 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Vishakha: Antya (Kapha) · Ashwini: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 20.5–23.5 | 22.5–25.5 | Acceptable |
- Gana, 0 of 6 — Vishakha: Rakshasa · Ashwini: Deva. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Graha Maitri, 3 of 5 — Vishakha: Venus · Ashwini: Mars. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Ashwini: Vadha (7) · from Vishakha: Kshema (4). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Vishakha: Tiger · Ashwini: Horse. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Vishakha: Manav · Ashwini: Chatushpada. The middle of this koota: tables put a pair like this anywhere between half a guna and one.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Vishakha: Shudra · Ashwini: Kshatriya. 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 Ashwini’s table and Vishakha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ashwini runs Aries 0°00′ – 13°20′ and Vishakha runs Libra 20°00′ – Scorpio 3°20′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 146°40′ and 173°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ashwini as bride first, Vishakha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 16.5 at the lowest and 22.5 at the highest.
| Ashwini ↓ / Vishakha → | Pada 1Libra | Pada 2Libra | Pada 3Libra | Pada 4Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 20.5 / 22.5 | 20.5 / 22.5 | 20.5 / 22.5 | 16.5 / 16.5 |
| Pada 2Aries | 20.5 / 22.5 | 20.5 / 22.5 | 20.5 / 22.5 | 16.5 / 16.5 |
| Pada 3Aries | 20.5 / 22.5 | 20.5 / 22.5 | 20.5 / 22.5 | 16.5 / 16.5 |
| Pada 4Aries | 20.5 / 22.5 | 20.5 / 22.5 | 20.5 / 22.5 | 16.5 / 16.5 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. 12 of the sixteen clear the conventional threshold of 18; the other 4 do not. 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 Vishakha 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 — 7 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: Mars and Venus 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 Vishakha is 16 and back is 13, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — present. 16 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 — 16 with Ashwini as bride, 13 with Vishakha — 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), Vishakha is Mishra (mixed) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 22.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 12th place in Ashwini's table, 10th in Vishakha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ashwini’s table
12th of 27
Vishakha scores 22.5 there, level with 2 other partners. Ashwini’s 27 partners run from 9 to 32 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits on the middle of what Ashwini can reach — all 27 rows.
In Vishakha’s table
10th of 27
Ashwini scores 22.5 there outright. Vishakha’s 27 partners run from 5 to 29.5 with a median of 20.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Vishakha 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 Vishakha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Ashwini and Vishakha to sixteen answers between 16.5 and 22.5. Two birth times pick one of them.
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