Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Magha and Anuradha nakshatra matching
24.5–27.5 of 36 with Magha as bride, 22.5–25.5 with Anuradha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Magha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Rat yoni · Rakshasa gana | Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Deer yoni · Deva gana
Magha as bride
24.5–27.5
of 36
Anuradha as bride
22.5–25.5
of 36
Across all padas
24.5
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 Magha with Anuradha that leaves 4 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Graha Maitri, Bhakoot and Nadi — and 4 carrying a deduction: Gana (1 of 6), Tara (1.5 of 3), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2). The heaviest of them is Gana, where Anuradha: Deva · Magha: Rakshasa gives 1 of 6.
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 Magha and Anuradha, 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 | Magha bride | Anuradha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Anuradha: Brahmin · Magha: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Anuradha: Keet · Magha: Vanachar |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Magha: Mitra (8) · from Anuradha: Vipat (3) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Anuradha: Deer · Magha: Rat |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Anuradha: Mars · Magha: Sun |
| Gana / 6 | 1 | 0 | Anuradha: Deva · Magha: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Scorpio and Leo — 4/10 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Anuradha: Madhya (Pitta) · Magha: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 24.5–27.5 | 22.5–25.5 | Acceptable |
- Gana, 1 of 6 — Anuradha: Deva · Magha: Rakshasa. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Magha: Mitra (8) · from Anuradha: Vipat (3). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Anuradha: Deer · Magha: Rat. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Anuradha: Keet · Magha: Vanachar. 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 Magha’s table and Anuradha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Magha runs Leo 0°00′ – 13°20′ and Anuradha runs Scorpio 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: Magha as bride first, Anuradha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Magha ↓ / Anuradha → | Pada 1Scorpio | Pada 2Scorpio | Pada 3Scorpio | Pada 4Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Leo | 24.5 / 22.5 | 24.5 / 22.5 | 24.5 / 22.5 | 24.5 / 22.5 |
| Pada 2Leo | 24.5 / 22.5 | 24.5 / 22.5 | 24.5 / 22.5 | 24.5 / 22.5 |
| Pada 3Leo | 24.5 / 22.5 | 24.5 / 22.5 | 24.5 / 22.5 | 24.5 / 22.5 |
| Pada 4Leo | 24.5 / 22.5 | 24.5 / 22.5 | 24.5 / 22.5 | 24.5 / 22.5 |
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 Magha and Anuradha rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Magha is Antya (Kapha) and Anuradha 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
Scorpio and Leo — 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: Magha to Anuradha 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 Magha as bride, 21 with Anuradha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Anuradha as the bride and not with Magha.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Magha is Ugra / Krura (fierce), Anuradha is Mridu (tender) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 24.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 5th place in Magha's table, 8th in Anuradha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Magha’s table
5th of 27
Anuradha scores 24.5 there, level with 2 other partners. Magha’s 27 partners run from 3.5 to 33 with a median of 19.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Magha can reach — all 27 rows.
In Anuradha’s table
8th of 27
Magha scores 24.5 there outright. Anuradha’s 27 partners run from 12 to 31 with a median of 20, so this one sits above the middle of what Anuradha 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 Magha 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: what the Navamsa adds that Guna Milan cannot and what a birth date alone can and cannot settle. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Magha page and the Anuradha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Magha and Anuradha score?
Are Magha and Anuradha compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Magha and Anuradha?
Do Magha and Anuradha have Bhakoot dosha?
Is it better for Magha to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Magha and Anuradha, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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