Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Magha and Dhanishta nakshatra matching
16.5–19.5 of 36 with Magha as bride, 17.5–20.5 with Dhanishta as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Magha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Rat yoni · Rakshasa gana | Dhanishta: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Lion yoni · Rakshasa gana
Magha as bride
16.5–19.5
of 36
Dhanishta as bride
17.5–20.5
of 36
Across all padas
17.5–24.5
spread of 7
Reading the eight kootas in order for Magha and Dhanishta: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Capricorn and Leo — 6/8, so 0 of 7, with Graha Maitri at 0 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 16.5–19.5 one way round and 17.5–20.5 the other.
The pada decides part of this one. Dhanishta runs from Capricorn into Aquarius after pada 2, 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. Across the sixteen combinations the total moves between 17.5 and 24.5, a swing of 7 guna against a median of 2 for all 351 pairs.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Magha and Dhanishta, 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 | Magha bride | Dhanishta bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Dhanishta: Vaishya · Magha: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Dhanishta: Jalachar · Magha: Vanachar |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Magha: Pratyari (5) · from Dhanishta: Sadhaka (6) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Dhanishta: Lion · Magha: Rat |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0 | 0 | Dhanishta: Saturn · Magha: Sun |
| Gana / 6 | 6 | 6 | Dhanishta: Rakshasa · Magha: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Capricorn and Leo — 6/8 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Dhanishta: Madhya (Pitta) · Magha: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 16.5–19.5 | 17.5–20.5 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Capricorn and Leo — 6/8. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Graha Maitri, 0 of 5 — Dhanishta: Saturn · Magha: Sun. Mutual enemies on the largest of the temperament kootas.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Magha: Pratyari (5) · from Dhanishta: Sadhaka (6). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Dhanishta: Lion · Magha: Rat. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Dhanishta: Jalachar · Magha: Vanachar. The middle of this koota: tables put a pair like this anywhere between half a guna and one.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Dhanishta: Vaishya · Magha: 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 Magha’s table and Dhanishta’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Magha runs Leo 0°00′ – 13°20′ and Dhanishta runs Capricorn 23°20′ – Aquarius 6°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 160°00′ and 180°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Magha as bride first, Dhanishta as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 16.5 at the lowest and 24.5 at the highest.
| Magha ↓ / Dhanishta → | Pada 1Capricorn | Pada 2Capricorn | Pada 3Aquarius | Pada 4Aquarius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Leo | 16.5 / 17.5 | 16.5 / 17.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 |
| Pada 2Leo | 16.5 / 17.5 | 16.5 / 17.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 |
| Pada 3Leo | 16.5 / 17.5 | 16.5 / 17.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 |
| Pada 4Leo | 16.5 / 17.5 | 16.5 / 17.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds between 2 and 3 guna, depending on the cell. 8 of the sixteen clear the conventional threshold of 18; the other 8 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
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 Dhanishta rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Magha is Antya (Kapha) and Dhanishta 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 8 of the sixteen pada combinations, the two Moon signs stand at one of the three forbidden distances and Bhakoot gives nothing. Neither cancellation is available — the sign lords are Sun and Saturn, neither the same planet nor mutual friends.
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 Dhanishta is 14 and back is 15, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 14 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 — 14 with Magha as bride, 15 with Dhanishta — 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 — Magha is Ugra / Krura (fierce), Dhanishta is Chara (movable) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 17.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 17th place in Magha's table, 17th in Dhanishta's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Magha’s table
17th of 27
Dhanishta scores 17.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Magha’s 27 partners run from 3.5 to 33 with a median of 19.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Magha can reach — all 27 rows.
In Dhanishta’s table
17th of 27
Magha scores 17.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Dhanishta’s 27 partners run from 6.5 to 29.5 with a median of 19, so this one sits below the middle of what Dhanishta 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: how to check compatibility in a kundli and Venus, and what it decides about a marriage. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Magha page and the Dhanishta page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Magha and Dhanishta to sixteen answers between 17.5 and 24.5. Two birth times pick one of them.
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