Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Magha and Shatabhisha nakshatra matching
23.5–25.5 of 36 with Magha as bride, 24.5–26.5 with Shatabhisha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Magha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Rat yoni · Rakshasa gana | Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) nadi · Horse yoni · Rakshasa gana
Magha as bride
23.5–25.5
of 36
Shatabhisha as bride
24.5–26.5
of 36
Across all padas
24.5
one answer
Of the eight kootas, 5 leave something on the table for this pair and 3 do not. Graha Maitri is the largest at 0 of 5 — Shatabhisha: Saturn · Magha: Sun. The complete ones are Gana, Bhakoot and Nadi, which is 21 of the 36 guna earned before any deduction is applied.
The pada does not matter here. 120 of the 351 pairs behave this way and Magha with Shatabhisha is one of them: every one of the sixteen cells in the grid below repeats the same total, so knowing the two birth stars is knowing the score.
Koota by Koota
Pada 1 on each side, and what every koota is reading for Magha with Shatabhisha. Varna and Gana are the two directional tests, which is why each name gets a column: Varna differs between them.
| Koota | Magha bride | Shatabhisha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Shatabhisha: Shudra · Magha: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0 | 0 | Shatabhisha: Manav · Magha: Vanachar |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Magha: Sadhaka (6) · from Shatabhisha: Pratyari (5) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Shatabhisha: Horse · Magha: Rat |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0 | 0 | Shatabhisha: Saturn · Magha: Sun |
| Gana / 6 | 6 | 6 | Shatabhisha: Rakshasa · Magha: Rakshasa |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Aquarius and Leo — 7/7 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) · Magha: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 23.5–25.5 | 24.5–26.5 | Acceptable |
- Graha Maitri, 0 of 5 — Shatabhisha: Saturn · Magha: Sun. Mutual enemies on the largest of the temperament kootas.
- Vashya, 0 of 2 — Shatabhisha: Manav · Magha: Vanachar. The one combination every published table scores at nothing.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Magha: Sadhaka (6) · from Shatabhisha: Pratyari (5). One count of the two is inauspicious and the other is not, which halves the koota.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Shatabhisha: Horse · Magha: Rat. Not the same animal, not a hostile pair, so the graded middle.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Shatabhisha: Shudra · Magha: Kshatriya. The groom's rank has to reach the bride's and does not. One guna, and no tradition treats it as disqualifying.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Magha’s table and Shatabhisha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Magha runs Leo 0°00′ – 13°20′ and Shatabhisha runs Aquarius 6°40′ – 20°00′ — 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, Shatabhisha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Magha ↓ / Shatabhisha → | Pada 1Aquarius | Pada 2Aquarius | Pada 3Aquarius | Pada 4Aquarius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Leo | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 |
| Pada 2Leo | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 |
| Pada 3Leo | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 |
| Pada 4Leo | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 | 23.5 / 24.5 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 2 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
Nadi and Bhakoot between them decide the shape of a result more than the total does — and both come with classical relief clauses that two named birth stars are enough to test.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Magha is Antya (Kapha) and Shatabhisha is Adi (Vata). 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
Aquarius and Leo — 7/7 — 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
The South Indian reckoning runs to ten kootas, and two of the extras are counts between Magha and Shatabhisha alone — so they can be given here and checked by hand.
- Mahendra — absent. Mahendra wants every third star from the fourth — 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 — and Magha to Shatabhisha is 15. The two counts always add to 29, so a Mahendra pair holds whichever way round the match is made.
- Stri-Dirgha — satisfied both ways. This one is directional in earnest: 15 from Magha and 14 from Shatabhisha, against a threshold sources give as seven or as nine. It holds either way round here.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Magha is Ugra / Krura (fierce), Shatabhisha is Chara (movable) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
A total carries meaning against the alternatives rather than on its own, and the alternatives differ for the two stars: 24.5 of 36 puts Shatabhisha 5th among Magha's 27 possible partners and Magha 8th among Shatabhisha's, both on the pada-1 figures those two tables print.
In Magha’s table
5th of 27
Shatabhisha 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 Shatabhisha’s table
8th of 27
Magha scores 24.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Shatabhisha’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Shatabhisha can reach — all 27 rows.
What This Total Is Not
The whole of Ashtakoot for Magha and Shatabhisha rests on two arcs of the zodiac 13°20′ wide. Everything a chart is usually read for — the seventh house and its lord, Venus and Mars, Mangal dosha, the dasha each partner is running — sits outside those two arcs and outside this total, which is why acceptable is a starting point for a conversation and not the end of one.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: the guide to all 27 birth stars and kundli matching for marriage, end to end. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Magha page and the Shatabhisha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Magha and Shatabhisha score?
Are Magha and Shatabhisha compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Magha and Shatabhisha?
Do Magha and Shatabhisha 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 Shatabhisha, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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