Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Mrigashira and Uttara Phalguni nakshatra matching
23.5–26.5 of 36 with Mrigashira as bride, 22.5–25.5 with Uttara Phalguni as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Serpent yoni · Deva gana | Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata) nadi · Cow yoni · Manushya gana
Mrigashira as bride
23.5–26.5
of 36
Uttara Phalguni as bride
22.5–25.5
of 36
Across all padas
21.5–30.5
spread of 9
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 Mrigashira with Uttara Phalguni that leaves 3 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Bhakoot and Nadi — and 5 carrying a deduction: Graha Maitri (0 of 5), 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 Graha Maitri, where Uttara Phalguni: Sun · Mrigashira: Venus gives 0 of 5.
Two birth stars are not enough for this pair. Mrigashira runs from Taurus into Gemini after pada 2 and Uttara Phalguni runs from Leo into Virgo after pada 1, 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 21.5 to 30.5 of 36 depending on the padas. At 9 guna the swing sits above the median of 2, in a range reaching 14 at its widest.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Mrigashira and Uttara Phalguni, 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 | Mrigashira bride | Uttara Phalguni bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Uttara Phalguni: Kshatriya · Mrigashira: Vaishya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Uttara Phalguni: Vanachar · Mrigashira: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Mrigashira: Mitra (8) · from Uttara Phalguni: Vipat (3) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Uttara Phalguni: Cow · Mrigashira: Serpent |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0 | 0 | Uttara Phalguni: Sun · Mrigashira: Venus |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Uttara Phalguni: Manushya · Mrigashira: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Leo and Taurus — 4/10 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata) · Mrigashira: Madhya (Pitta) |
| Total / 36 | 23.5–26.5 | 22.5–25.5 | Acceptable |
- Graha Maitri, 0 of 5 — Uttara Phalguni: Sun · Mrigashira: Venus. Mutual enemies on the largest of the temperament kootas.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Mrigashira: Mitra (8) · from Uttara Phalguni: Vipat (3). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Uttara Phalguni: Manushya · Mrigashira: Deva. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Uttara Phalguni: Cow · Mrigashira: Serpent. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Uttara Phalguni: Vanachar · Mrigashira: 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 Mrigashira’s table and Uttara Phalguni’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Mrigashira runs Taurus 23°20′ – Gemini 6°40′ and Uttara Phalguni runs Leo 26°40′ – Virgo 10°00′ — 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: Mrigashira as bride first, Uttara Phalguni as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 21.5 at the lowest and 30.5 at the highest.
| Mrigashira ↓ / Uttara Phalguni → | Pada 1Leo | Pada 2Virgo | Pada 3Virgo | Pada 4Virgo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Taurus | 23.5 / 22.5 | 21.5 / 21.5 | 21.5 / 21.5 | 21.5 / 21.5 |
| Pada 2Taurus | 23.5 / 22.5 | 21.5 / 21.5 | 21.5 / 21.5 | 21.5 / 21.5 |
| Pada 3Gemini | 27.5 / 26.5 | 30.5 / 29.5 | 30.5 / 29.5 | 30.5 / 29.5 |
| Pada 4Gemini | 27.5 / 26.5 | 30.5 / 29.5 | 30.5 / 29.5 | 30.5 / 29.5 |
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. 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
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
Mrigashira is Madhya (Pitta) and Uttara Phalguni 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
In 6 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: Venus and Sun 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: Mrigashira to Uttara Phalguni 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 Mrigashira as bride, 21 with Uttara Phalguni — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Uttara Phalguni as the bride and not with Mrigashira.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Mrigashira is Mridu (tender), Uttara Phalguni 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 23.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 9th place in Mrigashira's table, 10th in Uttara Phalguni's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Mrigashira’s table
9th of 27
Uttara Phalguni scores 23.5 there outright. Mrigashira’s 27 partners run from 9 to 35 with a median of 19.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Mrigashira can reach — all 27 rows.
In Uttara Phalguni’s table
10th of 27
Mrigashira scores 23.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Uttara Phalguni’s 27 partners run from 11.5 to 33 with a median of 21, so this one sits above the middle of what Uttara Phalguni 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 Mrigashira 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 Mrigashira page and the Uttara Phalguni page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Mrigashira and Uttara Phalguni to sixteen answers between 21.5 and 30.5. Two birth times pick one of them.
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