Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair

Purva Phalguni and Chitra nakshatra matching

6.5–8.5 of 36 with Purva Phalguni as bride, 10.5–12.5 with Chitra as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Rat yoni · Manushya gana | Chitra: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Tiger yoni · Rakshasa gana

Purva Phalguni as bride

6.5–8.5

of 36

Chitra as bride

10.5–12.5

of 36

Across all padas

10.5–13.5

spread of 3

Purva Phalguni and Chitra come to 6.5–8.5 of 36 with Purva Phalguni on the bride's side and 10.5–12.5 with Chitra on it. What sits behind those two figures: nothing scores in full. All eight kootas take a deduction — Nadi (0 of 8), Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (0 of 6), Vashya (0 of 2), Tara (1.5 of 3), Graha Maitri (4 of 5), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Varna (0 of 1) — and Nadi on its own accounts for 8 of the guna that go missing.

A swing of 3 guna separates the best and worst cells in the grid below — 10.5 at the bottom, 13.5 at the top. The cause is a boundary inside the four padas: Chitra runs from Virgo into Libra after pada 2. Since 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, which side of it the Moon fell on is not a detail.

Koota by Koota

Pada 1 on each side, and what every koota is reading for Purva Phalguni with Chitra. Varna and Gana are the two directional tests, which is why each name gets a column: Varna and Gana differ between them.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Purva Phalguni with Chitra at pada 1 on both sides, shown separately for each partner on the bride’s side, with the values each koota reads.
Koota	Purva Phalguni bride	Chitra bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	0	1	Chitra: Vaishya · Purva Phalguni: Kshatriya
Vashya / 2	0	0	Chitra: Manav · Purva Phalguni: Vanachar
Tara / 3	1.5	1.5	Counting from Purva Phalguni: Kshema (4) · from Chitra: Vadha (7)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Chitra: Tiger · Purva Phalguni: Rat
Graha Maitri / 5	4	4	Chitra: Mercury · Purva Phalguni: Sun
Gana / 6	0	3	Chitra: Rakshasa · Purva Phalguni: Manushya
Bhakoot / 7	0	0	Virgo and Leo — 2/12
Nadi / 8	0	0	Chitra: Madhya (Pitta) · Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta)
Total / 36	6.5–8.5	10.5–12.5	Below the conventional threshold

Nadi, 0 of 8 — Chitra: Madhya (Pitta) · Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta). The heaviest koota in the system, all or nothing.
Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Virgo and Leo — 2/12. One of the three forbidden distances, and Bhakoot is all or nothing.
Gana, 0 of 6 — Chitra: Rakshasa · Purva Phalguni: Manushya. Directional: swap the partners and the same two ganas score differently.
Vashya, 0 of 2 — Chitra: Manav · Purva Phalguni: Vanachar. The one combination every published table scores at nothing.
Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Purva Phalguni: Kshema (4) · from Chitra: Vadha (7). One count of the two is inauspicious and the other is not, which halves the koota.
Graha Maitri, 4 of 5 — Chitra: Mercury · Purva Phalguni: Sun. Five guna ride on how the two sign lords regard each other, more than any other single test.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Chitra: Tiger · Purva Phalguni: Rat. Not the same animal, not a hostile pair, so the graded middle.
Varna, 0 of 1 — Chitra: Vaishya · Purva Phalguni: 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 Purva Phalguni’s table and Chitra’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Purva Phalguni runs Leo 13°20′ – 26°40′ and Chitra runs Virgo 23°20′ – Libra 6°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 26°40′ and 53°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Purva Phalguni as bride first, Chitra as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 6.5 at the lowest and 13.5 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Purva Phalguni with Chitra across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Purva Phalguni as bride then Chitra as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Purva Phalguni ↓ / Chitra →	Pada 1Virgo	Pada 2Virgo	Pada 3Libra	Pada 4Libra
Pada 1Leo	6.5 / 10.5	6.5 / 10.5	9.5 / 13.5	9.5 / 13.5
Pada 2Leo	6.5 / 10.5	6.5 / 10.5	9.5 / 13.5	9.5 / 13.5
Pada 3Leo	6.5 / 10.5	6.5 / 10.5	9.5 / 13.5	9.5 / 13.5
Pada 4Leo	6.5 / 10.5	6.5 / 10.5	9.5 / 13.5	9.5 / 13.5

Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 2 guna to every cell. None of the sixteen clears the conventional threshold of 18 on this reading. 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 — 0 of 8

Purva Phalguni and Chitra are both Madhya (Pitta), so the plain rule gives nothing. None of the three recognised cancellations reaches this pair — the same star in different padas, both Moons in one rashi, or two rashis sharing a lord — so the eight guna are lost and 28 is the ceiling for Purva Phalguni with Chitra however well everything else goes.

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 Mercury, neither the same planet nor mutual friends.

A cancellation is relief, not a score adjustment — the koota still reads zero above. Remedial practice for Nadi dosha is set out on the Nadi dosha page.

Two Tests Outside the 36

The South Indian reckoning runs to ten kootas, and two of the extras are counts between Purva Phalguni and Chitra alone — so they can be given here and checked by hand.

Mahendra — present. Mahendra wants every third star from the fourth — 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 — and Purva Phalguni to Chitra is 4. The two counts always add to 29, so a Mahendra pair holds whichever way round the match is made.
Stri-Dirgha — satisfied one way. This one is directional in earnest: 4 from Purva Phalguni and 25 from Chitra, against a threshold sources give as seven or as nine. It holds with Chitra as the bride and not with Purva Phalguni.

Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Purva Phalguni is Ugra / Krura (fierce), Chitra is Mridu (tender) — 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: 10.5 of 36 puts Chitra 26th among Purva Phalguni's 27 possible partners and Purva Phalguni 26th among Chitra's, both on the pada-1 figures those two tables print.

In Purva Phalguni’s table

26th of 27

Chitra scores 10.5 there outright. Purva Phalguni’s 27 partners run from 6.5 to 33 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Purva Phalguni can reach — all 27 rows.

In Chitra’s table

26th of 27

Purva Phalguni scores 10.5 there outright. Chitra’s 27 partners run from 7 to 29 with a median of 20, so this one sits below the middle of what Chitra can reach — all 27 rows.

What This Total Is Not

Across every pairing of two Moon positions that can exist, 63.6% clear 18 and the median total is 20.5, so clearing the conventional bar is the ordinary result rather than a distinction. The ceiling is 35, not 36 — no pairing of Purva Phalguni and Chitra or of anything else reaches a perfect score, and a site reporting one has added something to the arithmetic.

Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: the 36 guna taken one koota at a time and what the Navamsa adds that Guna Milan cannot. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Purva Phalguni page and the Chitra page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Purva Phalguni and Chitra score?

6.5–8.5 of 36 with Purva Phalguni as the bride and 10.5–12.5 with Chitra as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 10.5 to 13.5, and the grid on this page gives every cell. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 2 guna to every cell. Against every possible pairing of two Moon positions, 63.6% clear 18 and the median is 20.5.

Are Purva Phalguni and Chitra compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Purva Phalguni with Chitra at below the conventional threshold — under the 18 that families conventionally look for. The guna are lost on Nadi (0 of 8), Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (0 of 6), Vashya (0 of 2), Tara (1.5 of 3), Graha Maitri (4 of 5), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Varna (0 of 1). Read that as a filter result, not as a recommendation. A koota scoring zero — here Varna, Vashya, Gana, Bhakoot and Nadi — is the part worth taking to an astrologer rather than to a calculator.

Does the pada change the result for Purva Phalguni and Chitra?

Yes. Chitra runs from Virgo into Libra after pada 2, and Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot are read from the Moon rashi rather than from the nakshatra, so 15 of the 36 guna move with that boundary. The total ranges from 10.5 to 13.5 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 3 guna, against a median of 2 and a maximum of 14 over all 351 pairs. Only the birth times settle which cell applies.

Do Purva Phalguni and Chitra have Nadi dosha?

Yes on the plain rule: both birth stars fall in Madhya (Pitta), and a shared nadi scores 0 of 8 — the largest single deduction in Ashtakoot. The three recognised cancellations — the same star in different padas, both Moons in one rashi, or two rashis sharing a lord — do not apply to Purva Phalguni with Chitra, so the eight guna are genuinely lost. That leaves a ceiling of 28 for this pair however well the other seven go. Across every possible pairing, 33.3% carry Nadi dosha and 23.2% of those are cancelled.

Is it better for Purva Phalguni to be the bride or the groom?

On the arithmetic, Chitra on the bride's side scores higher — 10.5–12.5 against 6.5–8.5. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Varna goes from 0 with Purva Phalguni as bride to 1 with Chitra as bride and Gana goes from 0 with Purva Phalguni as bride to 3 with Chitra as bride. 314 of the 351 pairs move like this, so a calculator that takes two stars without asking who is the bride has picked a direction for you.

Run It On the Real Padas

The grid above narrows Purva Phalguni and Chitra to sixteen answers between 10.5 and 13.5. Two birth times pick one of them.

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