Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Purva Phalguni and Hasta nakshatra matching
19.5–21.5 of 36 with Purva Phalguni as bride, 20.5–22.5 with Hasta as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Rat yoni · Manushya gana | Hasta: Adi (Vata) nadi · Buffalo yoni · Deva gana
Purva Phalguni as bride
19.5–21.5
of 36
Hasta as bride
20.5–22.5
of 36
Across all padas
20.5
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 Purva Phalguni with Hasta that leaves 1 of the eight at full marks — Nadi — and 7 carrying a deduction: Bhakoot (0 of 7), Vashya (0 of 2), Tara (1.5 of 3), Gana (5 of 6), Graha Maitri (4 of 5), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Varna (0 of 1). The heaviest of them is Bhakoot, where Virgo and Leo — 2/12 gives 0 of 7.
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 Purva Phalguni and Hasta, 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 | Purva Phalguni bride | Hasta bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Hasta: Vaishya · Purva Phalguni: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0 | 0 | Hasta: Manav · Purva Phalguni: Vanachar |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Purva Phalguni: Vipat (3) · from Hasta: Mitra (8) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Hasta: Buffalo · Purva Phalguni: Rat |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 4 | 4 | Hasta: Mercury · Purva Phalguni: Sun |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Hasta: Deva · Purva Phalguni: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Virgo and Leo — 2/12 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Hasta: Adi (Vata) · Purva Phalguni: Madhya (Pitta) |
| Total / 36 | 19.5–21.5 | 20.5–22.5 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Virgo and Leo — 2/12. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Vashya, 0 of 2 — Hasta: Manav · Purva Phalguni: Vanachar. The one combination every published table scores at nothing.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Purva Phalguni: Vipat (3) · from Hasta: Mitra (8). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Hasta: Deva · Purva Phalguni: Manushya. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Graha Maitri, 4 of 5 — Hasta: Mercury · Purva Phalguni: Sun. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Hasta: Buffalo · Purva Phalguni: Rat. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Hasta: Vaishya · Purva Phalguni: 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 Purva Phalguni’s table and Hasta’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Purva Phalguni runs Leo 13°20′ – 26°40′ and Hasta runs Virgo 10°00′ – 23°20′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 13°20′ and 40°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Purva Phalguni as bride first, Hasta as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Purva Phalguni ↓ / Hasta → | Pada 1Virgo | Pada 2Virgo | Pada 3Virgo | Pada 4Virgo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Leo | 19.5 / 20.5 | 19.5 / 20.5 | 19.5 / 20.5 | 19.5 / 20.5 |
| Pada 2Leo | 19.5 / 20.5 | 19.5 / 20.5 | 19.5 / 20.5 | 19.5 / 20.5 |
| Pada 3Leo | 19.5 / 20.5 | 19.5 / 20.5 | 19.5 / 20.5 | 19.5 / 20.5 |
| Pada 4Leo | 19.5 / 20.5 | 19.5 / 20.5 | 19.5 / 20.5 | 19.5 / 20.5 |
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
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 Purva Phalguni and Hasta rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Purva Phalguni is Madhya (Pitta) and Hasta 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 — 0 of 7 at pada 1
In every pada combination, 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. 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: Purva Phalguni to Hasta is 3 and back is 26, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 3 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 — 3 with Purva Phalguni as bride, 26 with Hasta — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Hasta 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), Hasta is Kshipra / Laghu (swift and light) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 20.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 17th place in Purva Phalguni's table, 15th in Hasta's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Purva Phalguni’s table
17th of 27
Hasta scores 20.5 there, level with 1 other partner. 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 Hasta’s table
15th of 27
Purva Phalguni scores 20.5 there outright. Hasta’s 27 partners run from 9 to 28 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Hasta 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 Purva Phalguni 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 Purva Phalguni page and the Hasta page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Purva Phalguni and Hasta score?
Are Purva Phalguni and Hasta compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Purva Phalguni and Hasta?
Do Purva Phalguni and Hasta have Bhakoot dosha?
Is it better for Purva Phalguni to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Purva Phalguni and Hasta, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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