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Pushya and Magha nakshatra matching

15.5–18.5 of 36 with Pushya as bride, 17.5–20.5 with Magha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Pushya: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Sheep yoni · Deva gana | Magha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Rat yoni · Rakshasa gana

Pushya as bride

15.5–18.5

of 36

Magha as bride

17.5–20.5

of 36

Across all padas

17.5

one answer

Reading the eight kootas in order for Pushya and Magha: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Leo and Cancer — 2/12, so 0 of 7, with Gana at 0 of 6, 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 15.5–18.5 one way round and 17.5–20.5 the other.

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 Pushya and Magha, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Varna and Gana differ between them.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Pushya with Magha at pada 1 on both sides, shown separately for each partner on the bride’s side, with the values each koota reads.
Koota	Pushya bride	Magha bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	0	1	Magha: Kshatriya · Pushya: Brahmin
Vashya / 2	0–1	0–1	Magha: Vanachar · Pushya: Jalachar
Tara / 3	1.5	1.5	Counting from Pushya: Vipat (3) · from Magha: Mitra (8)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Magha: Rat · Pushya: Sheep
Graha Maitri / 5	5	5	Magha: Sun · Pushya: Moon
Gana / 6	0	1	Magha: Rakshasa · Pushya: Deva
Bhakoot / 7	0	0	Leo and Cancer — 2/12
Nadi / 8	8	8	Magha: Antya (Kapha) · Pushya: Madhya (Pitta)
Total / 36	15.5–18.5	17.5–20.5	Below the conventional threshold

Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Leo and Cancer — 2/12. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
Gana, 0 of 6 — Magha: Rakshasa · Pushya: Deva. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Pushya: Vipat (3) · from Magha: Mitra (8). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Magha: Rat · Pushya: Sheep. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Magha: Vanachar · Pushya: Jalachar. The middle of this koota: tables put a pair like this anywhere between half a guna and one.
Varna, 0 of 1 — Magha: Kshatriya · Pushya: Brahmin. 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 Pushya’s table and Magha’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Pushya runs Cancer 3°20′ – 16°40′ and Magha runs Leo 0°00′ – 13°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: Pushya as bride first, Magha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Pushya with Magha across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Pushya as bride then Magha as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Pushya ↓ / Magha →	Pada 1Leo	Pada 2Leo	Pada 3Leo	Pada 4Leo
Pada 1Cancer	15.5 / 17.5	15.5 / 17.5	15.5 / 17.5	15.5 / 17.5
Pada 2Cancer	15.5 / 17.5	15.5 / 17.5	15.5 / 17.5	15.5 / 17.5
Pada 3Cancer	15.5 / 17.5	15.5 / 17.5	15.5 / 17.5	15.5 / 17.5
Pada 4Cancer	15.5 / 17.5	15.5 / 17.5	15.5 / 17.5	15.5 / 17.5

Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 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

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 Pushya and Magha rather than guessed at.

Nadi Koota — 8 of 8

Pushya is Madhya (Pitta) and Magha is Antya (Kapha). 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. The commonly cited cancellation covers all of them: Moon 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: Pushya to Magha 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 Pushya as bride, 26 with Magha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Magha as the bride and not with Pushya.

Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Pushya is Kshipra / Laghu (swift and light), Magha is Ugra / Krura (fierce) — 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 Pushya's table, 17th in Magha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.

In Pushya’s table

17th of 27

Magha scores 17.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Pushya’s 27 partners run from 11.5 to 28.5 with a median of 19.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Pushya can reach — all 27 rows.

In Magha’s table

17th of 27

Pushya 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.

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 Pushya page and the Magha page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Pushya and Magha score?

15.5–18.5 of 36 with Pushya as the bride and 17.5–20.5 with Magha as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The padas do not change it — all sixteen combinations give the same answer, which makes this one of the 146 pairs of 351 where the two birth stars settle the score outright. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 guna to every cell. Against every possible pairing of two Moon positions, 63.6% clear 18 and the median is 20.5.

Are Pushya and Magha compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Pushya with Magha at below the conventional threshold — under the 18 that families conventionally look for. The guna are lost on Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (0 of 6), Tara (1.5 of 3), Yoni (1–3 of 4), Vashya (0–1 of 2) and Varna (0 of 1). It is a filter, and filters do not recommend. A koota scoring zero — here Varna, Gana and Bhakoot — is the part worth taking to an astrologer rather than to a calculator.

Does the pada change the result for Pushya and Magha?

No. Every one of the sixteen pada combinations returns the same total for Pushya and Magha. Neither star crosses a boundary between its padas, so all four sit in one rashi and one half of it, and no koota can move. 120 of the 351 pairs behave this way.

Do Pushya and Magha have Bhakoot dosha?

Yes, in every pada combination: Leo and Cancer — 2/12 puts the signs at a forbidden distance, which costs all seven guna. The commonly cited cancellation does apply — the two sign lords, Moon and Sun, are mutual friends — and 108 of the 252 affected pairs are cancelled this way. Bhakoot is all or nothing: there is no partial score.

Is it better for Pushya to be the bride or the groom?

On the arithmetic, Magha on the bride's side scores higher — 17.5–20.5 against 15.5–18.5. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Varna goes from 0 with Pushya as bride to 1 with Magha as bride and Gana goes from 0 with Pushya as bride to 1 with Magha 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 score is settled for Pushya and Magha, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.

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