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Uttara Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra matching

29.5–32.5 of 36 with Uttara Ashadha as bride, 28.5–31.5 with Uttara Bhadrapada as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Uttara Ashadha: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Mongoose yoni · Manushya gana | Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Cow yoni · Manushya gana

Uttara Ashadha as bride

29.5–32.5

of 36

Uttara Bhadrapada as bride

28.5–31.5

of 36

Across all padas

27.5–29.5

spread of 2

Reading the eight kootas in order for Uttara Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada: Tara is where the largest deduction falls — Counting from Uttara Ashadha: Sadhaka (6) · from Uttara Bhadrapada: Pratyari (5), so 1.5 of 3, with Yoni at 1–3 of 4 and Vashya at 0–1 of 2 behind it. The remaining 5 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 29.5–32.5 one way round and 28.5–31.5 the other.

A swing of 2 guna separates the best and worst cells in the grid below — 27.5 at the bottom, 29.5 at the top. The cause is a boundary inside the four padas: Uttara Ashadha runs from Sagittarius into Capricorn after pada 1. 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

All eight kootas for Uttara Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada, 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.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Uttara Ashadha with Uttara Bhadrapada at pada 1 on both sides, shown separately for each partner on the bride’s side, with the values each koota reads.
Koota	Uttara Ashadha bride	Uttara Bhadrapada bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	1	0	Uttara Bhadrapada: Brahmin · Uttara Ashadha: Kshatriya
Vashya / 2	0–1	0–1	Uttara Bhadrapada: Jalachar · Uttara Ashadha: Chatushpada
Tara / 3	1.5	1.5	Counting from Uttara Ashadha: Sadhaka (6) · from Uttara Bhadrapada: Pratyari (5)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Uttara Bhadrapada: Cow · Uttara Ashadha: Mongoose
Graha Maitri / 5	5	5	Uttara Bhadrapada: Jupiter · Uttara Ashadha: Jupiter
Gana / 6	6	6	Uttara Bhadrapada: Manushya · Uttara Ashadha: Manushya
Bhakoot / 7	7	7	Pisces and Sagittarius — 4/10
Nadi / 8	8	8	Uttara Bhadrapada: Madhya (Pitta) · Uttara Ashadha: Antya (Kapha)
Total / 36	29.5–32.5	28.5–31.5	Good

Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Uttara Ashadha: Sadhaka (6) · from Uttara Bhadrapada: Pratyari (5). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Cow · Uttara Ashadha: Mongoose. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Uttara Bhadrapada: Jalachar · Uttara Ashadha: 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 Uttara Ashadha’s table and Uttara Bhadrapada’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Uttara Ashadha runs Sagittarius 26°40′ – Capricorn 10°00′ and Uttara Bhadrapada runs Pisces 3°20′ – 16°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 53°20′ and 80°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Uttara Ashadha as bride first, Uttara Bhadrapada as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 26.5 at the lowest and 29.5 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Uttara Ashadha with Uttara Bhadrapada across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Uttara Ashadha as bride then Uttara Bhadrapada as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Uttara Ashadha ↓ / Uttara Bhadrapada →	Pada 1Pisces	Pada 2Pisces	Pada 3Pisces	Pada 4Pisces
Pada 1Sagittarius	29.5 / 28.5	29.5 / 28.5	29.5 / 28.5	29.5 / 28.5
Pada 2Capricorn	27.5 / 26.5	27.5 / 26.5	27.5 / 26.5	27.5 / 26.5
Pada 3Capricorn	27.5 / 26.5	27.5 / 26.5	27.5 / 26.5	27.5 / 26.5
Pada 4Capricorn	27.5 / 26.5	27.5 / 26.5	27.5 / 26.5	27.5 / 26.5

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

Uttara Ashadha is Antya (Kapha) and Uttara Bhadrapada is Madhya (Pitta). 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

Pisces and Sagittarius — 4/10 — 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

Two tests the eight kootas leave out, both settled by the distance between the two stars: Uttara Ashadha to Uttara Bhadrapada is 6 and back is 23, counting inclusively.

Mahendra — absent. 6 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 — 6 with Uttara Ashadha as bride, 23 with Uttara Bhadrapada — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Uttara Bhadrapada as the bride and not with Uttara Ashadha.

Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Uttara Ashadha is Dhruva / Sthira (fixed), Uttara Bhadrapada 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 29.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 2nd place in Uttara Ashadha's table, 2nd in Uttara Bhadrapada's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.

In Uttara Ashadha’s table

2nd of 27

Uttara Bhadrapada scores 29.5 there outright. Uttara Ashadha’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 31 with a median of 22, so this one sits above the middle of what Uttara Ashadha can reach — all 27 rows.

In Uttara Bhadrapada’s table

2nd of 27

Uttara Ashadha scores 29.5 there outright. Uttara Bhadrapada’s 27 partners run from 13 to 32 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Uttara Bhadrapada 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: kundli matching for marriage, end to end and the 36 guna taken one koota at a time. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Uttara Ashadha page and the Uttara Bhadrapada page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Uttara Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada score?

29.5–32.5 of 36 with Uttara Ashadha as the bride and 28.5–31.5 with Uttara Bhadrapada as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 27.5 to 29.5, and the grid on this page gives every cell. 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 Uttara Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Uttara Ashadha with Uttara Bhadrapada at good. The guna are lost on Tara (1.5 of 3), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2). It is a filter, and filters do not recommend. No koota scores zero for this pair, which is worth more than the total itself.

Does the pada change the result for Uttara Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada?

Yes. Uttara Ashadha runs from Sagittarius into Capricorn after pada 1, 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 27.5 to 29.5 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 2 guna, against a median of 2 and a maximum of 14 over all 351 pairs. Only the birth times settle which cell applies.

Do Uttara Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada have Bhakoot dosha?

No. The two Moon signs never fall at one of the three forbidden distances — 6/8 Shadashtaka, 5/9 Navapanchaka or 2/12 Dwirdwadasha — in any of the sixteen pada combinations, so Bhakoot scores its full seven throughout. Bhakoot is all or nothing: there is no partial score.

Is it better for Uttara Ashadha to be the bride or the groom?

On the arithmetic, Uttara Ashadha on the bride's side scores higher — 29.5–32.5 against 28.5–31.5. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Varna goes from 1 with Uttara Ashadha as bride to 0 with Uttara Bhadrapada 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 Uttara Ashadha and Uttara Bhadrapada to sixteen answers between 27.5 and 29.5. Two birth times pick one of them.

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