Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Uttara Phalguni and Jyeshtha nakshatra matching
15.5–18.5 of 36 with Uttara Phalguni as bride, 17.5–20.5 with Jyeshtha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata) nadi · Cow yoni · Manushya gana | Jyeshtha: Adi (Vata) nadi · Deer yoni · Rakshasa gana
Uttara Phalguni as bride
15.5–18.5
of 36
Jyeshtha as bride
17.5–20.5
of 36
Across all padas
13–17.5
spread of 4.5
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 Uttara Phalguni with Jyeshtha that leaves 3 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot — and 5 carrying a deduction: Nadi (0 of 8), Gana (0 of 6), Tara (1.5 of 3), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Vashya (0–1 of 2). The heaviest of them is Nadi, where Jyeshtha: Adi (Vata) · Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata) gives 0 of 8.
Two birth stars are not enough for this pair. 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 13 to 17.5 of 36 depending on the padas. At 4.5 guna the swing sits above the median of 2, in a range reaching 14 at its widest.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Uttara Phalguni and Jyeshtha, 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.
| Koota | Uttara Phalguni bride | Jyeshtha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Jyeshtha: Brahmin · Uttara Phalguni: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Jyeshtha: Keet · Uttara Phalguni: Vanachar |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Uttara Phalguni: Vadha (7) · from Jyeshtha: Kshema (4) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Jyeshtha: Deer · Uttara Phalguni: Cow |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Jyeshtha: Mars · Uttara Phalguni: Sun |
| Gana / 6 | 0 | 3 | Jyeshtha: Rakshasa · Uttara Phalguni: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Scorpio and Leo — 4/10 |
| Nadi / 8 | 0 | 0 | Jyeshtha: Adi (Vata) · Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 15.5–18.5 | 17.5–20.5 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Nadi, 0 of 8 — Jyeshtha: Adi (Vata) · Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
- Gana, 0 of 6 — Jyeshtha: Rakshasa · Uttara Phalguni: Manushya. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Uttara Phalguni: Vadha (7) · from Jyeshtha: Kshema (4). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Jyeshtha: Deer · Uttara Phalguni: Cow. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Jyeshtha: Keet · Uttara Phalguni: Vanachar. 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 Phalguni’s table and Jyeshtha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Uttara Phalguni runs Leo 26°40′ – Virgo 10°00′ and Jyeshtha runs Scorpio 16°40′ – 30°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 66°40′ and 93°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Uttara Phalguni as bride first, Jyeshtha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 11 at the lowest and 17.5 at the highest.
| Uttara Phalguni ↓ / Jyeshtha → | Pada 1Scorpio | Pada 2Scorpio | Pada 3Scorpio | Pada 4Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Leo | 15.5 / 17.5 | 15.5 / 17.5 | 15.5 / 17.5 | 15.5 / 17.5 |
| Pada 2Virgo | 11 / 13 | 11 / 13 | 11 / 13 | 11 / 13 |
| Pada 3Virgo | 11 / 13 | 11 / 13 | 11 / 13 | 11 / 13 |
| Pada 4Virgo | 11 / 13 | 11 / 13 | 11 / 13 | 11 / 13 |
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
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 — 0 of 8
Uttara Phalguni and Jyeshtha are both Adi (Vata), 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 Uttara Phalguni with Jyeshtha however well everything else goes.
Bhakoot Koota — 7 of 7 at pada 1
Scorpio and Leo — 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. Remedial practice for Nadi dosha is set out on the Nadi dosha page.
Two Tests Outside the 36
Two tests the eight kootas leave out, both settled by the distance between the two stars: Uttara Phalguni to Jyeshtha is 7 and back is 22, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — present. 7 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 — 7 with Uttara Phalguni as bride, 22 with Jyeshtha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Jyeshtha as the bride and not with Uttara Phalguni.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Uttara Phalguni is Dhruva / Sthira (fixed), Jyeshtha is Tikshna (sharp) — 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: 20th place in Uttara Phalguni's table, 19th in Jyeshtha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Uttara Phalguni’s table
20th of 27
Jyeshtha scores 17.5 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 below the middle of what Uttara Phalguni can reach — all 27 rows.
In Jyeshtha’s table
19th of 27
Uttara Phalguni scores 17.5 there outright. Jyeshtha’s 27 partners run from 4 to 31 with a median of 19, so this one sits below the middle of what Jyeshtha 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 Uttara 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 below the conventional threshold and the band above.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: what the Navamsa adds that Guna Milan cannot and what a birth date alone can and cannot settle. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Uttara Phalguni page and the Jyeshtha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Uttara Phalguni and Jyeshtha to sixteen answers between 13 and 17.5. Two birth times pick one of them.
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