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Uttara Phalguni and Purva Ashadha nakshatra matching

24–26 of 36 with Uttara Phalguni as bride, 24–26 with Purva Ashadha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata) nadi · Cow yoni · Manushya gana | Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Monkey yoni · Manushya gana

Uttara Phalguni as bride

24–26

of 36

Purva Ashadha as bride

24–26

of 36

Across all padas

24–28.5

spread of 4.5

Reading the eight kootas in order for Uttara Phalguni and Purva Ashadha: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Sagittarius and Leo — 5/9, so 0 of 7, with Vashya at 0 of 2 and Yoni at 1–3 of 4 behind it. The remaining 5 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 24–26 one way round and 24–26 the other.

A swing of 4.5 guna separates the best and worst cells in the grid below — 24 at the bottom, 28.5 at the top. The cause is a boundary inside the four padas: Uttara Phalguni runs from Leo into Virgo after pada 1 and Purva Ashadha passes the mid-point of Sagittarius after pada 1, which moves it from the Manav vashya group into Chatushpada. 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 Phalguni and Purva Ashadha, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: here neither one differs, so the two columns agree.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Uttara Phalguni with Purva Ashadha at pada 1 on both sides, shown separately for each partner on the bride’s side, with the values each koota reads.
Koota	Uttara Phalguni bride	Purva Ashadha bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	1	1	Purva Ashadha: Kshatriya · Uttara Phalguni: Kshatriya
Vashya / 2	0	0	Purva Ashadha: Manav · Uttara Phalguni: Vanachar
Tara / 3	3	3	Counting from Uttara Phalguni: Ati-Mitra (9) · from Purva Ashadha: Sampat (2)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Purva Ashadha: Monkey · Uttara Phalguni: Cow
Graha Maitri / 5	5	5	Purva Ashadha: Jupiter · Uttara Phalguni: Sun
Gana / 6	6	6	Purva Ashadha: Manushya · Uttara Phalguni: Manushya
Bhakoot / 7	0	0	Sagittarius and Leo — 5/9
Nadi / 8	8	8	Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) · Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata)
Total / 36	24–26	24–26	Acceptable

Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Sagittarius and Leo — 5/9. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
Vashya, 0 of 2 — Purva Ashadha: Manav · Uttara Phalguni: Vanachar. The one combination every published table scores at nothing.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Purva Ashadha: Monkey · Uttara Phalguni: Cow. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.

Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Uttara Phalguni’s table and Purva Ashadha’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Uttara Phalguni runs Leo 26°40′ – Virgo 10°00′ and Purva Ashadha runs Sagittarius 13°20′ – 26°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 93°20′ and 120°00′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Uttara Phalguni as bride first, Purva Ashadha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 24 at the lowest and 28.5 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Uttara Phalguni with Purva Ashadha across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Uttara Phalguni as bride then Purva Ashadha as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Uttara Phalguni ↓ / Purva Ashadha →	Pada 1Sagittarius	Pada 2Sagittarius	Pada 3Sagittarius	Pada 4Sagittarius
Pada 1Leo	24 / 24	24 / 24	24 / 24	24 / 24
Pada 2Virgo	28.5 / 27.5	26.5 / 25.5	26.5 / 25.5	26.5 / 25.5
Pada 3Virgo	28.5 / 27.5	26.5 / 25.5	26.5 / 25.5	26.5 / 25.5
Pada 4Virgo	28.5 / 27.5	26.5 / 25.5	26.5 / 25.5	26.5 / 25.5

Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds between 2 and 3 guna, depending on the 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 Phalguni is Adi (Vata) and Purva Ashadha 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 — 0 of 7 at pada 1

In 4 of the sixteen pada combinations, the two Moon signs stand at one of the three forbidden distances and Bhakoot gives nothing. The commonly cited cancellation covers each of those cells: Sun and Jupiter 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: Uttara Phalguni to Purva Ashadha is 9 and back is 20, counting inclusively.

Mahendra — absent. 9 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 — 9 with Uttara Phalguni as bride, 20 with Purva Ashadha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Purva Ashadha 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), Purva Ashadha 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 24 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 7th place in Uttara Phalguni's table, 11th in Purva Ashadha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.

In Uttara Phalguni’s table

7th of 27

Purva Ashadha scores 24 there, level with 2 other partners. Uttara Phalguni’s 27 partners run from 11.5 to 33 with a median of 21, so this one sits above the middle of what Uttara Phalguni can reach — all 27 rows.

In Purva Ashadha’s table

11th of 27

Uttara Phalguni scores 24 there, level with 1 other partner. Purva Ashadha’s 27 partners run from 9 to 31 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Purva Ashadha 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 Phalguni page and the Purva Ashadha page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Uttara Phalguni and Purva Ashadha score?

24–26 of 36 with Uttara Phalguni as the bride and 24–26 with Purva Ashadha as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 24 to 28.5, and the grid on this page gives every cell. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds between 2 and 3 guna, depending on the cell. Against every possible pairing of two Moon positions, 63.6% clear 18 and the median is 20.5.

Are Uttara Phalguni and Purva Ashadha compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Uttara Phalguni with Purva Ashadha at acceptable. The guna are lost on Bhakoot (0 of 7), Vashya (0 of 2) and Yoni (1–3 of 4). It is a filter, and filters do not recommend. A koota scoring zero — here Vashya and Bhakoot — is the part worth taking to an astrologer rather than to a calculator.

Does the pada change the result for Uttara Phalguni and Purva Ashadha?

Yes. Uttara Phalguni runs from Leo into Virgo after pada 1 and Purva Ashadha passes the mid-point of Sagittarius after pada 1, which moves it from the Manav vashya group into Chatushpada, 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 24 to 28.5 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 4.5 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 Phalguni and Purva Ashadha have Bhakoot dosha?

In 4 of the sixteen pada combinations, yes — a sign boundary decides it. 4 of those 4 carry the classical cancellation. In the remaining 12, Bhakoot is full at seven. Bhakoot is all or nothing: there is no partial score.

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

It makes no difference to the total here — 24–26 either way. Varna and Gana are the only directional kootas, and for Uttara Phalguni with Purva Ashadha both land on cases that read the same in either direction. Only 37 of the 351 pairs are symmetric, so this is the unusual one.

Run It On the Real Padas

The grid above narrows Uttara Phalguni and Purva Ashadha to sixteen answers between 24 and 28.5. Two birth times pick one of them.

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