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Uttara Phalguni and Shatabhisha nakshatra matching
9.5–11.5 of 36 with Uttara Phalguni as bride, 13.5–15.5 with Shatabhisha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata) nadi · Cow yoni · Manushya gana | Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) nadi · Horse yoni · Rakshasa gana
Uttara Phalguni as bride
9.5–11.5
of 36
Shatabhisha as bride
13.5–15.5
of 36
Across all padas
12.5–13.5
spread of 1
Reading the eight kootas in order for Uttara Phalguni and Shatabhisha: Nadi is where the largest deduction falls — Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) · Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata), so 0 of 8, with Gana at 0 of 6, Graha Maitri at 0 of 5, Vashya at 0 of 2, Tara at 1.5 of 3, Yoni at 1–3 of 4 and Varna at 0 of 1 behind it. The one remaining koota is complete, which puts the pair at 9.5–11.5 one way round and 13.5–15.5 the other.
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 12.5 to 13.5 of 36 depending on the padas. At 1 guna the swing sits below the median of 2, in a range reaching 14 at its widest.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Uttara Phalguni and Shatabhisha, 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 | Shatabhisha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Shatabhisha: Shudra · Uttara Phalguni: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0 | 0 | Shatabhisha: Manav · Uttara Phalguni: Vanachar |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Uttara Phalguni: Kshema (4) · from Shatabhisha: Vadha (7) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Shatabhisha: Horse · Uttara Phalguni: Cow |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0 | 0 | Shatabhisha: Saturn · Uttara Phalguni: Sun |
| Gana / 6 | 0 | 3 | Shatabhisha: Rakshasa · Uttara Phalguni: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Aquarius and Leo — 7/7 |
| Nadi / 8 | 0 | 0 | Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) · Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 9.5–11.5 | 13.5–15.5 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Nadi, 0 of 8 — Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) · Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
- Gana, 0 of 6 — Shatabhisha: Rakshasa · Uttara Phalguni: Manushya. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Graha Maitri, 0 of 5 — Shatabhisha: Saturn · Uttara Phalguni: Sun. Mutual enemies on the largest of the temperament kootas.
- Vashya, 0 of 2 — Shatabhisha: Manav · Uttara Phalguni: Vanachar. The one combination every published table scores at nothing.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Uttara Phalguni: Kshema (4) · from Shatabhisha: Vadha (7). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Shatabhisha: Horse · Uttara Phalguni: Cow. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Shatabhisha: Shudra · Uttara 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 Uttara Phalguni’s table and Shatabhisha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Uttara Phalguni runs Leo 26°40′ – Virgo 10°00′ and Shatabhisha runs Aquarius 6°40′ – 20°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 146°40′ and 173°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Uttara Phalguni as bride first, Shatabhisha as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 8.5 at the lowest and 13.5 at the highest.
| Uttara Phalguni ↓ / Shatabhisha → | Pada 1Aquarius | Pada 2Aquarius | Pada 3Aquarius | Pada 4Aquarius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Leo | 9.5 / 13.5 | 9.5 / 13.5 | 9.5 / 13.5 | 9.5 / 13.5 |
| Pada 2Virgo | 8.5 / 12.5 | 8.5 / 12.5 | 8.5 / 12.5 | 8.5 / 12.5 |
| Pada 3Virgo | 8.5 / 12.5 | 8.5 / 12.5 | 8.5 / 12.5 | 8.5 / 12.5 |
| Pada 4Virgo | 8.5 / 12.5 | 8.5 / 12.5 | 8.5 / 12.5 | 8.5 / 12.5 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 2 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 Shatabhisha 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 Shatabhisha however well everything else goes.
Bhakoot Koota — 7 of 7 at pada 1
In 12 of the sixteen pada combinations, 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 Saturn, neither the same planet nor mutual friends.
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 Shatabhisha is 13 and back is 16, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — present. 13 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 both ways. The count from the bride's star should pass nine — 13 with Uttara Phalguni as bride, 16 with Shatabhisha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds either way round here.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Uttara Phalguni is Dhruva / Sthira (fixed), Shatabhisha is Chara (movable) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 13.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 25th place in Uttara Phalguni's table, 24th in Shatabhisha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Uttara Phalguni’s table
25th of 27
Shatabhisha scores 13.5 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 Shatabhisha’s table
24th of 27
Uttara Phalguni scores 13.5 there outright. Shatabhisha’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Shatabhisha 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 Uttara Phalguni page and the Shatabhisha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Run It On the Real Padas
The grid above narrows Uttara Phalguni and Shatabhisha to sixteen answers between 12.5 and 13.5. Two birth times pick one of them.
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