Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Uttara Phalguni and Swati nakshatra matching
22.5–24.5 of 36 with Uttara Phalguni as bride, 23.5–25.5 with Swati as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata) nadi · Cow yoni · Manushya gana | Swati: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Buffalo yoni · Deva gana
Uttara Phalguni as bride
22.5–24.5
of 36
Swati as bride
23.5–25.5
of 36
Across all padas
23.5
one answer
Uttara Phalguni and Swati come to 22.5–24.5 of 36 with Uttara Phalguni on the bride's side and 23.5–25.5 with Swati on it. What sits behind those two figures: Bhakoot and Nadi score in full, while Graha Maitri (0 of 5), Vashya (0 of 2), Tara (1.5 of 3), Gana (5 of 6), Yoni (1–3 of 4) and Varna (0 of 1) do not, and Graha Maitri on its own accounts for 5 of the guna that go missing.
A boundary is crossed and the result survives it: Uttara Phalguni runs from Leo into Virgo after pada 1. Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot all read differently either side of it, and yet every one of the sixteen combinations still lands on 23.5 of 36 on the conservative reading. 120 of the 351 pairs are untouched by the pada altogether; this one is one of 26 touched everywhere except in the total.
Koota by Koota
Pada 1 on each side, and what every koota is reading for Uttara Phalguni with Swati. Varna and Gana are the two directional tests, which is why each name gets a column: Varna differs between them.
| Koota | Uttara Phalguni bride | Swati bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Swati: Shudra · Uttara Phalguni: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0 | 0 | Swati: Manav · Uttara Phalguni: Vanachar |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Uttara Phalguni: Kshema (4) · from Swati: Vadha (7) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Swati: Buffalo · Uttara Phalguni: Cow |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0 | 0 | Swati: Venus · Uttara Phalguni: Sun |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Swati: Deva · Uttara Phalguni: Manushya |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Libra and Leo — 3/11 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Swati: Antya (Kapha) · Uttara Phalguni: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 22.5–24.5 | 23.5–25.5 | Acceptable |
- Graha Maitri, 0 of 5 — Swati: Venus · Uttara Phalguni: Sun. Mutual enemies on the largest of the temperament kootas.
- Vashya, 0 of 2 — Swati: 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 Swati: Vadha (7). One count of the two is inauspicious and the other is not, which halves the koota.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Swati: Deva · Uttara Phalguni: Manushya. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Swati: Buffalo · Uttara Phalguni: Cow. Not the same animal, not a hostile pair, so the graded middle.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Swati: Shudra · Uttara Phalguni: Kshatriya. The groom's rank has to reach the bride's and does not. One guna, and no tradition treats it as disqualifying.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Uttara Phalguni’s table and Swati’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Uttara Phalguni runs Leo 26°40′ – Virgo 10°00′ and Swati runs Libra 6°40′ – 20°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 26°40′ and 53°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Uttara Phalguni as bride first, Swati as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Uttara Phalguni ↓ / Swati → | Pada 1Libra | Pada 2Libra | Pada 3Libra | Pada 4Libra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Leo | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 |
| Pada 2Virgo | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 |
| Pada 3Virgo | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 |
| Pada 4Virgo | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 | 22.5 / 23.5 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 2 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
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 — 8 of 8
Uttara Phalguni is Adi (Vata) and Swati 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 — 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. The commonly cited cancellation covers each of those cells: Sun and Venus 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
The South Indian reckoning runs to ten kootas, and two of the extras are counts between Uttara Phalguni and Swati alone — so they can be given here and checked by hand.
- Mahendra — present. Mahendra wants every third star from the fourth — 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 — and Uttara Phalguni to Swati is 4. The two counts always add to 29, so a Mahendra pair holds whichever way round the match is made.
- Stri-Dirgha — satisfied one way. This one is directional in earnest: 4 from Uttara Phalguni and 25 from Swati, against a threshold sources give as seven or as nine. It holds with Swati 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), Swati is Chara (movable) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
A total carries meaning against the alternatives rather than on its own, and the alternatives differ for the two stars: 23.5 of 36 puts Swati 10th among Uttara Phalguni's 27 possible partners and Uttara Phalguni 12th among Swati's, both on the pada-1 figures those two tables print.
In Uttara Phalguni’s table
10th of 27
Swati scores 23.5 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 above the middle of what Uttara Phalguni can reach — all 27 rows.
In Swati’s table
12th of 27
Uttara Phalguni scores 23.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Swati’s 27 partners run from 10 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Swati can reach — all 27 rows.
What This Total Is Not
Across every pairing of two Moon positions that can exist, 63.6% clear 18 and the median total is 20.5, so clearing the conventional bar is the ordinary result rather than a distinction. The ceiling is 35, not 36 — no pairing of Uttara Phalguni and Swati or of anything else reaches a perfect score, and a site reporting one has added something to the arithmetic.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: the 36 guna taken one koota at a time and what the Navamsa adds that Guna Milan cannot. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Uttara Phalguni page and the Swati page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Uttara Phalguni and Swati score?
Are Uttara Phalguni and Swati compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Uttara Phalguni and Swati?
Do Uttara Phalguni and Swati have Bhakoot dosha?
Is it better for Uttara Phalguni to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Uttara Phalguni and Swati, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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