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The traditional 36-guna Ashtakoot match for marriage — computed accurately and explained in plain language. No signup.
Spiritual compatibility and the balance of ego between the two.
Mutual attraction, magnetism and the gentle pull of influence.
Health, fortune and the destiny of the union over time.
Physical and intimate compatibility, by nakshatra nature.
The mental and intellectual bond, from the Moon-sign lords.
Temperament and nature — Deva, Manushya or Rakshasa.
Love, finances and family welfare — a key dosha to clear.
Health and progeny — the highest weight, and Nadi dosha.
Ashtakoot means eight categories, and the classical scoring gives each a different weight: Varna 1, Vashya 2, Tara 3, Yoni 4, Graha Maitri 5, Gana 6, Bhakoot 7 and Nadi 8. They add to thirty-six. Every one of them is computed from the two Moon positions alone — the nakshatra and the rashi of each person — which is why matching can be done without a birth time when a full chart comparison cannot.
Nadi at eight points and Bhakoot at seven are the two heaviest, and both are treated as more than compatibility. Nadi is read constitutionally, in the ayurvedic sense of adi, madhya and antya, and a same-Nadi match is the classical Nadi dosha. Bhakoot compares the two Moon signs by the distance between them and flags certain axes. Between them they can take away fifteen points, which is why two people who feel entirely compatible can score badly, and why the number alone is a poor conversation.
Gun milan reads two Moons. It says nothing about either person's 7th house, nothing about the Navamsa which is where the durability of a marriage is classically read, nothing about Mangal Dosha, and nothing about the dashas either person is running — which is what actually times a marriage. A thirty-two out of thirty-six with a difficult 7th house in both charts is a weaker match than a twenty-two with strong ones. Treated as the whole answer, the number misleads.
Use it as one input among several, the way a competent astrologer does. Look at which koots you lost points in, because a match losing four on Yoni is describing something quite different from one losing eight on Nadi. And take seriously that this is a tradition about two families and two temperaments, not a compatibility percentage — no number here is a reason to end something that is working, or to enter something that is not.
Gun Milan (Ashtakoot) is the traditional Vedic method of checking marriage compatibility from the bride's and groom's Moon signs and nakshatras, scored across 8 kootas out of 36 total gunas.
18 out of 36 or above is generally considered acceptable, and 25+ is very good. Below 18 is traditionally not recommended — though the doshas and whether they are cancelled matter as much as the raw score.
These are the two most important doshas in matching. Nadi Dosha (same Nadi) is linked to health and progeny; Bhakoot Dosha (certain Moon-sign distances) affects harmony and longevity. ShukrAI flags both — and notes when they are cancelled.
No. A perfect 36 is rare and not necessary. A score of 18+ with no major un-cancelled dosha is considered a good match by most Jyotishis.
Yes — completely free and no signup. Enter both partners' birth details and get the full 36-guna Ashtakoot breakdown instantly, explained in plain language.
Mangal dosha, the houses of love and longevity, the timing of marriage and a full chart-to-chart comparison — the deeper reading lives in the ShukrAI app.
