Kundli Matching (Guna Milan)
Ashtakoota Guna Milan for two birth charts: Moon nakshatra and rashi with the Lahiri ayanamsa, the eight kootas out of 36 points and a Manglik check.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a good Guna Milan score?
The maximum is 36 points. Tradition generally accepts 18 or more; this page reads 25 to 32.5 as good and 33 or more as excellent. A high score does not replace the study of the full charts, and many astrologers give extra weight to Nadi and Bhakoot.
Why are the birth time and the time zone needed?
The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, so it can enter a new nakshatra (13°20′ wide) within a few hours. The time zone turns the local clock time into universal time, including past daylight saving or war-time offsets of that zone.
Why can another website give a different score?
Websites use different ayanamsa values, Moon algorithms and koota tables (the Vashya, Yoni and Gana tables vary between traditions), and some apply dosha cancellations. Near a nakshatra boundary a few minutes of birth time can also change the result.
How is Manglik status checked here?
Mars is counted from the Moon sign (Chandra lagna): house 1, 2, 4, 7, 8 or 12 makes a person Manglik. The ascendant needs the exact coordinates of the birthplace, which this page does not ask for, so the ascendant-based check is not made.
Which partner is the boy and which is the girl?
The classical Ashtakoota tables are directional: Varna, Vashya, Tara, Yoni, Gana and Bhakoot read the boy's (groom's) and the girl's (bride's) chart differently. Enter each partner in the matching section to follow the tradition.
Can I rely on this result for a decision?
It is an educational and cultural tool. Compatibility depends on many personal factors, so please do not take important decisions from a score alone and consult a qualified astrologer when the tradition matters to your family.
How Kundli matching works
Kundli matching, also called Guna Milan or Ashtakoota, is the traditional Hindu way of comparing two birth charts before a marriage in India. The page scores the eight kootas (Varna, Vashya, Tara, Yoni, Graha Maitri, Gana, Bhakoot and Nadi) for a total of 36 points and also flags whether each partner is Manglik. You only enter the birth date, the local clock time and the time zone of the birthplace of the boy and of the girl. It is meant for families, students of Vedic astrology and the curious; it is an educational tool and not a prediction.
The birth moment is first converted to universal time using the historic rules of the chosen time zone. The Moon position comes from J. Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, chapter 47 (ELP-2000/82 series), and Mars from the JPL Keplerian elements. The Lahiri ayanamsa, about 24.2 degrees in 2026, is subtracted to obtain the sidereal longitude. The zodiac is cut into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′ (each with 4 padas of 3°20′) and 12 rashis of 30°. The kootas are scored with the traditional tables, and Manglik is checked by counting Mars from the Moon in houses 1, 2, 4, 7, 8 and 12.
Example: a boy born on 15 May 1990 at 10:30 in Asia/Kolkata has the Moon in Uttara Ashadha, pada 1 (Dhanu). A girl born on 22 August 1992 at 18:45 in the same zone has the Moon in Rohini, pada 3 (Vrishabha). Together they score 12.5 of 36 points, with Nadi and Bhakoot doshas, and the girl is Manglik counted from the Moon. Limitations: no dosha cancellations are applied, the ascendant is not computed because there is no birthplace database, and astrologers use slightly different tables, so another source may differ.