What is Kundli Matching (Guna Milan)?
Kundli Matching, also called Gun Milan or Ashtakoot Milan, is the traditional Vedic method of checking marriage compatibility between two people from their birth charts. It compares the Moon sign and Nakshatra of the boy and girl across eight areas of life, called Kootas, and awards points (gunas) for each. The eight Kootas together carry 36 points, so the result is famously given as a score out of 36. A higher score means better natural harmony across temperament, health, love, values and family life. Matching also checks for important doshas such as Manglik (Mars) and Nadi dosha, which need attention regardless of the score. This calculator computes the full 36-Guna score, breaks down all eight Kootas, and flags the key doshas — the same Ashtakoot method used in traditional kundli milan for marriage.
How It Works
Enter both birth details
The date, time and place of birth for both the boy and the girl.
We run the Ashtakoot match
Using the Swiss Ephemeris we compare both Moon signs and Nakshatras across all eight Kootas.
Read your Guna Milan score
See your total out of 36, the full Koota breakdown, and any Manglik or Nadi dosha.
What You Get
36 Guna Score
Your total compatibility out of 36 points.
8 Koota Breakdown
Points for each of the eight areas of life.
Compatibility Rating
Excellent, good, average or low.
Manglik Check
Whether either partner is Manglik.
Nadi Dosha
The most important health-and-progeny koota.
Guidance
What the score means and next steps.
Why the Guna Score Is Only Half the Story
The 36-Guna score is the most famous number in Indian matchmaking, and it is genuinely useful — but treating it as the whole answer is a mistake. Two matches can both score 24 and be completely different: one clean, one carrying Nadi dosha; one with both partners Manglik, one with only one. The score summarises natural harmony across eight areas, but marriage compatibility also depends on which Kootas earned or lost points, whether the important doshas are present, and how the two charts support each other beyond the Moon. A good reading looks at the breakdown, not just the total — which is why we show every Koota and every dosha, not a single headline number.
The Eight Kootas Explained
Varna (1 point)
Ego and spiritual compatibility — the inner nature of each partner.
Vashya (2 points)
Mutual attraction and the balance of influence between the two.
Tara (3 points)
Health, fortune and destiny — the birth-star compatibility.
Yoni (4 points)
Physical and intimate compatibility, shown by animal symbols.
Graha Maitri (5 points)
Mental friendship — how the ruling planets get along.
Gana (6 points)
Temperament — divine, human or demonic nature.
Bhakoot (7 points)
Love, family welfare and emotional bonding.
Nadi (8 points)
Health and progeny — the most heavily weighted koota.
Reading Your Guna Milan Score
Below 18
A low match — needs careful review and dosha checking.
18 to 24
Acceptable — a workable match for marriage.
24 to 32
Very good — strong natural harmony.
32 to 36
Excellent — a rare, highly compatible match.
Doshas That Matter Beyond the Score
Even a healthy guna score should be read alongside two key doshas. Nadi dosha occurs when both partners share the same Nadi (the eight-point koota) and is traditionally linked to health and progeny, though it is cancelled in many cases — for example when both share the same Moon sign but different Nakshatras. Bhakoot dosha arises from certain Moon-sign distances between the couple and affects family welfare. Manglik (Mangal) dosha is checked separately and is balanced when both partners are Manglik. None of these is an automatic block — each has recognised cancellations — but all deserve attention. This is why a genuine kundli milan reads the score, the Kootas and the doshas together, rather than resting on a single number.
Inside Your 40+ Page Report
- Your total Guna Milan score out of 36
- A full breakdown of all eight Kootas
- The compatibility rating for the match
- Both partners’ Moon sign and Nakshatra
- Whether Manglik dosha affects the match
- Whether Nadi or Bhakoot dosha is present
- What the score really means for marriage
- An honest reading — score is one factor, not everything
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Full 8-Koota analysis
We score all eight Kootas — Varna, Vashya, Tara, Yoni, Graha Maitri, Gana, Bhakoot and Nadi — not just a single number.
Dosha-aware matching
We flag Manglik and Nadi dosha, which matter for marriage even when the guna score looks fine.
Authentic Lahiri ayanamsa
Computed with the Lahiri ayanamsa, the Indian standard, so your result matches traditional kundli milan.
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