What it is
Guna milan, also called kundali milan or ashtakoota matching, compares two birth charts through the Moon in each. The tradition looks at eight aspects, the kootas, and sets a weight for each: varna one point, vashya two, tara three, yoni four, graha maitri five, gana six, bhakoot seven and nadi eight, thirty-six in all. Each koota asks a question of the two Moons, about temperament, friendship between their lords, or the nadi each belongs to, and the points of each koota are counted by the tradition's tables.
In many families the count is where the conversation begins, not where it ends. Elders and pandits also look at the whole of each chart, at particular kootas such as nadi and bhakoot, and above all at the two people. Some regions use the dashakoota system of ten aspects instead, and the tool can show either.
What you enter
The form has two sides, the Groom and the Bride. For each it asks, as the web app shows them:
- Name.
- Date of birth.
- Time of birth.
- Place of birth.
Then Matching system: Both, Ashtakoota or Dashakoota. If your own birth details are in your profile, "Use my birth details" fills your side for you.
Both births are needed. The details of the two people are never put into a link or the address bar, so they are not kept in your browser's history or sent on when you click away.
What you get
The tool shows the thirty-six point compatibility count for the two birth charts, koota by koota: the points each koota gave out of its weight, so you can see where the total came from rather than a single number. With Both, the result answers under ashtakoota and dashakoota alike.
That count is free. If you would like more, a written reading of the match is a paid extra that the web app offers after the result; you never need it to see the count.
How it is worked out
The tool finds each person's Moon at birth, for their own place of birth, and reads its nakshatra and its sign. Each koota is then scored from the two nakshatras and signs by the tradition's own tables, and the points are added up. Because every koota reads the Moon, the time of birth matters: a Moon near the edge of a nakshatra can change the count.
Every answer comes from our own panchang engine, worked out for the city you choose and read on the sidereal zodiac with the Lahiri ayanamsa, the one the Calendar Reform Committee of India adopted. The same engine prints the dates and times on our calendar and panchang pages, so the tool and the calendar never disagree with each other. How we compute explains the method, and why a printed almanac from your town may differ from it by a minute or two.
Before you begin
The tool is free with a Bhagya Card account. If you are not signed in, the button above takes you to sign in first, with your mobile number or your email, and then straight to the tool.
Ask both families for the time and place of birth from their records before you begin. A count made from a guessed time can differ from one made from the true time.
Questions
What is a good guna milan count?
Traditions and pandits differ on where they draw the lines, so the tool prints no verdict. It shows the count and each koota for your family and your pandit to read together.
What is the difference between ashtakoota and dashakoota?
Ashtakoota looks at eight aspects for a count out of thirty-six, as most of North and West India does. Dashakoota, kept more in the south, looks at ten.
Is the guna milan tool free?
Yes, with a free account. Only the written reading of the match offered after the result is paid.