Enter the date, time and place of birth of both partners above and this free kundli matching tool gives your gun milan score out of 36. You see each of the eight Ashtakoota checks with the points it scored, whether Nadi or Bhakoot dosha is present and whether a classical exception cancels it, and a Mangal dosha comparison of the two charts. Kundli matching, also called kundli milan or gun milan, compares the Moon in two birth charts on eight checks, the kootas, worth 36 points in all.
How this tool works
Both charts are worked out in your own browser by our ephemeris, from tables calculated from NASA JPL DE440, with the Lahiri ayanamsa. The time zone in force at each birth place on that date, including daylight saving, is applied automatically. From each chart the tool takes the Moon’s nakshatra, its pada and the Moon sign, and scores the eight kootas from those: Varna (1 point), Vashya (2), Tara (3), Yoni (4), Graha Maitri (5), Gana (6), Bhakoot (7) and Nadi (8). The bride’s Moon is counted first and the groom’s second, as in the traditional method, because a few of the checks are not the same in both directions.
This is the same tool as the Kundli Matching tab of the free kundli, with the same form and the same code, so the two always give the same score for the same two births. The eight kootas are scored by the same engine as the nakshatra compatibility calculator.
After the score, each chart is checked for Mangal dosha by the same engine as the Mangal dosha calculator: Mars counted from the Lagna, the Moon and Venus, with the classical cancellations tested against the actual chart. The two results are then read together by the traditional rule, the same rule as the Mangal dosha matching tool.
The birth time matters because the Moon moves through about one nakshatra a day. If the Moon changed nakshatra or sign on the day of birth, a wrong time can change the score. If a time is not known at all, the form suggests sunrise (6:00 AM).
Reading your result
The first line is the score out of 36 and the band it falls in: 0 to 17 is below the usual minimum, 18 to 24 acceptable, 25 to 32 good and 33 to 36 very high. Next to it are each person’s Moon nakshatra and Moon sign, the two inputs the whole score is built from.
Below come the eight checks, each with its points, a short line on what it measures, and a plain mark: a good fit, a partial fit, or no points. Then “Things to look at” covers Nadi and Bhakoot, the two checks tradition watches most closely. If either scored nothing, it says whether a classical exception applies to your pair and cancels the dosha. The Mangal dosha comparison says whether each chart has the dosha and whether, by the traditional rule, the two balance out.
“The full working” holds the score card, the table of all eight kootas with both people’s values, the dosha warnings with their exceptions, and four South Indian factors (Rajju, Vedha, Mahendra and Stree Deergha) worked out from the two birth nakshatras. Those four are shown for reference and are not part of the score out of 36. The guide to how the kundli matching score works explains every koota and card in detail.
Where traditions differ
North Indian matching uses the eight kootas of Ashtakoota, scored out of 36, as this tool does. South Indian matching more often uses ten checks, the porutham or Dashakoota, and gives Rajju and Vedha far more weight. That is why those two appear here as supporting factors rather than in the score.
The minimum score is a convention, not a rule from one text: 18 of 36 is the figure most often quoted, and some families ask for more. The exceptions that cancel Nadi and Bhakoot dosha also vary. This tool tests the ones most widely accepted: for Nadi, the same nakshatra with different padas, or the same Moon sign with different nakshatras; for Bhakoot, Moon signs with the same lord or with lords that are friends. Some traditions also set Bhakoot aside when Nadi scores in full, and others do not, so the tool lists that view without applying it.
Point tables for a few kootas differ a little between published sources, and some tools count the groom first. Either can move a score by a point or two between two sites.
What it cannot tell you
The 36-point score reads only the Moon in each chart. It does not look at the 7th house and its lord, Venus, the Navamsa (D9) chart or the dashas each person is running, all of which an astrologer reads before advising on a marriage. It says nothing about character, effort or how two people treat each other. A high score is not a promise, and a low score is not a verdict: it is one traditional input to talk about. This site makes no predictions about death, lifespan or health.
For both full charts read side by side, see consultation.
Frequently asked questions
↳ How many gunas should match for marriage?
18 out of 36 is the most widely quoted minimum. It is a convention rather than a rule fixed in one text, and some families ask for more. This tool marks 0 to 17 as below the usual minimum, 18 to 24 as acceptable, 25 to 32 as good and 33 to 36 as very high. Read which checks scored low, not only the total.
↳ Can I do kundli matching without the birth time?
You can, but the result may be less exact. The Moon moves through about one nakshatra a day, so if it changed nakshatra or sign on the day of birth, the time decides which one counts. If the time is not known, the form suggests sunrise (6:00 AM). If you know only the two birth stars, use the nakshatra compatibility calculator; if you know only the names, use gun milan by name.
↳ What is Nadi dosha, and can it be cancelled?
Nadi dosha means both Moon nakshatras fall in the same Nadi, Adi, Madhya or Antya, so the Nadi check scores 0 of 8, the largest single loss in the score. The tool tests two classical exceptions: the same nakshatra with different padas, and the same Moon sign with different nakshatras. If one applies, the result says the dosha is cancelled, though the 8 points are still not added.
↳ What is Bhakoot dosha?
Bhakoot dosha means the two Moon signs are 2 and 12, 5 and 9, or 6 and 8 signs from each other, so the Bhakoot check scores 0 of 7. The tool treats it as cancelled when both Moon signs have the same lord, or when the two lords are friends, and says which applies.
↳ Does Mangal dosha cancel out if both partners have it?
Yes, by the traditional rule. When both charts have an active Mangal dosha, the comparison says it balances out. When only one chart has it, the comparison names that chart and says it is not balanced by the traditional rule, so it is weighed with the eight checks and the age convention.
↳ Why does my score have a half point?
Three of the eight checks can give half points. Tara scores 1.5 for each direction of the count between the two birth stars, and the classical tables for Vashya and Graha Maitri include half-point grades. A score such as 24.5 out of 36 is normal.
↳ Why does another site give a different score?
Three reasons are common. A different birth time or place can move the Moon into another nakshatra. The order of the two people matters, because this tool counts the bride's Moon first and a few checks are not the same in both directions. And the point tables for a few kootas differ a little between sources. The planets here come from NASA JPL DE440 tables with the Lahiri ayanamsa, the same as every calculator on this site.
For the birth chart of each person, with the 7th house, Venus and the Navamsa, use the free kundli. To check Mars in both charts on its own, use the Mangal dosha matching tool.