Guna Milan
The 36-point horoscope-matching system used across North and West India, scoring eight kootas between two birth charts.
Guna Milan — also called Ashtakoota Milan — compares two people's moon positions across eight kootas, each worth a different maximum: Varna (1), Vashya (2), Tara (3), Yoni (4), Graha Maitri (5), Gana (6), Bhakoot (7) and Nadi (8). The points add up to 36.
Most families treat eighteen as the line below which they want an astrologer's opinion, twenty-one and above as comfortable, and twenty-eight and above as excellent. The three heaviest kootas — Nadi, Bhakoot and Gana — carry 21 of the 36 points between them, which is why a "dosha" in any of them can sink an otherwise good score. TrueSaath's free calculator computes all eight from birth details and explains each.
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What does Guna Milan mean?
The 36-point horoscope-matching system used across North and West India, scoring eight kootas between two birth charts.
Why does Guna Milan come up in matchmaking?
Most families treat eighteen as the line below which they want an astrologer's opinion, twenty-one and above as comfortable, and twenty-eight and above as excellent. The three heaviest kootas — Nadi, Bhakoot and Gana — carry 21 of the 36 points between them, which is why a "dosha" in any of them can sink an otherwise good score. TrueSaath's free calculator computes all eight from birth details and explains each.
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