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Magha and Dhanishta Nakshatra Compatibility
Magha and Dhanishta score 24 of 36 gunas in the classical Guna Milan used for marriage matching. That is comfortably above the eighteen-point line most families use, with room to talk through the one or two kootas that fall short.
Koota by koota
| Koota · what it measures | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Varna spiritual and work-ethic compatibility | 0 / 1 | None |
| Vashya how naturally you'll influence and defer to each other, day to day | 0 / 2 | None |
| Tara how each of you affects the other's luck and wellbeing | 1 / 3 | Partial |
| Yoni physical and emotional intimacy compatibility | 1 / 4 | Partial |
| Graha Maitri mental compatibility — how alike your thinking styles are | 1 / 5 | Partial |
| Gana temperament — calm, balanced, or intense natures matching up | 6 / 6 | Full |
| Bhakoot love, family growth, and financial harmony over time | 7 / 7 | Full |
| Nadi genetic and health compatibility, traditionally weighted most heavily | 8 / 8 | Full |
What the numbers mean for Magha and Dhanishta
Both stars belong to the Rakshasa gana, so Gana — the temperament koota — scores its full 6 points. Temperament is where day-to-day friction shows up first, and matching here is worth more than its number suggests.
Nadi, the heaviest koota at 8 points, scores in full: the two stars fall in different nadis in this calculation, which is the outcome families look for first.
Yoni scores 1 of 4, a neutral pairing on the intimacy koota. Tara scores 1 of 3 — a middling result for how each partner affects the other's fortune.
With the moon in Simha (Leo) and Makara (Capricorn), Bhakoot scores its full 7 — the signs are not in the 6/8 position that this calculator flags as Bhakoot dosha. Simha is ruled by Sun and Makara by Saturn, which sets Graha Maitri at 1 of 5 and Vashya at 0 of 2. Varna scores 0 of 1.
The two stars
Magha
Regal and proud of their roots — leaders who honour where they came from.
- Ruling planet
- Ketu
- Gana
- Rakshasa
- Deity
- Pitris
- Symbol
- Royal throne
- Moon sign used
- Simha (Leo)
Dhanishta
Rhythmic and prosperous — music, timing and wealth follow their beat.
- Ruling planet
- Mars
- Gana
- Rakshasa
- Deity
- Eight Vasus
- Symbol
- Drum
- Moon sign used
- Makara (Capricorn)
About the moon-sign assumption
Four kootas — Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot — read the moon sign, not the star, and a page about two stars has no birth details. All four padas of Magha fall in Simha. Dhanishta spans two signs — padas 1, 2 in Makara; padas 3, 4 in Kumbha — and this page takes Makara (the earlier of an even split). The sign-based 15 points above therefore describe the usual case; a couple's own charts decide the real one.
Get the exact figure for a real couple
This page scores the two stars in their usual moon signs. The free calculator takes both birth dates, times and places, works out the actual nakshatra, pada and rashi for each person, and returns the full 36-point Guna Milan with a manglik check and a printable report. Nothing you enter is stored.
Match two kundlis free Find a partner who matches on kundliTrueSaath Matrimony scores every suggested profile on Guna Milan automatically, so a Magha member sees at a glance how a Dhanishta profile lines up.
Questions people ask
Is Magha and Dhanishta a good match for marriage?
Magha and Dhanishta score 24 of 36 gunas in TrueSaath's Guna Milan calculator, which reads it as "Good match — favourable". That is comfortably above the eighteen-point line most families use, with room to talk through the one or two kootas that fall short. A full kundli with both birth dates, times and places can move this figure, so use the free calculator for a real couple's exact result.
How many gunas match between Magha and Dhanishta?
24 of 36: 16 of the 21 star-based points (Tara, Yoni, Gana and Nadi) and 8 of the 15 sign-based points (Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot), taking the moon in Simha for Magha and Makara for Dhanishta.
Is there nadi dosha between Magha and Dhanishta?
No. In this calculation the two stars fall in different nadis, so Nadi scores its full 8 points and there is no nadi dosha.
Does it matter which of Magha and Dhanishta is the boy's star?
Not in this calculator: every koota it scores is symmetric, so Dhanishta and Magha give the same 24 of 36. Some traditional methods count Tara from the girl's star only and can differ by a point or two.
Magha with every other nakshatra
Dhanishta with every other nakshatra
Compare Simha and Makara as moon signs →
Compatibility figures are the classical Guna Milan as computed by TrueSaath's free calculator and are offered as a reference, not as advice. Community and place pages describe how TrueSaath works; any member count shown is live and rounded, never a claim.