Is Mṛgaśirā and Uttara Phālgunī nakshatra a good match for marriage?

Their typical gun milan score is 22.5 out of 36 — 21-27.5: a strong match in the classical reading; the lower kootas name the areas where the couple will do their learning. In the classical table this number is one factor among many; the full charts, dashas, and the dosha cancellations below matter just as much.

What if we have Nadi or Bhakoot dosha?

The classical texts define every dosha together with its cancellations — see the "Doshas" section below for exactly which pariharas apply to this pair. When a cancellation applies, the dosha is classically nullified; when none applies, it still names an area of attentiveness, not a flaw in either person — no classical text makes it a marriage prohibition.

Does the score change by the exact pada of Mṛgaśirā or Uttara Phālgunī?

Yes — at least one of these nakshatras straddles a rashi boundary, so the total can range from 22.5 to 30.5/36 depending on the exact pada. The most common value is 22.5/36, but only your exact birth chart tells you which one applies — see the pada table above.

नक्षत्र मिलान · Mṛgaśirā & Uttara Phālgunī nakshatra compatibility

मृगशिरा Mṛgaśirā & उत्तर फाल्गुनी Uttara Phālgunī

Person 1 (kanyā — bride position): Mṛgaśirā · Person 2 (vara — groom position): Uttara Phālgunī

The classical tables read from the bride position to the groom position — that is the only reason for the order.

Typical gun milan score

22.5/ 36

21-27.5: a strong match in the classical reading; the lower kootas name the areas where the couple will do their learning.

पद-भेद · How the score varies by exact pada

At least one of these nakshatras straddles a rashi boundary, so the exact pada changes the underlying Moon sign and the total ranges from 22.5 to 30.5/36. Below is the real score for all 16 pada combinations — this is why a single number would not be honest here.

How the score varies by exact pada
Person 1's pada	Person 2's pada → 1	Person 2's pada → 2	Person 2's pada → 3	Person 2's pada → 4
1	24	22.5	22.5	22.5
2	24	22.5	22.5	22.5
3	28.5	30.5	30.5	30.5
4	28.5	30.5	30.5	30.5

Bold = the typical (most common) value

अष्टकूट · The 8-koota breakdown

The 8-koota breakdown
Koota	Person 1	Person 2	Points	What it measures
वर्ण Varṇa	Vaishya	Vaishya	1/1	A one-point comparison of temperament 'class' derived from the Moon sign's element — read today as ego and work-style compatibility, never as social caste.
वश्य Vaśya	Chatushpada	Manava	1/2	Two points on mutual attraction and influence: who naturally draws whom, whether the pull is even, and how the couple negotiates control.
तारा Tārā	Vipat	Mitra	1.5/3	Three points on the mutual 'fortune' of the two birth stars: each person's janma nakshatra counted from the other's, in the nine-fold tara cycle — read as shared wellbeing and how each affects the other's luck and health.
योनि Yoni	Sarpa	Gau	1/4	Four points on instinctive, physical and intimate compatibility, through the animal symbol of each janma nakshatra — fourteen yonis in relations of sameness, friendship, neutrality and enmity.
ग्रह मैत्री Graha Maitrī	Venus	Mercury	5/5	Five points on mental and emotional rapport: the natural friendship between the lords of the two Moon signs — how the couple's minds relate when nobody is trying.
गण Gaṇa	Deva	Manushya	5/6	Six points on temperament: each janma nakshatra belongs to the deva (harmonizing), manushya (pragmatic) or rakshasa (intense, assertive) gana — labels for energy styles, not moral judgements.
भकूट Bhakūṭa	Vṛṣabha	Kanyā	0/7	Seven points on the day-to-day emotional weather of the couple: the mutual distance between the two Moon signs, read for shared growth, prosperity and family harmony.
नाड़ी Nāḍī	Madhya	Adi	8/8	Eight points — the heaviest koota — on constitutional compatibility: each nakshatra belongs to the adi (vata), madhya (pitta) or antya (kapha) nadi, classically linked to health and progeny.

Total: 22.5/36 · Muhūrta CintāmaṇiMuhurta traditionBPHS, Ch. 3

दोष · Doshas — always with their cancellations

भकूट दोष Bhakoot dosha

The Moon signs stand in a 2/12, 5/9 or 6/8 relation: the seven bhakoot points fall to zero at once, which makes this dosha look worse on paper than the tradition actually treats it.

Present — but cancelled by classical parihara:

The two sign lords are natural mutual friends (BPHS Ch. 3): a widely applied parihara — the same friendship that scores Graha Maitri high.

Muhūrta CintāmaṇiMuhurta traditionBPHS, Ch. 3

सीमा · What this page does not cover

This is a nakshatra-only comparison — it never had a birth time, lagna or Mars position to work with, so Mangal (Kuja) dosha cannot be shown here (it needs Mars from a full chart). A complete Jyotish reading always weighs the full chart, not only the two Moons — that is the tradition's own standard, not a shortcut we are taking.

जुड़े पेज · Related pages

प्रश्नोत्तर · Frequently asked questions

Is Mṛgaśirā and Uttara Phālgunī nakshatra a good match for marriage?: Their typical gun milan score is 22.5 out of 36 — 21-27.5: a strong match in the classical reading; the lower kootas name the areas where the couple will do their learning. In the classical table this number is one factor among many; the full charts, dashas, and the dosha cancellations below matter just as much.
What if we have Nadi or Bhakoot dosha?: The classical texts define every dosha together with its cancellations — see the "Doshas" section below for exactly which pariharas apply to this pair. When a cancellation applies, the dosha is classically nullified; when none applies, it still names an area of attentiveness, not a flaw in either person — no classical text makes it a marriage prohibition.
Does the score change by the exact pada of Mṛgaśirā or Uttara Phālgunī?: Yes — at least one of these nakshatras straddles a rashi boundary, so the total can range from 22.5 to 30.5/36 depending on the exact pada. The most common value is 22.5/36, but only your exact birth chart tells you which one applies — see the pada table above.
What about Mangal (Kuja) dosha for Mṛgaśirā and Uttara Phālgunī?: This is a nakshatra-only comparison — it never had a birth time, lagna or Mars position to work with, so Mangal (Kuja) dosha cannot be shown here (it needs Mars from a full chart). A complete Jyotish reading always weighs the full chart, not only the two Moons — that is the tradition's own standard, not a shortcut we are taking.

Sources

Muhūrta CintāmaṇiRama Daivajna, Muhurta Chintamani (c. 16th c. CE), Vivaha Prakarana: the classical systematization of the eight kootas (varna, vashya, tara, yoni, graha maitri, gana, bhakoot, nadi), their point values and the dosha exceptions. Sanskrit classic, public domain; all prose here is original synthesis.
Muhurta traditionCommon muhurta/vivaha doctrine shared across the classical muhurta manuals (Muhurta Chintamani, Muhurta Martanda, regional panchanga practice) and standardized in modern Jyotish teaching, where a rule is common property rather than attributable to a single shloka — including the koota point matrices as implemented by the major public calculators, against which our engine is validated.
BPHS, Ch. 3Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (attrib. Maharshi Parashara), Ch. 3 'Graha Characters and Description' (97-chapter recension, R. Santhanam ed.): the natural planetary friendships (naisargika maitri) that drive Graha Maitri koota and the lord-friendship cancellations of Nadi and Bhakoot doshas.