Kundli Milan / Gun Milanकुंडली मिलान

Gun Milan (also called Kundli Milan or Ashtakoot Milan) is the classical Vedic compatibility check between a prospective bride and groom. Eight separate factors (koots) are scored from the two birth charts, and the sum out of 36 is taken as a numerical compatibility verdict.

Varna 1, Vashya 2, Tara 3, Yoni 4, Graha Maitri 5, Gana 6, Bhakoot 7, Nadi 8 — total 36. Nadi and Bhakoot together carry 15 of the 36 points, which is why they dominate the final score and why a failing Nadi or Bhakoot is treated seriously even when the overall total looks acceptable.

Classical practice treats a total of 18 or above as acceptable, 24+ as good, and 28+ as excellent. Below 18 is treated as poor compatibility on the Ashtakoot axis alone. The total is necessary but not sufficient — the per-koot breakdown matters more than the headline number.

No. The 36-point Ashtakoot system is a separate analysis. Manglik / Mangal Dosha is checked from the placement of Mars in either chart and is a parallel axis of compatibility. A complete kundli-milan reading checks both Ashtakoot and Mangal dosha (and ideally Navamsa) together.

Yes. Nadi Dosha (same nadi) is traditionally treated as a serious objection to marriage on its own — same-nadi pairs are said to indicate progeny or health concerns — and the classical texts list several cancellations (e.g. different rashi lords, both moons in the same rashi, etc.). Bhakoot dosha on the 6-8 or 2-12 axis is similarly weighty. A high total with one of these failing should be examined by an astrologer rather than waved through on the score alone.

Yes — Ashtakoot is computed primarily from each person's Moon nakshatra and rashi, both of which depend mainly on date and approximate time. Because the Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, an unknown birth time can still keep the rashi stable on most days, but on a transition day the nakshatra (and therefore Yoni, Tara, Gana and Nadi) can change. For maximum accuracy provide birth time to the nearest 15 minutes.