# How Vedic Compatibility Works > Three lenses Vedic astrology uses to understand two people together -- explained simply, with the matching tool one tap away. - **Canonical URL**: https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility - **Language**: en --- ![](https://merirashi.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fbrand%2Fhero.png&w=3840&q=85) Compatibility Three lenses Vedic astrology uses to understand two people together -- explained simply, with the matching tool one tap away. [Try Kundli matching ](https://merirashi.com/en/kundli-matching) ## Three lenses on a match Compatibility is layered. Each of these looks at a different part of how two charts relate. ### Moon sign harmony How the two moon signs relate sets the emotional baseline of a relationship -- comfort, rhythm, and instinct. ### Nakshatra compatibility The birth stars add a finer layer, shaping rapport, fortune, and the texture of day-to-day life together. ### Guna Milan The classic eight-koota score gathers these threads into one transparent picture of compatibility. ### See your actual score Compare two real birth charts and get the full Ashtakoota breakdown -- every koota scored and explained. [Open Kundli matching ](https://merirashi.com/en/kundli-matching) Compatibility is a conversation These lenses describe tendencies, not destiny. The strongest relationships are built on communication and care -- let astrology inform, not decide. Behind the score ## What gun milan actually measures ### Ashtakoot: 36 points, eight tests Traditional kundli matching runs eight koota tests worth 36 points. Four depend only on the two Moon signs -- Varna (1 point), Vashya (2), Graha Maitri (5), and Bhakoot (7) -- those fifteen sign-level points are what every pair page on this hub computes. The other four -- Tara (3), Yoni (4), Gana (6), and Nadi (8) -- need each person's janma nakshatra, so they appear only in the full matching tool. ### How to read a partial score -- and its limits A score out of 15 is a temperament screen, not a verdict. It shows whether the two Moon-sign lords are planetary friends, and whether the sign-to-sign distance (Bhakoot) forms one of the classically strained pairs. It cannot see the other 21 points: a comfortable 12/15 alongside a hostile Nadi would still fail a traditional match, and a middling 8/15 can be rescued by excellent nakshatra factors. Even the full 36 points look only at the two Moons. Mangal dosha is assessed separately; the 7th house, Venus and Jupiter, and dasha timing sit outside gun milan entirely -- which is why the pair pages end where the full matching tool begins. [Run the full 36-gun kundli match](https://merirashi.com/en/kundli-matching) ## Compatibility FAQs How many gun should match for marriage? On a full 36-point match, 18 is the customary minimum and 24 or more reads as strong. That threshold only means something on a complete, birth-detail score -- a sign-level 15-point result is a preview, and classical cancellation rules for Nadi and Bhakoot dosha can change a verdict either way. Our Bhakoot score is 0 -- is the match doomed? No. A zero Bhakoot flags one of the strained sign distances (6-8, 2-12, or 5-9), which deserves attention rather than panic. Classical practice recognizes cancellations -- shared or friendly sign lords among them -- and the full charts routinely outweigh a single koota. Is a high gun milan score a guarantee? No. Gun milan measures how two Moons sit together -- mind-level comfort. Marriage quality also runs through the 7th house and its lord, Venus and Jupiter, Mangal dosha, and both people's dashas. A high score is a good sign about one layer, not a promise about the whole. Browse all pairings ## Compatibility for every rashi pair All 78 sign pairings, each with its own page and a computed sign-level Gun Milan score. Every pair appears once, under the first sign of the pair. ### Aries pairings - [Aries + Aries](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/aries-and-aries) - [Aries + Taurus](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/aries-and-taurus) - [Aries + Gemini](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/aries-and-gemini) - [Aries + Cancer](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/aries-and-cancer) - [Aries + Leo](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/aries-and-leo) - [Aries + Virgo](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/aries-and-virgo) - [Aries + Libra](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/aries-and-libra) - [Aries + Scorpio](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/aries-and-scorpio) - [Aries + Sagittarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/aries-and-sagittarius) - [Aries + Capricorn](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/aries-and-capricorn) - [Aries + Aquarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/aries-and-aquarius) - [Aries + Pisces](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/aries-and-pisces) ### Taurus pairings - [Taurus + Taurus](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/taurus-and-taurus) - [Taurus + Gemini](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/taurus-and-gemini) - [Taurus + Cancer](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/taurus-and-cancer) - [Taurus + Leo](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/taurus-and-leo) - [Taurus + Virgo](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/taurus-and-virgo) - [Taurus + Libra](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/taurus-and-libra) - [Taurus + Scorpio](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/taurus-and-scorpio) - [Taurus + Sagittarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/taurus-and-sagittarius) - [Taurus + Capricorn](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/taurus-and-capricorn) - [Taurus + Aquarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/taurus-and-aquarius) - [Taurus + Pisces](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/taurus-and-pisces) ### Gemini pairings - [Gemini + Gemini](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/gemini-and-gemini) - [Gemini + Cancer](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/gemini-and-cancer) - [Gemini + Leo](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/gemini-and-leo) - [Gemini + Virgo](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/gemini-and-virgo) - [Gemini + Libra](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/gemini-and-libra) - [Gemini + Scorpio](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/gemini-and-scorpio) - [Gemini + Sagittarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/gemini-and-sagittarius) - [Gemini + Capricorn](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/gemini-and-capricorn) - [Gemini + Aquarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/gemini-and-aquarius) - [Gemini + Pisces](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/gemini-and-pisces) ### Cancer pairings - [Cancer + Cancer](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/cancer-and-cancer) - [Cancer + Leo](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/cancer-and-leo) - [Cancer + Virgo](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/cancer-and-virgo) - [Cancer + Libra](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/cancer-and-libra) - [Cancer + Scorpio](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/cancer-and-scorpio) - [Cancer + Sagittarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/cancer-and-sagittarius) - [Cancer + Capricorn](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/cancer-and-capricorn) - [Cancer + Aquarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/cancer-and-aquarius) - [Cancer + Pisces](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/cancer-and-pisces) ### Leo pairings - [Leo + Leo](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/leo-and-leo) - [Leo + Virgo](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/leo-and-virgo) - [Leo + Libra](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/leo-and-libra) - [Leo + Scorpio](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/leo-and-scorpio) - [Leo + Sagittarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/leo-and-sagittarius) - [Leo + Capricorn](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/leo-and-capricorn) - [Leo + Aquarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/leo-and-aquarius) - [Leo + Pisces](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/leo-and-pisces) ### Virgo pairings - [Virgo + Virgo](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/virgo-and-virgo) - [Virgo + Libra](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/virgo-and-libra) - [Virgo + Scorpio](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/virgo-and-scorpio) - [Virgo + Sagittarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/virgo-and-sagittarius) - [Virgo + Capricorn](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/virgo-and-capricorn) - [Virgo + Aquarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/virgo-and-aquarius) - [Virgo + Pisces](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/virgo-and-pisces) ### Libra pairings - [Libra + Libra](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/libra-and-libra) - [Libra + Scorpio](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/libra-and-scorpio) - [Libra + Sagittarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/libra-and-sagittarius) - [Libra + Capricorn](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/libra-and-capricorn) - [Libra + Aquarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/libra-and-aquarius) - [Libra + Pisces](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/libra-and-pisces) ### Scorpio pairings - [Scorpio + Scorpio](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/scorpio-and-scorpio) - [Scorpio + Sagittarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/scorpio-and-sagittarius) - [Scorpio + Capricorn](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/scorpio-and-capricorn) - [Scorpio + Aquarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/scorpio-and-aquarius) - [Scorpio + Pisces](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/scorpio-and-pisces) ### Sagittarius pairings - [Sagittarius + Sagittarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/sagittarius-and-sagittarius) - [Sagittarius + Capricorn](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/sagittarius-and-capricorn) - [Sagittarius + Aquarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/sagittarius-and-aquarius) - [Sagittarius + Pisces](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/sagittarius-and-pisces) ### Capricorn pairings - [Capricorn + Capricorn](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/capricorn-and-capricorn) - [Capricorn + Aquarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/capricorn-and-aquarius) - [Capricorn + Pisces](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/capricorn-and-pisces) ### Aquarius pairings - [Aquarius + Aquarius](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/aquarius-and-aquarius) - [Aquarius + Pisces](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/aquarius-and-pisces) ### Pisces pairings - [Pisces + Pisces](https://merirashi.com/en/compatibility/pisces-and-pisces)