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Kundli Matching by Name and Date of Birth: What You Actually Need

Kundli matching by name and date of birth is how most people phrase the search. But the two inputs are not equal. Real Ashtakoota (Guna Milan) matching is calculated entirely from birth date, time and place. A name plays no part in the traditional 36-point method. Knowing that upfront saves you from a result that only looks personalised.

Kundli matching by name and date of birth: why people search it that way

Kundli matching by name and date of birth is the exact phrase most people type in. That is because it is the information they already have ready. But the traditional 36-point Ashtakoota system was never built around a name. It is built around the Moon's sign and nakshatra for each person at the moment of birth. Two people with identical names and birth dates can still get different scores. If they were born in different cities, or a few hours apart, the Moon's exact position changes. Names never enter that calculation at all.

What the real method actually uses

Guna Milan checks eight factors, called kootas. Each one comes from a partner's Moon sign and nakshatra. The eight are Varna, Vashya, Tara, Yoni, Graha Maitri, Gana, Bhakoot and Nadi, worth 36 points between them. Every one is calculated from birth date, time and place. It uses the sidereal (Lahiri) positions astrologers actually rely on for this. None of the eight kootas has a name field, because a name is not an astronomical input.

• Varna and Vashya: temperament and dominance between the two charts
• Tara and Yoni: health, longevity and physical compatibility
• Graha Maitri and Gana: mental compatibility and natural temperament
• Bhakoot and Nadi: family and health-line compatibility, the two most heavily weighted factors

Where "matching by name" actually comes from

Some numerology-based services do offer a name-based compatibility check. It uses the numeric value of letters in each name. That is a real, separate tradition. But it answers a different question than a Vedic Guna Milan score. The two should not be treated as interchangeable. If you want the traditional 36-point score your family or astrologer would recognise, that specific method needs birth details, not names.

What you actually need to run the real check

Both partners' date of birth, time of birth and place of birth. Time matters because it fixes the exact nakshatra and pada. Some of the eight kootas depend on that directly. If either birth time is uncertain, the Nadi and Bhakoot results are the ones most likely to shift, since they are the two most heavily weighted factors. Use the most accurate time you can find, such as a birth certificate or hospital record.

What a low or high score actually means

A high total is a traditional green light, not a guarantee. A low total is not an automatic no either. Bhakoot and Nadi dosha get the most attention in practice, when either one scores zero. But both have traditional cancellation conditions, the same way Manglik dosha does. A full report explains which factors scored low, and whether a cancellation applies, instead of leaving you with a bare number out of 36.

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