What is Birth Star matching for Marriage?

A star or a group of stars is identified as Nakshatra in Vedic astrology. These stars have a very important and fundamental role in general predictive astrology and horoscope matching. The Nakshatras are the smaller division than a Zodiac sign or Rasi.

What is the role of a Birth star in horoscope matching? What information we can get about marriage compatibility and a marriage match with the help of Birth star matching?

In this article, we try to understand what is a birth star or a Nakshatra as per Indian astrology. Why they are important in marriage matching analysis? What is Janma Nakshatra? And how to match a marriage with the help of Birth star or Janma Nakshatra.

What is a Birth Star as per Vedic Astrology?

In Indian Vedic astrology, a group of a star makes up an astronomical unit known as Nakshatra. These Nakshatras have their very specific characteristics, qualities and signification ascribed to them.

A Birth Star from the perspective of Indian Astrology is a Janma Nakshatra.

Let's understand what is Janma Nakshatra. A Janma Nakshatra is a Nakshatra that is occupied by the Moon during the time of your birth. To say it simple Janma Nakshatra is a group of stars just behind your Moon if observed from the place of your birth during the time of your birth.

Just like Janma Rasi which is a zodiac sign occupied by the Moon during the time of your birth.

Importance of Birth Star in Marriage Compatibility

Just like Indian Vedic astrology which is highly based and build around the Moon sign during birth. The Indian way of Horoscope matching also highly revolves around the Janma Rasi (Moon sign) and Janma Nakshatra (Birth Star).

The human personality and preferences are highly driven by our mind, our desires and our values. For two individuals to achieve horoscope compatibility and live a blissful married life, it is important that their personalities either match or more importantly complement each other. Mental compatibility, emotional compatibility and sexual compatibility are all mind games between a couple. It is all about what we like and what we don't like. What we desire and what we don't.

The Birth Nakshatra (Nakshatra of Moon) has a very important role in shaping our minds. The birth of Nakshatra can have a great influence on what we think, what we desire and how we behave. Therefore, Birth star matching for marriage is a very important topic in horoscope compatibility.

Birth Star matching or Nakshatra matching

What is Nakshatra matching?

Nakshatra matching analysis of the compatibility between a couple based on their Birth Nakshatra. Nakshatra matching, in general, tells us if a pair of nakshatra will be compatible from the point of marriage.

People with different Nakshatras or Birth stars will have different personalities. And for a successful marriage, there should be a match in their personalities. We know that some people go good together while some people may create discomfort when they together pursue married life.

In a Hindu marriage, it is being a tradition to perform kundli matching or marriage matching before selecting a bride or a groom. The marriage matching can be based on Koota matching or Porutham agreement, it depends. But important thing is that it is performed almost all over India. May it be in North Indian astrology or the South Indian forms like Tamil astrology.

The importance of birth star matching can be understood as, if the mind is aligned then more than half of the married life problems are automatically resolved. This means that they share similar or complementary interests, values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours. They are compatible with one another. If this is true, then there is a good chance that they will get along well together. Therefore Guna matching, Guna Milan, Koota agreement or Porutham matching all have a connection with Moon and mental harmony between a married couple.

Star matching Calculator for Marriage

To find out the compatible Nakshatra and the marriage compatibility between a bride and groom. We have made a Nakshatra matching Calculator which works on the principles of the Indian way of Star matching.

Requirements for checking marriage compatibility with star matching.

  1. Boy's Nakshatra and Moon Sign.
  2. Girl's Nakshatra and Moon Sign.

Boy or Husband

Girl or Wife

Compatible Nakshatras (Compatible Stars)

Nakshatra matching table

Below is the table which gives details about the Compatible Stars.

Best Compatible Stars
1. Ashwini Nakshatra Bharani, Pushya, Ashwini, Ashlesha
2. Bharani Nakshatra Ashwini, Bharani, Punarvasu, Swati, Shravana
3. Krittika Nakshatra Jyeshta, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha
4. Rohini Nakshatra Mrigashirsha, Anuradha, Shatabhisha, Uttara Bhadrapada
5. Mrigashirsha Nakshatra Rohini, Ardra, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Purva Bhadrapada, Revati
6. Ardra Nakshatra Mrigashirsha, Ardra, Swati, Purva Ashadha, Revati
7. Punarvasu Nakshatra Bharani, Pushya, Swati
8. Pushya Nakshatra Ashwini, Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha, Hasta, Revati
9. Ashlesha Nakshatra Ashwini, Pushya, Ashlesha, Chitra, Jyeshta
10. Magha Nakshatra Magha, Purva Phalguni, Jyeshta, Shatabhisha
11. Purva Phalguni Nakshatra Ardra, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni
12. Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra Mrigashirsha, Purva Phalguni, Anuradha, Purva Ashadha, Revati
13. Hasta Nakshatra Mrigashirsha, Pushya, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Anuradha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada
14. Chitra Nakshatra Ashlesha, Hasta, Vishakha, Moola, Shatabhisha
15. Swati Nakshatra Bharani, Ardra, Punarvasu, Hasta, Swati, Purva Ashadha
16. Vishakha Nakshatra Chitra, Jyeshta, Moola, Shatabhisha
17. Anuradha Nakshatra Rohini, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Anuradha, Jyeshta, Shravana, Revati
18. Jyeshta Nakshatra Krittika, Ashlesha, Magha, Vishakha, Anuradha
19. Moola Nakshatra Chitra, Vishakha, Purva Ashadha, Revati
20. Purva Ashadha Nakshatra Ardra, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Swati, Moola, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Revati
21. Uttara Ashadha Nakshatra Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada
22. Shravana Nakshatra Bharani, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada
23. Dhanishta Nakshatra Krittika, Vishakha, Shatabhisha
24. Shatabhisha Nakshatra Krittika, Rohini, Vishakha, Dhanishta, Shatabhisha
25. Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra Mrigashirsha, Uttara Bhadrapada
26. Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra Rohini, Hasta, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada, Revati
27. Revati Nakshatra Mrigashirsha, Ardra, Pushya, Uttara Phalguni, Anuradha, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Bhadrapada

The table above enlists the best possible matches for each Star or Janma Nakshatra. From the table, you can see that each star have its own set of other stars with which it is are extremely good in the matters of having a relationship or starting married life. When we talk about horoscope compatibility with help of matching birth stars or Janma Nakshatra. We have to understand people born in different Stars have their different personality. And such people goes extremely well with some other people belonging to the Star who is very compatible with them. This is one of the real secrets of horoscope compatibility and finding the perfect marriage match.

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Written by Nachiket Patel