How many points is Bhakoot Koota worth?

Bhakoot Koota is worth 7 points out of 36, the second heaviest koota after Nadi. It reads finances and family welfare from the distance between the two Moon signs.

Which Moon-sign distances cause Bhakoot dosha?

The 6-8, 2-12, and 5-9 distances between the two Moon signs score zero and form Bhakoot dosha. The 6-8 is read as the hardest, while the 5-9 is widely treated as mild.

Bhakoot Koota: The 7-Point Finance and Family Test

Bhakoot Koota is the seventh matching test and carries 7 points out of 36, the second heaviest after Nadi. It reads finances, family welfare, and the general prosperity of a couple from the distance between their two Moon signs.

How the distance is measured

You count the position of one partner's Moon sign from the other's, and then the reverse. The pair of distances determines the result. Most distances are read as fine and earn the full 7 points. A few specific distances are read as flawed and earn 0. Those flawed distances are the 6-8 relationship, the 2-12 relationship, and the 5-9 relationship between the two Moon signs.

When the two Moon signs fall in one of those patterns, the couple scores zero on Bhakoot and the situation is called Bhakoot dosha.

What the flawed distances mean

The 6-8 distance, called Shadashtak, is read as the hardest, linked traditionally to health and friction. The 2-12 distance, called Dwirdwadash, is linked to finances and expenses. The 5-9 distance, called Nav-Pancham, is the gentlest of the three and is often read as more about differences in outlook than real harm; many astrologers treat a 5-9 lightly. The old texts tie all three to money and family wellbeing, which is why Bhakoot carries so many points.

How seriously to weigh a zero

Losing all 7 Bhakoot points drops the total sharply, and it can push a couple below the usual 18-point line on its own. But a Bhakoot dosha is not the end of the conversation. Traditional rules cancel it in several cases: when both Moon signs share the same lord, when the sign lords are friends, or when other strong factors offset it. A 5-9 Bhakoot in particular is widely treated as mild.

Reading it honestly

Bhakoot is seven points in a Moon-only test. It cannot see Mangal dosha, dasha overlap, or the 7th house, and it certainly cannot predict a couple's bank balance. A Bhakoot dosha is a prompt to check for cancellation and to read both full charts, not a financial sentence and not something to pay to have removed.

AstroMedha scores Bhakoot within the eight-koota match, checks the standard cancellation rules, and then reads the 2nd, 7th, and 11th houses across both birth charts, so questions of finance and family welfare are answered from the whole chart rather than a single distance.

Common questions

How many points is Bhakoot Koota worth?: Bhakoot Koota is worth 7 points out of 36, the second heaviest koota after Nadi. It reads finances and family welfare from the distance between the two Moon signs.
Which Moon-sign distances cause Bhakoot dosha?: The 6-8, 2-12, and 5-9 distances between the two Moon signs score zero and form Bhakoot dosha. The 6-8 is read as the hardest, while the 5-9 is widely treated as mild.
Can Bhakoot dosha be cancelled?: Yes. Traditional rules cancel it when both Moon signs share the same lord, when the sign lords are friends, or when other strong factors offset it. A 5-9 Bhakoot in particular is usually treated lightly, so it is worth a full reading rather than alarm.