Moon sign compatibility · Usually clears 18
Aries and Taurus Moon Sign Compatibility
With the groom's Moon in Aries and the bride's in Taurus, classical guna milan can land anywhere from 11 to 24.5 of 36. Across the 81 combinations of birth-star quarters the two signs allow, the average is 21. 69 of the 81 reach 18 (85%); the rest fall short by up to 7 points, depending on where in each sign the Moons sit.
Here the groom's Moon is in Aries and the bride's in Taurus. Two kutas — Varna and Gana — are scored from the groom's side, so the reverse pairing has its own page. Groom Taurus, bride Aries → हिंदी में पढ़ें
The four sign-level kutas contribute 6 of 15, and Bhakoot's zero accounts for most of the gap; the birth stars supply the other 5–18.5.
What the two signs settle
Four kutas compare the signs themselves, so they come out the same for every Aries–Taurus couple.
- Varna — 1/1. Aries is classed Kshatriya and Taurus Vaishya. The convention gives the point when the groom's class is equal or higher, as it is here.
- Vashya — 2/2. Both signs fall in the quadruped vashya group, which earns the full 2.
- Graha Maitri — 3/5. Mars (lord of Aries) and Venus (lord of Taurus) are neutral both ways, worth 3 of 5.
- Bhakoot — 0/7. Taurus is the 2nd sign from Aries, and Aries the 12th from Taurus — a 2/12 relationship, one of the three positions (2/12, 5/9, 6/8) that score zero. That zero is what is called bhakoot dosha. The usual softening — sign lords that are friends both ways — does not apply: Mars is neutral towards Venus.
What depends on the birth stars
Tara, Yoni, Gana and Nadi are read from the two birth stars (nakshatras), not the signs. An Aries Moon can be in Ashwini, Bharani or the first pada of Krittika; a Taurus Moon in the last three padas of Krittika, Rohini or the first two padas of Mrigashira.
- Tara (1.5–3 of 3). Full 3 in 19 of 81 combinations (23%); never below 1.5, because at least one direction of the birth-star count always lands on a favourable tara. The low end comes with, for example, the groom's Moon in Ashwini and the bride's in Rohini.
- Yoni (2–4 of 4). Full 4 when both Moons share an animal — sheep, for example, with both in Krittika (3 of 81 combinations). No enemy-animal pairing is possible between these signs, so Yoni never falls below 2.
- Gana (0–6 of 6). In Aries, Ashwini is deva; Bharani is manushya; Krittika is rakshasa. In Taurus, Krittika is rakshasa; Rohini is manushya; Mrigashira is deva. Gana scores 6 in 53% of combinations and 0 in 20%. The commonest pairing is a deva groom with a manushya bride (16 of 81).
- Nadi (0–8 of 8). 15 of 81 combinations (19%) share a nadi and score 0 — nadi dosha — for example Bharani with Mrigashira. In 3 of those, a classical cancellation applies (the same nakshatra split across the sign boundary, in different padas).
How the 81 combinations score
| Score | Share | Of 81 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 12 | 5% | 4 |
| 12 – 17½ | 10% | 8 |
| 18 – 23½ | 36% | 29 |
| 24 – 29½ | 49% | 40 |
| 30 – 36 | 0% | 0 |
The highest score, 24.5, comes with the groom's Moon in Ashwini and the bride's in Rohini; the lowest, 11, with Krittika and Rohini, where Nadi and Gana score zero.
Taurus is 2nd from Aries (2/12)
Where it tends to work
- Neighbouring signs differ in element, so each supplies something the other lacks.
- The bride's Moon falls in the groom's 2nd — family, speech, resources — so her emotional style tends to shape how the household talks and spends.
Where it asks for effort
- Bhakoot scores 2/12 at zero; texts associate it with strain on shared finances. It is a statement about two Moon positions, not a forecast for a budget.
- The classical lord-friendship softening does not apply under this site's rule.
Element and ruling planets
Fire (Aries) and earth (Taurus) run at different speeds: one starts things, the other finishes them. When it works it is productive; when it doesn't, one partner feels hurried and the other held back. Element is not one of the eight kutas, so treat this as colour, not score.
Aries is ruled by Mars and Taurus by Venus. Mars-ruled Moons tend to feel quickly and say so; Venus-ruled Moons tend to look for ease, comfort and pleasantness. By nature Mars regards Venus as neutral, and Venus regards Mars as neutral. The feeling is neutral in both directions.
What this page can’t tell you
All of this comes from two Moon positions and nothing else. Guna milan does not see the ascendant, the 7th house, Venus, Mars or the dashas either person is running — and it cannot see how two people handle money, conflict or family. Real matching needs both birth charts; better still, it needs a conversation.
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A Moon-sign pairing is only the start. Matching your two full birth charts is free; the Match Report (₹99) then explains every kuta, mangal dosha for both, and the 7th house and navamsa of each — printable.
Common questions
Is an Aries Moon groom compatible with a Taurus Moon bride?
By guna milan alone, the score for this pairing ranges from 11 to 24.5 of 36, averaging 21, and 85% of nakshatra combinations reach the conventional 18. That is a statement about two Moon positions. Real compatibility depends on both full charts and, far more, on the two people — use it as a first look, not a decision.
Is there bhakoot dosha between Aries and Taurus?
Yes. Taurus is 2nd from Aries, a 2/12 relationship, so Bhakoot scores 0 for every couple in this pairing. The usual softening — sign lords that are friends both ways — is not met. It is a traditional caution, not a prediction.
How likely is nadi dosha for this pair?
19% — 15 of the 81 combinations share a nadi. It depends entirely on the two birth stars, so only the exact nakshatras can tell you. 3 of those involve the same nakshatra in different padas, which the tradition treats as cancelled.
Does it matter which partner is Aries?
A little. Varna and Gana are scored from the groom's side, so if the bride is Aries and the groom Taurus the range becomes 10–23.5 with an average of 19.9 (against 21 here). For a same-gender couple the order shifts the total by at most a point or two.
Which nakshatras give the best result?
For this pairing the top combination is a groom with Moon in Ashwini and a bride with Moon in Rohini, scoring 24.5. But no nakshatra is a good or bad one to marry; the useful step is finding your own two — the nakshatra calculator does it in seconds — and then matching the full charts.