Moon sign compatibility · Depends on the nakshatras
Capricorn and Taurus Moon Sign Compatibility
With the groom's Moon in Capricorn and the bride's in Taurus, classical guna milan can land anywhere from 11 to 26 of 36. Across the 81 combinations of birth-star quarters the two signs allow, the average is 17.5. 54% of combinations reach 18 and the rest do not, so the exact nakshatras decide which side of the line a real couple falls.
Here the groom's Moon is in Capricorn 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 Capricorn → हिंदी में पढ़ें
The four sign-level kutas contribute 7 of 15, and Bhakoot's zero accounts for most of the gap; the birth stars supply the other 4–19.
What the two signs settle
Four kutas compare the signs themselves, so they come out the same for every Capricorn–Taurus couple.
- Varna — 1/1. Capricorn and Taurus sit in the same varna class (Vaishya), so the single point is given.
- Vashya — 1/2. Capricorn counts as a water sign and Taurus as a quadruped one; the vashya table gives that 1 of 2. Some texts split Sagittarius and Capricorn across two groups by half-sign; this site uses one group per sign, so other calculators can differ by up to a point here.
- Graha Maitri — 5/5. Saturn (lord of Capricorn) and Venus (lord of Taurus) are mutual friends, worth 5 of 5.
- Bhakoot — 0/7. Taurus is the 5th sign from Capricorn, and Capricorn the 9th from Taurus — a 5/9 relationship, one of the three positions (2/12, 5/9, 6/8) that score zero. That zero is what is called bhakoot dosha. Classical texts soften it when the two sign lords are friends both ways, and here Saturn and Venus are, so this site's tool notes the softening.
What depends on the birth stars
Tara, Yoni, Gana and Nadi are read from the two birth stars (nakshatras), not the signs. A Capricorn Moon can be in the last three padas of Uttara Ashadha, Shravana or the first two padas of Dhanishta; 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 69 of 81 combinations (85%); 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 Uttara Ashadha and the bride's in Mrigashira.
- Yoni (0–3 of 4). No nakshatra in one sign shares a yoni animal with any in the other, so the full 4 is out of reach. It drops to 0 for the traditional enemy animals, such as Uttara Ashadha (mongoose) with Rohini (serpent) — 30 combinations in all.
- Gana (0–6 of 6). In Capricorn, Uttara Ashadha is manushya; Shravana is deva; Dhanishta is rakshasa. In Taurus, Krittika is rakshasa; Rohini is manushya; Mrigashira is deva. Gana scores 6 in 52% of combinations and 0 in 21%. The commonest pairing is a deva groom with a manushya bride (16 of 81).
- Nadi (0–8 of 8). 53 of 81 combinations (65%) share a nadi and score 0 — nadi dosha — for example Shravana with Rohini. None of them meets the usual classical cancellations.
How the 81 combinations score
| Score | Share | Of 81 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 12 | 15% | 12 |
| 12 – 17½ | 31% | 25 |
| 18 – 23½ | 44% | 36 |
| 24 – 29½ | 10% | 8 |
| 30 – 36 | 0% | 0 |
The highest score, 26, comes with the groom's Moon in Shravana and the bride's in Mrigashira; the lowest, 11, with Shravana and Krittika, where Nadi and Yoni score zero.
Taurus is 5th from Capricorn (5/9)
Where it tends to work
- Capricorn and Taurus are in trine — the same element — which modern astrologers generally read as easy mutual understanding.
- From the groom, the bride's Moon is in the 5th — creativity, romance, children; from her, his is in the 9th, belief and fortune.
Where it asks for effort
- Classical Bhakoot nonetheless scores 5/9 at zero, a rule texts tie to concerns about children. Several regional schools do not apply it, which is why other calculators may score this pair higher.
- The dosha is softened here: the two sign lords are friends both ways.
Element and ruling planets
Capricorn and Taurus are both earth signs. Earth Moons are practical and steady, more comfortable showing care through what they do than what they say. The risk for Capricorn and Taurus Moons is less conflict than routine: both can forget to say the obvious out loud. Element is not one of the eight kutas, so treat this as colour, not score.
Capricorn is ruled by Saturn and Taurus by Venus. Saturn-ruled Moons tend to be reserved at first and to show feeling through reliability; Venus-ruled Moons tend to look for ease, comfort and pleasantness. By nature Saturn regards Venus as a friend, and Venus regards Saturn as a friend. The friendship runs both ways, which is as good as Graha Maitri gets between two different planets.
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.
Match your two chartsAsk about your own chart
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 a Capricorn Moon groom compatible with a Taurus Moon bride?
By guna milan alone, the score for this pairing ranges from 11 to 26 of 36, averaging 17.5, and 54% 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 Capricorn and Taurus?
Yes. Taurus is 5th from Capricorn, a 5/9 relationship, so Bhakoot scores 0 for every couple in this pairing. Classical texts soften it here because the two sign lords are friends both ways. It is a traditional caution, not a prediction.
How likely is nadi dosha for this pair?
65% — 53 of the 81 combinations share a nadi. It depends entirely on the two birth stars, so only the exact nakshatras can tell you.
Does it matter which partner is Capricorn?
A little. Varna and Gana are scored from the groom's side, so if the bride is Capricorn and the groom Taurus the range becomes 11–26 with an average of 17.4 (against 17.5 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 Shravana and a bride with Moon in Mrigashira, scoring 26. 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.