Before a Wedding, Match Both Lagnas and Both 7th Lords

Before a wedding the useful match is both lagnas, both 7th lords, and both Navamsa 7th houses, counted after the birth times are known. The zone offset, including daylight saving, can move a lagna and therefore the 7th lord. Do that work before you celebrate a number out of 36. If one time is missing, say the 7th is unknown and the Moon match is all you have. Preparing as if the Moon score were the marriage is how couples walk into a 7th lord in the 8th with a printed certificate. The certificate scored the nakshatras. It did not score the spouse's house.

Ashtakoota still belongs in the preparation: varna 1, vashya 2, tara 3, yoni 4, graha maitri 5, gana 6, bhakoot 7, nadi 8. A low total should be read line by line. Losing nadi's 8 is not the same as losing yoni's 4. Mangal dosha is not in the 36 and must be checked from lagna, Moon, and Venus for Mars in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, or 12th. A couple can be ready on gunas and Manglik on one side. Preparation means naming that, not hiding it inside a single auspicious word. The dasha of each 7th lord tells you whether this year is even a marriage year.

A wedding date is a muhurta inside a season the dashas already allow. Nakshatras such as Rohini, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, and the three Uttaras are common candidates. They do not repair the 7th lord. Chaturmas is widely avoided in North Indian custom, and a local panchang still has to confirm tithi and sunrise. If you are preparing, gather two times, two cities, the 7th lords, D9, the itemized gunas, and Manglik. That set is the match. A single screenshot of 28 points is a start the families have mistaken for the end.