Bhakoot Dosha: Moon Signs 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 12 Apart

Count from one Moon sign to the other. Signs that are next-door in the 2 and 12 relationship, the 6 and 8 relationship, or the 5 and 9 relationship are the Bhakoot objections in the usual North Indian table. Same sign, 3 and 11, 4 and 10, and 7 and 7 keep the points. This is only the Moon signs. It ignores both lagnas. A pair with a perfect Bhakoot can still have both 7th lords in the 12th. A pair with zero Bhakoot can have both 7th lords in kendras. The impact on marriage is the 7th house. The impact on the score is 7 points.

When both Moon signs have one ruler, matchers often cancel Bhakoot. Aries and Scorpio are both Mars, and they are 6 and 8 apart. Taurus and Libra are both Venus. Gemini and Virgo are both Mercury. Sagittarius and Pisces are both Jupiter. Capricorn and Aquarius are both Saturn. That same-lord cancellation is the one this page will stand behind. Other cancellations are argued by region. A puja does not move either Moon. After the cancellation is applied or refused, read the Navamsa anyway.

Do not add the 7 points back by ceremony. Either the distance is zero, or a real cancellation removes the objection, or the family proceeds with the objection on the record. Proceeding is a human decision. The astrological next step is both 7th lords and the dasha that will be running. A wedding in the 7th lord's period with an uncanceled 6-and-8 Bhakoot is a supportive clock under a Moon objection. A wedding in the 12th lord's period with full Bhakoot points is a friendly Moon score on an exit clock.