Moon-sign match · मेष & मकर
Aries and Capricorn compatibility
Two Moon signs fix 8.5–10.5 of the 36 gun milan points; depending on the nakshatras, the full score runs from 10 to 29.5. Every number is computed by our kundli-matching code — no guessed percentage.
Moon signs, not Sun signs
Most pages you find for “Aries and Capricorn compatibility” are about Western Sun signs — the Sun's sign on your birthday, in the tropical zodiac — and many add a percentage no rule produces. This page uses the Vedic Moon sign (rashi): the sign the Moon was in at birth, in the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. For most people the two are different signs, and gun milan is built on the Moon sign and nakshatra.
The points the signs fix
| Koota | Max | Groom Aries, bride Capricorn | Groom Capricorn, bride Aries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vashya | 2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Graha Maitri | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Bhakoot | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Fixed by the signs | 15 | 9.5–10.5 | 8.5–9.5 |
| Tara + yoni + gana + nadi (need nakshatras) | 21 | 1.5–19 | 1.5–19 |
| Full score — possible range | 36 | 11–29.5 | 10–28.5 |
Traditional gun milan reads some kootas (varna, gana) from the groom's side to the bride's, so both directions are shown. The ranges come from running every nakshatra these two signs can hold (and both vashya halves of Sagittarius and Capricorn) through our kundli-matching code.
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Match two kundlisAries and Capricorn: the traditional reading
Element and nature
A fire Moon with an earth Moon. Tradition pairs fire's drive with earth's patience: one starts, the other sustains. The friction, when it comes, is over speed — one wants to move now, the other wants to be sure. Both signs are movable (chara): both like to initiate, so decisions come fast — and are best made together. (Aries: fire, movable; Capricorn: earth, movable.)
The lords' friendship
Aries is ruled by Mars, Capricorn by Saturn. In natural friendship Mars counts Saturn as neutral, and Saturn counts Mars as an enemy — neutral and enemy. That gives graha maitri 0.5 of 5, read as how easily the two minds meet.
Bhakoot: 4/10
The signs are fourth and tenth from each other — the houses of home and of work. Bhakoot gives the full 7; tradition reads a pairing where one partner's comfort and the other's ambitions can support each other. (Capricorn is the 10th sign from Aries, and Aries the 4th from Capricorn.)
Varna and vashya
Varna follows the Moon sign's element (water Brahmin, fire Kshatriya, earth Vaishya, air Shudra — classical labels for temperament, not the person's caste): Aries is Kshatriya, Capricorn is Vaishya. Varna is read one way — 1 point when the groom's varna is equal to or higher than the bride's — so it scores 1 when the groom's Moon is in Aries and 0 when it is in Capricorn. Vashya groups: Aries quadruped (chatushpad), Capricorn quadruped (chatushpad) / water (jalachar) — 1–2 of 2. Capricorn counts as quadruped in its first 15° and water after, so here vashya depends on the Moon's degree and is shown as a range.
What stays unknown without the nakshatras
Of the 36 points, 15 (varna, vashya, graha maitri, bhakoot) are fixed by the two Moon signs alone; for Aries and Capricorn they come to 8.5–10.5. The other 21 (tara, yoni, gana, nadi) depend on the birth nakshatras — across every nakshatra these two signs can hold, they range 1.5–19. So the full score can be anywhere from 10 to 29.5. Some nakshatra pairings fall below the traditional line of 18 and some clear it — so the signs alone cannot answer the question.
Nadi (8 points) is the heaviest koota and depends entirely on the nakshatras. Between these signs, these nakshatra pairings share a nadi and score 0 for it: Bharani – Dhanishta; Krittika – Uttara Ashadha; Krittika – Shravana. Every other pairing gets the full 8.
| Nakshatra | Uttara Ashadha | Shravana | Dhanishta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwini | 28 | 28–29 | 21 |
| Bharani | 29.5 | 27–28 | 11(nadi) |
| Krittika | 16.5(nadi) | 13.5–14.5(nadi) | 26 |
| Nakshatra | Ashwini | Bharani | Krittika |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttara Ashadha | 26 | 28.5 | 15.5(nadi) |
| Shravana | 27–28 | 27–28 | 12.5–13.5(nadi) |
| Dhanishta | 20 | 10(nadi) | 25 |
Tradition takes 18 or more as acceptable; cells below 18 are shown lighter. The number alone decides nothing — the exceptions, both whole charts and, above all, the two people matter.
Frequently asked questions
Are Aries and Capricorn compatible in Vedic astrology?
The signs alone cannot say. 8.5–10.5 of the 36 gun milan points are fixed by the two Moon signs (bhakoot relation: 4/10); depending on the nakshatras, the full score can be anywhere from 10 to 29.5. For the exact score, match both birth charts.
Why do other sites give a compatibility percentage?
No rule of gun milan produces a percentage for a pair of signs. We show only what the calculation gives: the points the signs fix, and the range of the points that depend on the nakshatras.
Is this about Sun signs?
No. This uses the Vedic Moon sign — the Moon's sign at birth, sidereal (Lahiri). Find yours with the free kundli or the rashi calculator.
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