Before marriage majority of the families consult a astrologer for matching of the Horoscopes of the boy and the Girl. The Vedic system of Astrology has in it a age old traditional Horoscope Matching or Kundli matching system in which the placement of planet moon in both horoscopes is taken into considerations and a points are given for various descriptions. These descriptions are eight in number they are :-
- Varan
- Vasya
- Tara
- Yoni
- Grah Maitri
- Gan
- Bhakoot
- Nadi
Each of the above has its own significance and have their own number of points. These all add up to 36 and a score below 18 is not considered a good match according to traditional astrology.