Vimshottari dasha and antardasha timeline

Where the timeline starts

The Moon was 2°46′ Aquarius at birth, in Dhanishta pada 3. Dhanishta is ruled by Mars, so the timeline opens in Mars's mahadasha, entered with 2 years of its 7 years left to run. From there the nine lords follow in their fixed order until the 120-year cycle closes.

On the date this report was generated the Jupiter mahadasha was running, from 4 Sep 2014 to 4 Sep 2030.

The nine mahadashas

Pratyantardashas: the running antardasha and the next two

Each antardasha divides again into nine pratyantardashas in the same order, starting from the antardasha's own lord. A pratyantardasha of C inside the antardasha of B inside the mahadasha of A lasts A × B × C / 14,400 years.

Jupiter–Moon, 4 Jan 2026 to 6 May 2027

Jupiter–Mars, 6 May 2027 to 10 Apr 2028

Jupiter–Rahu, 10 Apr 2028 to 4 Sep 2030

Every antardasha, period by period

Mars mahadasha, 21 Aug 1994 to 4 Sep 1996

In the classical scheme Mars is the karaka of younger siblings, land and property, weapons, engineering and the armed forces. The tradition reads a period through the significations of its lord and through where that lord sits in the chart; at birth Mars was in Gemini, tenth house.

Rahu mahadasha, 4 Sep 1996 to 4 Sep 2014

In the classical scheme Rahu is the karaka of foreign lands and foreigners, technology, aviation and politics. The tradition reads a period through the significations of its lord and through where that lord sits in the chart; at birth Rahu was not placed by this engine.

Jupiter mahadasha, 4 Sep 2014 to 4 Sep 2030

In the classical scheme Jupiter is the karaka of children, teachers and gurus, higher learning and dharma. The tradition reads a period through the significations of its lord and through where that lord sits in the chart; at birth Jupiter was in Libra, second house.

Saturn mahadasha, 4 Sep 2030 to 4 Sep 2049

In the classical scheme Saturn is the karaka of karma, labour, servants, iron, coal and delay itself. The tradition reads a period through the significations of its lord and through where that lord sits in the chart; at birth Saturn was in Aquarius, sixth house.

Mercury mahadasha, 4 Sep 2049 to 4 Sep 2066

In the classical scheme Mercury is the karaka of speech, writing, trade, accounts, mathematics, maternal uncles and students. The tradition reads a period through the significations of its lord and through where that lord sits in the chart; at birth Mercury was in Leo, twelfth house.

Ketu mahadasha, 4 Sep 2066 to 3 Sep 2073

In the classical scheme Ketu is the karaka of moksha, past-life skill, renunciation, occult knowledge and flags and banners. The tradition reads a period through the significations of its lord and through where that lord sits in the chart; at birth Ketu was not placed by this engine.

Venus mahadasha, 3 Sep 2073 to 3 Sep 2093

In the classical scheme Venus is the karaka of marriage, vehicles, art, music, luxury, hotels and cosmetics. The tradition reads a period through the significations of its lord and through where that lord sits in the chart; at birth Venus was in Virgo, first house.

Sun mahadasha, 3 Sep 2093 to 4 Sep 2099

In the classical scheme the Sun is the karaka of father, government, authority, the soul (atma) and administration. The tradition reads a period through the significations of its lord and through where that lord sits in the chart; at birth the Sun was in Leo, twelfth house.

Moon mahadasha, 4 Sep 2099 to 4 Sep 2109

In the classical scheme the Moon is the karaka of mother, the mind (manas), water, milk, the public, comfort and the home. The tradition reads a period through the significations of its lord and through where that lord sits in the chart; at birth the Moon was in Aquarius, sixth house.

How this was computed

• Ayanamsa at birth: 23°46′ (Lahiri-type). Positions are sidereal.
• Moon and Sun from a truncated ELP-2000 lunar theory and the solar longitude, checked day by day against NASA/JPL's DE421 ephemeris.
• Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn from JPL Keplerian elements, within 3.2 arcminutes of DE421 between 1900 and 2050.
• Lagna from apparent sidereal time and the true obliquity at Pune (18.52°, 73.86°). Houses are whole signs, the North Indian convention.
• Vimshottari periods from the Moon's nakshatra and the balance it leaves at birth, on the solar year of 365.2425 days. Programs that use the classical 360-day year give dates that drift a few weeks apart late in a long period; neither is a correction of the other.