Vedic astrology : Mahadasas & Anthardasas

The period and the sequence of MahaDasas is as follows:

• Sun (सूर्य)Dasha is 6 years

• Moon (चन्द्र)Dasha is 10 years

• Mars(मंगल) Dasha is 7 years

• Rahu (राहु)Dasha is 18 years

• Jupiter(गुरु) Dasha is 16 years

• Saturn )Dasha is 19 years

• Mercury(बुध) Dasha is 17 years

• Ketu (केतु)Dasha is 7 years

• Venus (शुक्र)Dasha is 20 years

For finding out the time period of the antardasha of a planet, in the dasha of the same, or another planet multiply the years of dasha of the former planet with the years of dasha years of the latter planet. Divide the product by the total years of dasha of all the planets i.e 120. The product of the planets are divided by 120 years, because in the Vimshottari Dasha system the total number of years assigned to all planets is 120 years. Dasha the first Antar Dasha belongs to the Lord of the Dasha. Then the further Antar Dashas belong to the other 8 Grahas in the same order, as followed for the Dashas. The same applies to Pratyantar Dasha.

The Maha Dashas and the duration thereof together with the respective Antar Dashas and their periods are given below, in that order (individually totalling the respective Maha Dasha periods and in aggregate totalling 120 years):-

No.	Planets	Maha Dasha	Antar Dasha Order and Periods
1	Ketu(केतु)	7 years (84 months)	Ketu - Ketu (4.9 months),  Ketu - Venus (14 months),  Ketu - Sun (4.2 months),  Ketu - Moon (7 months),  Ketu - Mars (4.9 months),  Ketu - Rahu (12.6 months),  Ketu - Jupiter (11.2 months),  Ketu - Saturn (13.3 months),  Ketu - Mercury (11.9 months)
2	Venus(शुक्र)	20 years (240 months)	Venus - Venus (40 months),  Venus - Sun (12 months),  Venus - Moon (20 months),  Venus - Mars (14 months),  Venus - Rahu (36 months),  Venus - Jupiter (32 months),  Venus - Saturn (38 months),  Venus - Mercury (34 months),  Venus - Ketu (14 months)
3	Sun(सूर्य)	6 years (72 months)	Sun - Sun (3.6 months),  Sun - Moon (6 months),  Sun - Mars (4.2 months),  Sun - Rahu (10.8 months),  Sun - Jupiter (9.6 months),  Sun - Saturn (11.4 months),  Sun - Mercury (10.2 months),  Sun - Ketu (4.2 months),  Sun - Venus (12 months)
4	Moon(चन्द्र)	10 years (120 months)	Moon - Moon (10 months),  Moon - Mars (7 months),  Moon - Rahu (18 months),  Moon - Jupiter (16 months),  Moon - Saturn (19 months),  Moon - Mercury (17 months),  Moon - Ketu (7 months),  Moon - Venus (20 months),  Moon - Sun (6 months)
5	Mars(मंगल)	7 years (84 months)	Mars - Mars (4.9 months),  Mars - Rahu (12.6 months),  Mars - Jupiter (11.2 months),  Mars - Saturn (13.3 months),  Mars - Mercury (11.9 months),  Mars - Ketu (4.9 months),  Mars - Venus (14 months),  Mars - Sun (4.2 months),  Mars - Moon (7 months)
6	Rahu(राहु)	18 years (216 months).	Rahu - Rahu (32.4 months),  Rahu - Jupiter (28.8 months),  Rahu - Saturn (34.2 months),  Rahu - Mercury (30.6 months),  Rahu - Ketu (12.6 months),  Rahu - Venus (36 months),  Rahu - Sun (10.8 months),  Rahu - Moon (18 months),  Rahu - Mars (12.6 months)
7	Jupiter(गुरु)	16 years (192 months)	Jupiter - Jupiter (25.6 months),  Jupiter - Saturn (30.4 months),  Jupiter - Mercury (27.2 months),  Jupiter - Ketu (11.2 months),  Jupiter - Venus (32 months),  Jupiter - Sun (9.6 months),  Jupiter - Moon (16 months),  Jupiter - Mars (11.2 months),  Jupiter - Rahu (28.8 months)
8	Saturnशनि	19 years (228 months)	Saturn - Saturn (36.1 months),  Saturn - Mercury (32.3 months),  Saturn - Ketu (13.3 months),  Saturn - Venus (38 months),  Saturn - Sun (11.4 months),  Saturn - Moon (19 months),  Saturn - Mars (13.3 months),  Saturn - Rahu (34.2 months),  Saturn - Jupiter (30.4 months)
9	Mercury(बुध	17 years (204 months)	Mercury - Mercury (28.9 months),  Mercury - Ketu (11.9 months),  Mercury - Venus (34 months),  Mercury - Sun (10.2 months),  Mercury - Moon (17 months),  Mercury - Mars (11.9 months),  Mercury - Rahu (30.6 months),  Mercury - Jupiter (27.2 months),  Mercury - Saturn (32.3 months)

In each Anthardashas, depending on your horscope position of the graha, there will be gunas and doshas. It varies from person to person depending on kundali. If you know which dasha and which anthardasha going on, if there is bad effects there shall be pariharams like chanting, Devopasana, daan etc, which will reduce the ill effect.

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