Dasha Calculator
Find your current Vimshottari dasha — the planetary period system Vedic astrology uses to time the chapters of a life. Enter your birth details and see your current mahadasha and antardasha with exact dates, plus when your next shift comes. Free, instant, no email.
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These are the dates. What this period means for your chart specifically — and how to use it — is what the reading is for. Get your full free Vedic report, no email required.
What is the Vimshottari dasha system?
Vimshottari ("120-year") dasha is the master timing system of Vedic astrology. Your Moon's nakshatra at birth determines which planet's period you were born into; from there, the periods unfold in a fixed sequence with exact dates. Each mahadasha (major period) runs 6–20 years and subdivides into nine antardashas (sub-periods). This is the machinery behind a Vedic astrologer saying things like "your Saturn period ends next March."
| Planet | Mahadasha length |
|---|---|
| Ketu | 7 years |
| Venus | 20 years |
| Sun | 6 years |
| Moon | 10 years |
| Mars | 7 years |
| Rahu | 18 years |
| Jupiter | 16 years |
| Saturn | 19 years |
| Mercury | 17 years |
The full 120-year sequence is the same for everyone; your entry point into it is personal — set by your Moon's nakshatra and its exact degree at birth.
Why dates are Vedic astrology's distinctive claim
Most astrology describes what you're like. The dasha system claims to say when — when a chapter began, when it ends, and which planet's themes run it. That makes it checkable against your own life: look at what changed around your last mahadasha boundary. The dates come from astronomy and arithmetic; what they mean for you comes from how that planet sits in your specific chart — its sign, house, strength, and aspects.
The calculator gives you the dates. The report explains the chapter. Your full free Vedic report includes an AI-written reading of your current period based on your actual chart — plus every planet, nakshatras, and your birth chart itself.
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What dasha am I in right now?
Use the calculator above — it computes your Moon's nakshatra, unrolls the 120-year Vimshottari sequence from your birth, and shows your current mahadasha and antardasha with exact dates.
What is a mahadasha and an antardasha?
A mahadasha is a major planetary period of 6–20 years. Each one subdivides into nine antardashas ruled by each planet in sequence. The pair (e.g. Saturn–Venus) names the chapter of life you're in.
How long does each dasha last?
Ketu 7, Venus 20, Sun 6, Moon 10, Mars 7, Rahu 18, Jupiter 16, Saturn 19, Mercury 17 years — 120 in total.
Do the dates depend on my exact birth time?
Partly. An approximate time usually gets the right mahadasha, but start and end dates can shift by weeks. With an exact time, dates are precise to the day.