1. Find your Nakshatra
Your Moon's exact sidereal position at birth places it in one of 27 Nakshatras, each ruled by one of the nine Dasha lords.
Timing, not just traits
Vimshottari Dasha explained
Vedic astrology times events using a 120-year cycle divided into nine planetary periods (Mahadashas). Knowing which Dasha you're running often matters as much as your chart's static placements.
The full cycle
Nine Mahadashas, 120 years
Each graha rules a fixed number of years. The sequence always follows this order, starting wherever your birth Nakshatra lord falls.
Ketu7 yrs
Shukra20 yrs
Surya6 yrs
Chandra10 yrs
Mangal7 yrs
Rahu18 yrs
Guru16 yrs
Shani19 yrs
Budh17 yrs
120 years total · the starting point is fixed by your Moon's Nakshatra at birth
How it's calculated
Why your Dasha sequence is unique to you
2. Calculate the balance
You're rarely born at the very start of a Nakshatra, so your first Mahadasha is a partial period — the "balance" of years remaining in it.
3. Follow the fixed order
After the first partial period, the remaining eight Mahadashas follow in the fixed sequence above until the 120-year cycle completes.
See your own Dasha sequence with real dates
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