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Vimshottari Dasha: How Vedic Astrology Times Your Life

Two people with similar charts can have very different years. The reason is timing — and in Vedic astrology, timing is read through the Vimshottari Dasha system.

A 120-year cycle

Each of the nine planets rules a mahadasha (major period) of fixed length — Venus for twenty years, Saturn for nineteen, and so on — together spanning a notional 120-year cycle. The planet ruling your current period sets the overall tone of this chapter of life.

Periods within periods

Each mahadasha is divided into antardashas (sub-periods) ruled by the other planets, which is why a single major period can hold both ease and challenge. Reading the running Dasha against the chart is how an astrologer judges the right moment for a decision.

The chart shows what is possible; the Dasha shows when.

To learn which Dasha you are running and what it suggests, book a consultation — in person across Delhi NCR or online across India.