Vimshottari Dasha
Vimshottari Dasha Calculator
See your full Vimshottari maha-dasha and antar-dasha timeline free, from your birth details, with precise astronomical calculations.
What this calculator tells you
- Your current mahadasha lord
- When this mahadasha ends
- The next mahadasha and full 120-year timeline
What is Vimshottari Dasha?
Vimshottari Dasha is the most widely used timing system in Vedic astrology, dividing a 120-year cycle into nine planetary maha-dashas. The first maha-dasha starts with the lord of your natal Moon's nakshatra, and the remaining eight planets follow in a fixed order.
Within each maha-dasha, all nine planets also run smaller antar-dashas, sized proportionally to the maha-dasha's total length. Whichever maha-dasha was already running at birth has its earlier antar-dashas treated as already spent, so only the remaining balance at birth is shown.
This calculator only shows the timeline, not a prediction. What any dasha or antar-dasha means depends on that planet's own placement and strength in the chart.
FAQ
Questions about Dasha
What is the difference between a maha-dasha and an antar-dasha? +
A maha-dasha is a larger period ruled by one planet (6 to 20 years long). Within each maha-dasha, all nine planets also run smaller antar-dashas, refining the maha-dasha's tone over time.
Why does the first maha-dasha at birth already look partly spent? +
The first maha-dasha belongs to whichever planet rules your natal Moon's nakshatra, and however far you'd already moved through that nakshatra at birth counts as already spent. That's why a birth chart's first maha-dasha always shows a remaining balance, not the full period.
Is this calculator free? +
Yes, completely free. View your full dasha timeline at no cost.