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Jupiter antardasha in Jupiter mahadasha

The Jupiter antardasha within the Jupiter mahadasha is also written Jupiter–Jupiter.

Source: BPHS (Santhanam) 46.12–14, Vimshottari order from Krittika: Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Ketu, Venus

In your chart

Mahadasha
Jupiter
Antardasha
Jupiter
Mahadasha length
16 years
BPHS 46.15
Working
16×16/120 = 256/120 = 2.133333 years
BPHS 51.1
Duration
2 years, 1 month, 18 days
Position in the mahadasha
1

How long it lasts

The Jupiter mahadasha lasts 16 years. Antardasha = 16×16/120 = 256/120 = 2.133333 years, i.e. about 2 years, 1 month, 18 days.

Here 1 year = 365.25 days.

The order of the antardashas

In the Jupiter mahadasha the first antardasha is Jupiter's own, because BPHS (ch. 51) says the first antardasha of every dasha belongs to the dasha lord. So this pair opens the mahadasha; the others follow in Vimshottari order: Jupiter → Saturn → Mercury → Ketu → Venus → Sun → Moon → Mars → Rahu.

What tradition holds

Tradition links the Jupiter mahadasha with knowledge, guidance and dharma. It is the first antardasha of this mahadasha, so tradition sees Jupiter's qualities here in their most direct form. The real picture comes from Jupiter's sign and house in the chart.

In your chart

See when this period falls in your chart, and where both planets sit, in the free kundli.

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Sources

  • BPHS (Santhanam) 46.12–14 · Vimshottari order from Krittika: Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Ketu, Venus
  • BPHS (Santhanam) 46.15 · Dasha years 6, 10, 7, 18, 16, 19, 17, 7, 20 (OCR shows "6,lO, 7, 18, 16, 19,l'1,7 and20")
  • BPHS (Santhanam) 46.12–14, translator's note · 120 years in total
  • BPHS (Santhanam) 51.1 · Antardasha = MD years × AD years ÷ total dasha years (120)
  • BPHS (Santhanam) 51.1, notes · Worked example: Venus–Venus = 20×20/120 = 3 years 4 months
  • BPHS (Santhanam) 51.1, notes · Shortcut: MD×AD, drop the last digit as months, the last digit ×3 as days (360-day reckoning); Saturn–Mercury 17×19 = 323
  • BPHS (Santhanam) 51.2 · The first antardasha belongs to the dasha lord; the rest follow the dasha order
  • Praśna Mārga (Raman tr.) stanza 65, notes · An example of the 360-day year in a dasha context (the praśna daśā, not the natal one)

Checked against the classical texts · Last reviewed: 2026-10-14