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Sun antardasha in Sun mahadasha

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

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

In your chart

Mahadasha
Sun
Antardasha
Sun
Mahadasha length
6 years
BPHS 46.15
Working
6×6/120 = 36/120 = 0.300000 years
BPHS 51.1
Duration
3 months, 18 days
Position in the mahadasha
1

How long it lasts

The Sun mahadasha lasts 6 years. Antardasha = 6×6/120 = 36/120 = 0.300000 years, i.e. about 3 months, 18 days.

Here 1 year = 365.25 days.

The order of the antardashas

In the Sun mahadasha the first antardasha is Sun'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: Sun → Moon → Mars → Rahu → Jupiter → Saturn → Mercury → Ketu → Venus.

What tradition holds

Tradition links the Sun mahadasha with self-confidence, responsibility and self-respect. It is the first antardasha of this mahadasha, so tradition sees Sun's qualities here in their most direct form. The real picture comes from Sun'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