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Vimshottari dasha calculator

The Vimshottari dasha system divides life into planetary periods totalling 120 years, starting from the lord of your birth nakshatra.

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Time zone settings
Automatic uses the official time zone history of the place, including India's +06:30 war time (1942–45). Births in Kolkata before 1948 were sometimes recorded in Calcutta Time (+05:53:20), and in Mumbai before 1955 in Bombay Time (+04:51); enter those here if your birth record used them.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a Mahadasha?

A Mahadasha is a major planetary period in the Vimshottari system. Their lengths are: Ketu 7, Venus 20, Sun 6, Moon 10, Mars 7, Rahu 18, Jupiter 16, Saturn 19 and Mercury 17 years.

How is the first dasha decided?

By the nakshatra the Moon occupied at birth. The portion of the nakshatra still to be travelled gives the balance of the first Mahadasha.

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