Jupiter Mahadasha Rahu Antardasha
Lasts 2 years 4 months 24 days
Jupiter Mahadasha sets the main subject for 16 years, and the Rahu Antardasha colours it for 2 years 4 months 24 days. Jupiter stands for wisdom, children, teachers and expansion. Rahu stands for ambition, foreign links, unconventional paths and obsession. The combination tends to bring those two sets of themes together.
Jupiter is neutral toward Rahu by natural relationship, so the two neither help nor resist each other much, and house placement does most of the work. This is the ninth of nine sub-periods in the Jupiter Mahadasha. As a late sub-period, it tends to consolidate what the Mahadasha has built and prepare the ground for the next dasha.
Which life areas this sub-period touches depends on your Moon sign, because the houses each planet rules change with it. For Aries Moon, Jupiter rules the 9th and 12th houses. For Leo Moon, Jupiter rules the 5th and 8th houses. Rahu and Ketu own no sign, so their effect comes through the sign and house they occupy in your chart. Your own chart, with its placements, aspects and transits, decides how this plays out. Pick your Moon sign below for a version tailored to it.
Jupiter-Rahu for your Moon sign
Frequently asked
How long does Jupiter Mahadasha Rahu Antardasha last?
2 years 4 months 24 days. It is calculated as 16 years × 18 years ÷ 120 years. It is the ninth of nine sub-periods in the Jupiter Mahadasha, and the start date depends on your birth details.
Is Rahu a friend of Jupiter in Vedic astrology?
By natural friendship, Jupiter regards Rahu as neutral. Jupiter is neutral toward Rahu by natural relationship, so the two neither help nor resist each other much, and house placement does most of the work. Natural friendship is only one layer, and the houses involved and the planets' placement in your chart matter as much.
Does my Moon sign change the Jupiter-Rahu dasha?
Yes. Your Moon sign decides which houses Jupiter and Rahu rule, and so which life areas are active. It also decides whether any of them is a yogakaraka. There are 12 versions of this page, one for each Moon sign.
What decides how Jupiter-Rahu works out for me?
The strength and placement of Jupiter and Rahu in your birth chart, the houses and signs involved, and the transits running at the time. Astrika reads natal chart, dasha and transit together, and remedies, if any, depend on your own chart.