Mars Mahadasha Sun Antardasha
Lasts 4 months 6 days
Mars Mahadasha sets the main subject for 7 years, and the Sun Antardasha colours it for 4 months 6 days. Mars stands for energy, property, siblings and drive. Sun stands for authority, father, government and self-respect. The combination tends to bring those two sets of themes together.
Mars regards Sun as a friend, so the sub-period usually supports what the Mahadasha is building. This is the eighth of nine sub-periods in the Mars 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, Mars rules the 1st and 8th houses and Sun rules the 5th house. For Leo Moon, Mars rules the 4th and 9th houses and Sun rules the 1st house. 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.
Mars-Sun for your Moon sign
Frequently asked
How long does Mars Mahadasha Sun Antardasha last?
4 months 6 days. It is calculated as 7 years × 6 years ÷ 120 years. It is the eighth of nine sub-periods in the Mars Mahadasha, and the start date depends on your birth details.
Is Sun a friend of Mars in Vedic astrology?
By natural friendship, Mars regards Sun as a friend. Mars regards Sun as a friend, so the sub-period usually supports what the Mahadasha is building. 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 Mars-Sun dasha?
Yes. Your Moon sign decides which houses Mars and Sun 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 Mars-Sun works out for me?
The strength and placement of Mars and Sun 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.