Moon Mahadasha Ketu Antardasha
Lasts 7 months
Moon Mahadasha sets the main subject for 10 years, and the Ketu Antardasha colours it for 7 months. Moon stands for mind, mother, public life and emotional security. Ketu stands for detachment, spirituality, research and sudden cuts. The combination tends to bring those two sets of themes together.
Moon counts Ketu as a natural enemy, so the sub-period can pull in a different direction from the Mahadasha theme and asks for some adjustment. This is the seventh of nine sub-periods in the Moon 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, Moon rules the 4th house. For Leo Moon, Moon rules the 12th house. 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.
Moon-Ketu for your Moon sign
Frequently asked
How long does Moon Mahadasha Ketu Antardasha last?
7 months. It is calculated as 10 years × 7 years ÷ 120 years. It is the seventh of nine sub-periods in the Moon Mahadasha, and the start date depends on your birth details.
Is Ketu a friend of Moon in Vedic astrology?
By natural friendship, Moon regards Ketu as an enemy. Moon counts Ketu as a natural enemy, so the sub-period can pull in a different direction from the Mahadasha theme and asks for some adjustment. 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 Moon-Ketu dasha?
Yes. Your Moon sign decides which houses Moon and Ketu 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 Moon-Ketu works out for me?
The strength and placement of Moon and Ketu 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.