Moon Mahadasha Mars Antardasha
Lasts 7 months
Moon Mahadasha sets the main subject for 10 years, and the Mars Antardasha colours it for 7 months. Moon stands for mind, mother, public life and emotional security. Mars stands for energy, property, siblings and drive. The combination tends to bring those two sets of themes together.
Moon treats Mars as a neutral, so the sub-period follows the houses involved more than any natural liking between the planets. This is the second of nine sub-periods in the Moon Mahadasha. As an early sub-period, it tends to set up the themes the rest of the Mahadasha builds on.
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 and Mars rules the 1st and 8th houses. For Leo Moon, Moon rules the 12th house and Mars rules the 4th and 9th houses. 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-Mars for your Moon sign
Frequently asked
How long does Moon Mahadasha Mars Antardasha last?
7 months. It is calculated as 10 years × 7 years ÷ 120 years. It is the second of nine sub-periods in the Moon Mahadasha, and the start date depends on your birth details.
Is Mars a friend of Moon in Vedic astrology?
By natural friendship, Moon regards Mars as neutral. Moon treats Mars as a neutral, so the sub-period follows the houses involved more than any natural liking between the planets. 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-Mars dasha?
Yes. Your Moon sign decides which houses Moon and Mars 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-Mars works out for me?
The strength and placement of Moon and Mars 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.