Rahu Mahadasha Sun Antardasha
Lasts 10 months 24 days
Rahu Mahadasha sets the main subject for 18 years, and the Sun Antardasha colours it for 10 months 24 days. Rahu stands for ambition, foreign links, unconventional paths and obsession. Sun stands for authority, father, government and self-respect. The combination tends to bring those two sets of themes together.
Rahu counts Sun 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 Rahu 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, Sun rules the 5th house. For Leo Moon, Sun rules the 1st 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.
Rahu-Sun for your Moon sign
Frequently asked
How long does Rahu Mahadasha Sun Antardasha last?
10 months 24 days. It is calculated as 18 years × 6 years ÷ 120 years. It is the seventh of nine sub-periods in the Rahu Mahadasha, and the start date depends on your birth details.
Is Sun a friend of Rahu in Vedic astrology?
By natural friendship, Rahu regards Sun as an enemy. Rahu counts Sun 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 Rahu-Sun dasha?
Yes. Your Moon sign decides which houses Rahu 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 Rahu-Sun works out for me?
The strength and placement of Rahu 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.