Sun Mahadasha Mercury Antardasha
Lasts 10 months 6 days
Sun Mahadasha sets the main subject for 6 years, and the Mercury Antardasha colours it for 10 months 6 days. Sun stands for authority, father, government and self-respect. Mercury stands for intellect, trade, communication and learning. The combination tends to bring those two sets of themes together.
Sun is neutral toward Mercury by natural relationship, so the two neither help nor resist each other much, and house placement does most of the work. This is the seventh of nine sub-periods in the Sun 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 and Mercury rules the 3rd and 6th houses. For Leo Moon, Sun rules the 1st house and Mercury rules the 2nd and 11th 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.
Sun-Mercury for your Moon sign
Frequently asked
How long does Sun Mahadasha Mercury Antardasha last?
10 months 6 days. It is calculated as 6 years × 17 years ÷ 120 years. It is the seventh of nine sub-periods in the Sun Mahadasha, and the start date depends on your birth details.
Is Mercury a friend of Sun in Vedic astrology?
By natural friendship, Sun regards Mercury as neutral. Sun is neutral toward Mercury 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 Sun-Mercury dasha?
Yes. Your Moon sign decides which houses Sun and Mercury 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 Sun-Mercury works out for me?
The strength and placement of Sun and Mercury 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.