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