Venus Mahadasha Mars Antardasha
Lasts 1 year 2 months
Venus Mahadasha sets the main subject for 20 years, and the Mars Antardasha colours it for 1 year 2 months. Venus stands for relationships, comfort, the arts and vehicles. Mars stands for energy, property, siblings and drive. The combination tends to bring those two sets of themes together.
Venus treats Mars as a neutral, so the sub-period follows the houses involved more than any natural liking between the planets. This is the fourth of nine sub-periods in the Venus 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, Venus rules the 2nd and 7th houses and Mars rules the 1st and 8th houses. For Leo Moon, Venus rules the 3rd and 10th houses 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.
Venus-Mars for your Moon sign
Frequently asked
How long does Venus Mahadasha Mars Antardasha last?
1 year 2 months. It is calculated as 20 years × 7 years ÷ 120 years. It is the fourth of nine sub-periods in the Venus Mahadasha, and the start date depends on your birth details.
Is Mars a friend of Venus in Vedic astrology?
By natural friendship, Venus regards Mars as neutral. Venus 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 Venus-Mars dasha?
Yes. Your Moon sign decides which houses Venus 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 Venus-Mars works out for me?
The strength and placement of Venus 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.