What is Vimshottari Dasha
Vimshottari Dasha is the primary timing system in Vedic astrology. It is a 120-year planetary timeline unique to your birth. The cycle is divided among 9 planets. Major periods (Mahadasha) last 6 to 20 years. Sub-periods (Antardasha) sit inside them. Your sequence starts from the Moon’s nakshatra at birth. BodhiRishi computes that timeline from your chart with the Swiss Ephemeris.
This is chart-specific timing, not a sun-sign horoscope.
What it is
Vedic astrology uses Vimshottari Dasha for predictive timing. The word names a 120-year cycle split among 9 planets.
Each stretch of the cycle is ruled by one planet. That planet’s period is the frame for that part of your life.
Your dasha sequence is unique to you. It is not the same as someone born on a different day, with the Moon in a different lunar mansion.
Mahadasha and Antardasha
A Mahadasha is a major period. It lasts 6 to 20 years, depending on which planet rules it.
An Antardasha is a sub-period inside a Mahadasha. The major planet still sets the stretch. The sub-period planet runs a shorter chapter inside it.
Each period is ruled by a specific planet that influences different areas of your life.
How the sequence is set
The sequence is determined by which lunar mansion (nakshatra) the Moon was in at the moment of your birth.
Nakshatras are the 27 lunar mansions Vedic astrology uses for finer analysis. The Moon’s nakshatra at birth is the starting lock. From there the 120-year cycle unfolds in order.
That is why two people with the same sun sign can have different dashas. The timeline follows the Moon at birth, not a generic sign.
How BodhiRishi computes it
Enter your date, time, and place of birth. BodhiRishi calculates the chart on our servers with the Swiss Ephemeris, the same astronomical engine used by professional astrology software.
You get planetary positions, nakshatras, and a life-periods timeline. The current period is highlighted so you can see which planetary stretch is active now.
The AI astrologer can read the active dasha, current transits, and house placements, then answer from your actual chart — not a template.
Readings are AI-generated interpretations for insight and reflection, not medical, legal, or financial advice.
Questions
What is Vimshottari Dasha?
The primary timing system in Vedic astrology. A 120-year cycle divided among 9 planets, unique to your birth moment.
What is a Mahadasha?
A major period in that cycle. It lasts 6 to 20 years and is ruled by one planet.
What is an Antardasha?
A sub-period inside a Mahadasha. A second planet rules a shorter stretch inside the major period.
What sets my dasha sequence?
Which nakshatra the Moon occupied at birth. That lunar mansion starts your unique order.
Does BodhiRishi calculate this from my chart?
Yes. Swiss Ephemeris, on our servers. You see the timeline on your chart. Ask the AI astrologer about the period you are in, from that chart, not your sun sign.
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