This page provides an in-depth look at Archie McCaffery's Nakshatra dashas, including Vimshottari, Mahadasha, Antardasha, and Pratyantardasha, revealing how these astrological cycles influence their life journey and personality according to Vedic astrology.

Index of Nakshatra Dashas

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Vimshottari Dasha

It is an universal dasha and applicable to all kundalis, but more suitable when birth time is in Krishna Paksha and Sun Hora

In this kundali, Birth time is in Krishna Paksha and Sun Hora.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1 | 1 Ma May. 06, 1946 May. 06, 1953 7.0 Years
2 | 1 Ra May. 06, 1953 May. 06, 1971 18.0 Years
3 | 1 Ju May. 06, 1971 May. 06, 1987 16.0 Years
4 | 1 Sa May. 06, 1987 May. 06, 2006 19.0 Years
5 | 1 Me May. 06, 2006 May. 06, 2023 17.0 Years
6 | 1 Ke May. 06, 2023 May. 06, 2030 7.0 Years
7 | 1 Ve May. 06, 2030 May. 05, 2050 20.0 Years
8 | 1 Su May. 05, 2050 May. 05, 2056 6.0 Years
9 | 1 Mo May. 05, 2056 May. 05, 2066 10.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Shodashottari Dasha

Birth time should be in Krishna Paksha and Moon Hora or Shukla Paksha and Sun Hora

In this kundali, Birth time is in Krishna Paksha and Sun Hora.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Me Mar. 10, 1941 Mar. 10, 1958 17.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ve Mar. 10, 1958 Mar. 09, 1976 18.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Su Mar. 09, 1976 Mar. 10, 1987 11.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ma Mar. 10, 1987 Mar. 10, 1999 12.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ju Mar. 10, 1999 Mar. 09, 2012 13.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Sa Mar. 09, 2012 Mar. 09, 2026 14.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ke Mar. 09, 2026 Mar. 09, 2041 15.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Mo Mar. 09, 2041 Mar. 09, 2057 16.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Dwadasottari Dasha

Birth ascendant navamsha lord should be Venus

In this kundali, Birth ascendant navamsha lord is in Ve.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ma Mar. 10, 1941 Mar. 10, 1958 17.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Sa Mar. 10, 1958 Mar. 09, 1977 19.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Mo Mar. 09, 1977 Mar. 09, 1998 21.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Su Mar. 09, 1998 Mar. 09, 2005 7.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ju Mar. 09, 2005 Mar. 09, 2014 9.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Ke Mar. 09, 2014 Mar. 09, 2025 11.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Me Mar. 09, 2025 Mar. 09, 2038 13.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Ra Mar. 09, 2038 Mar. 09, 2053 15.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Ashtottari Dasha

Rahu should be located in either angle or trine except first house.

In this kundali, Rahu is located in H4.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1 | 1 Ma Nov. 10, 1944 Nov. 10, 1952 8.0 Years
2 | 1 Me Nov. 10, 1952 Nov. 10, 1969 17.0 Years
3 | 1 Sa Nov. 10, 1969 Nov. 11, 1979 10.0 Years
4 | 1 Ju Nov. 11, 1979 Nov. 10, 1998 19.0 Years
5 | 1 Ra Nov. 10, 1998 Nov. 10, 2010 12.0 Years
6 | 1 Ve Nov. 10, 2010 Nov. 10, 2031 21.0 Years
7 | 1 Su Nov. 10, 2031 Nov. 10, 2037 6.0 Years
8 | 1 Mo Nov. 10, 2037 Nov. 09, 2052 15.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Panchottari Dasha

Birth ascendant should be cancer and it should be same for D1 and D12 charts.

In this kundali, Birth ascendant is Sg and same for D1 and D12 charts.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ma Mar. 21, 1942 Mar. 21, 1957 15.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ve Mar. 21, 1957 Mar. 21, 1973 16.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Mo Mar. 21, 1973 Mar. 21, 1990 17.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ju Mar. 21, 1990 Mar. 20, 2008 18.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Su Mar. 20, 2008 Mar. 20, 2020 12.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Me Mar. 20, 2020 Mar. 20, 2033 13.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Sa Mar. 20, 2033 Mar. 21, 2047 14.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Shatabdika Dasha

Birth ascendant should be vargottam.

In this kundali, Birth ascendant (Sg) is vargottam.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Su May. 18, 1947 May. 17, 1952 5.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Mo May. 17, 1952 May. 17, 1957 5.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ve May. 17, 1957 May. 18, 1967 10.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Me May. 18, 1967 May. 17, 1977 10.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ju May. 17, 1977 May. 17, 1997 20.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Ma May. 17, 1997 May. 17, 2017 20.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Sa May. 17, 2017 May. 17, 2047 30.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Chaturshiti Sama Dasha

H10 lord should be in H10.

In this kundali, H10 lord (Me) is located in H10.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ve Oct. 07, 1943 Oct. 07, 1955 12.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Sa Oct. 07, 1955 Oct. 07, 1967 12.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Su Oct. 07, 1967 Oct. 07, 1979 12.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Mo Oct. 07, 1979 Oct. 07, 1991 12.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ma Oct. 07, 1991 Oct. 07, 2003 12.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Me Oct. 07, 2003 Oct. 07, 2015 12.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ju Oct. 07, 2015 Oct. 07, 2027 12.0 Years
8.0 | 2 Ve Oct. 07, 2027 Oct. 07, 2039 12.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Dwisaptati Sama Dasha

H1 lord should be in H7 or H7 lord should be in H1.

In this kundali, H7 lord (Me) is located in H1.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Sa Apr. 25, 1945 Apr. 25, 1954 9.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ra Apr. 25, 1954 Apr. 25, 1963 9.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Su Apr. 25, 1963 Apr. 24, 1972 9.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Mo Apr. 24, 1972 Apr. 24, 1981 9.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ma Apr. 24, 1981 Apr. 24, 1990 9.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Me Apr. 24, 1990 Apr. 25, 1999 9.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ju Apr. 25, 1999 Apr. 24, 2008 9.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Ve Apr. 24, 2008 Apr. 24, 2017 9.0 Years
9.0 | 2 Sa Apr. 24, 2017 Apr. 24, 2026 9.0 Years
10.0 | 2 Ra Apr. 24, 2026 Apr. 24, 2035 9.0 Years
11.0 | 2 Su Apr. 24, 2035 Apr. 24, 2044 9.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Shashtihayani Dasha

Sun should be located in first house (H1).

In this kundali, Sun is not located in first house (H1).

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1 | 1 Mo Mar. 07, 1949 Mar. 08, 1955 6.0 Years
2 | 1 Me Mar. 08, 1955 Mar. 07, 1961 6.0 Years
3 | 1 Ve Mar. 07, 1961 Mar. 08, 1967 6.0 Years
4 | 1 Sa Mar. 08, 1967 Mar. 07, 1973 6.0 Years
5 | 1 Ra Mar. 07, 1973 Mar. 08, 1979 6.0 Years
6 | 1 Ju Mar. 08, 1979 Mar. 07, 1989 10.0 Years
7 | 1 Su Mar. 07, 1989 Mar. 07, 1999 10.0 Years
8 | 1 Ma Mar. 07, 1999 Mar. 07, 2009 10.0 Years
9 | 2 Mo Mar. 07, 2009 Mar. 07, 2015 6.0 Years
10 | 2 Me Mar. 07, 2015 Mar. 07, 2021 6.0 Years
11 | 2 Ve Mar. 07, 2021 Mar. 07, 2027 6.0 Years
12 | 2 Sa Mar. 07, 2027 Mar. 07, 2033 6.0 Years
13 | 2 Ra Mar. 07, 2033 Mar. 07, 2039 6.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Shattrimshat Sama Dasha

Birth time should be in Moon Hora and fall under the category of Nigth Birth or in Sun Hora and fall under the category of Day Birth.

In this kundali, Birth time is in Sun Hora and fall under category of Day Birth.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ma Nov. 22, 1947 Nov. 22, 1951 4.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Me Nov. 22, 1951 Nov. 22, 1956 5.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Sa Nov. 22, 1956 Nov. 22, 1962 6.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ve Nov. 22, 1962 Nov. 22, 1969 7.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ra Nov. 22, 1969 Nov. 22, 1977 8.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Mo Nov. 22, 1977 Nov. 22, 1978 1.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Su Nov. 22, 1978 Nov. 21, 1980 2.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Ju Nov. 21, 1980 Nov. 22, 1983 3.0 Years
9.0 | 2 Ma Nov. 22, 1983 Nov. 22, 1987 4.0 Years
10.0 | 2 Me Nov. 22, 1987 Nov. 21, 1992 5.0 Years
11.0 | 2 Sa Nov. 21, 1992 Nov. 22, 1998 6.0 Years
12.0 | 2 Ve Nov. 22, 1998 Nov. 21, 2005 7.0 Years
13.0 | 2 Ra Nov. 21, 2005 Nov. 21, 2013 8.0 Years
14.0 | 2 Mo Nov. 21, 2013 Nov. 22, 2014 1.0 Years
15.0 | 2 Su Nov. 22, 2014 Nov. 21, 2016 2.0 Years
16.0 | 2 Ju Nov. 21, 2016 Nov. 22, 2019 3.0 Years
17.0 | 3 Ma Nov. 22, 2019 Nov. 22, 2023 4.0 Years
18.0 | 3 Me Nov. 22, 2023 Nov. 21, 2028 5.0 Years
19.0 | 3 Sa Nov. 21, 2028 Nov. 21, 2034 6.0 Years
20.0 | 3 Ve Nov. 21, 2034 Nov. 21, 2041 7.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration