This page provides an in-depth look at Donald Holmquest'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 Sa Jun. 29, 1932 Jun. 30, 1951 19.0 Years
2 | 1 Me Jun. 30, 1951 Jun. 29, 1968 17.0 Years
3 | 1 Ke Jun. 29, 1968 Jun. 30, 1975 7.0 Years
4 | 1 Ve Jun. 30, 1975 Jun. 30, 1995 20.0 Years
5 | 1 Su Jun. 30, 1995 Jun. 29, 2001 6.0 Years
6 | 1 Mo Jun. 29, 2001 Jun. 29, 2011 10.0 Years
7 | 1 Ma Jun. 29, 2011 Jun. 29, 2018 7.0 Years
8 | 1 Ra Jun. 29, 2018 Jun. 29, 2036 18.0 Years
9 | 1 Ju Jun. 29, 2036 Jun. 28, 2052 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

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 Ma Dec. 27, 1934 Dec. 27, 1946 12.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ju Dec. 27, 1946 Dec. 27, 1959 13.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Sa Dec. 27, 1959 Dec. 27, 1973 14.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ke Dec. 27, 1973 Dec. 26, 1988 15.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Mo Dec. 26, 1988 Dec. 26, 2004 16.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Me Dec. 26, 2004 Dec. 26, 2021 17.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ve Dec. 26, 2021 Dec. 27, 2039 18.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Su Dec. 27, 2039 Dec. 26, 2050 11.0 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 Me.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ke May. 06, 1935 May. 06, 1946 11.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Me May. 06, 1946 May. 06, 1959 13.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ra May. 06, 1959 May. 06, 1974 15.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ma May. 06, 1974 May. 06, 1991 17.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Sa May. 06, 1991 May. 06, 2010 19.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Mo May. 06, 2010 May. 06, 2031 21.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Su May. 06, 2031 May. 05, 2038 7.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Ju May. 05, 2038 May. 06, 2047 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

Ashtottari Dasha

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

In this kundali, Rahu is located in H6.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1 | 1 Sa Sep. 14, 1935 Sep. 13, 1945 10.0 Years
2 | 1 Ju Sep. 13, 1945 Sep. 13, 1964 19.0 Years
3 | 1 Ra Sep. 13, 1964 Sep. 12, 1976 12.0 Years
4 | 1 Ve Sep. 12, 1976 Sep. 13, 1997 21.0 Years
5 | 1 Su Sep. 13, 1997 Sep. 13, 2003 6.0 Years
6 | 1 Mo Sep. 13, 2003 Sep. 13, 2018 15.0 Years
7 | 1 Ma Sep. 13, 2018 Sep. 13, 2026 8.0 Years
8 | 1 Me Sep. 13, 2026 Sep. 13, 2043 17.0 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 Ta and same for D1 and D12 charts.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Su Dec. 27, 1934 Dec. 27, 1946 12.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Me Dec. 27, 1946 Dec. 27, 1959 13.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Sa Dec. 27, 1959 Dec. 27, 1973 14.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ma Dec. 27, 1973 Dec. 26, 1988 15.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ve Dec. 26, 1988 Dec. 26, 2004 16.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Mo Dec. 26, 2004 Dec. 26, 2021 17.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ju Dec. 26, 2021 Dec. 27, 2039 18.0 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 (Ta) is vargottam.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Me Sep. 14, 1935 Sep. 13, 1945 10.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ju Sep. 13, 1945 Sep. 13, 1965 20.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ma Sep. 13, 1965 Sep. 13, 1985 20.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Sa Sep. 13, 1985 Sep. 13, 2015 30.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Su Sep. 13, 2015 Sep. 12, 2020 5.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Mo Sep. 12, 2020 Sep. 12, 2025 5.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ve Sep. 12, 2025 Sep. 13, 2035 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

Chaturshiti Sama Dasha

H10 lord should be in H10.

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

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ma Dec. 27, 1934 Dec. 27, 1946 12.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Me Dec. 27, 1946 Dec. 27, 1958 12.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ju Dec. 27, 1958 Dec. 27, 1970 12.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ve Dec. 27, 1970 Dec. 27, 1982 12.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Sa Dec. 27, 1982 Dec. 27, 1994 12.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Su Dec. 27, 1994 Dec. 27, 2006 12.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Mo Dec. 27, 2006 Dec. 27, 2018 12.0 Years
8.0 | 2 Ma Dec. 27, 2018 Dec. 27, 2030 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 (Ma) is located in H1, H7 lord (Ma) is located in H1.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Mo Jan. 22, 1936 Jan. 21, 1945 9.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ma Jan. 21, 1945 Jan. 21, 1954 9.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Me Jan. 21, 1954 Jan. 21, 1963 9.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ju Jan. 21, 1963 Jan. 21, 1972 9.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ve Jan. 21, 1972 Jan. 21, 1981 9.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Sa Jan. 21, 1981 Jan. 21, 1990 9.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ra Jan. 21, 1990 Jan. 21, 1999 9.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Su Jan. 21, 1999 Jan. 21, 2008 9.0 Years
9.0 | 2 Mo Jan. 21, 2008 Jan. 20, 2017 9.0 Years
10.0 | 2 Ma Jan. 20, 2017 Jan. 21, 2026 9.0 Years
11.0 | 2 Me Jan. 21, 2026 Jan. 21, 2035 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 Me Jul. 21, 1938 Jul. 20, 1944 6.0 Years
2 | 1 Ve Jul. 20, 1944 Jul. 21, 1950 6.0 Years
3 | 1 Sa Jul. 21, 1950 Jul. 20, 1956 6.0 Years
4 | 1 Ra Jul. 20, 1956 Jul. 20, 1962 6.0 Years
5 | 1 Ju Jul. 20, 1962 Jul. 20, 1972 10.0 Years
6 | 1 Su Jul. 20, 1972 Jul. 20, 1982 10.0 Years
7 | 1 Ma Jul. 20, 1982 Jul. 20, 1992 10.0 Years
8 | 1 Mo Jul. 20, 1992 Jul. 20, 1998 6.0 Years
9 | 2 Me Jul. 20, 1998 Jul. 20, 2004 6.0 Years
10 | 2 Ve Jul. 20, 2004 Jul. 20, 2010 6.0 Years
11 | 2 Sa Jul. 20, 2010 Jul. 20, 2016 6.0 Years
12 | 2 Ra Jul. 20, 2016 Jul. 20, 2022 6.0 Years
13 | 2 Ju Jul. 20, 2022 Jul. 19, 2032 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

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 Ve Oct. 08, 1936 Oct. 09, 1943 7.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ra Oct. 09, 1943 Oct. 09, 1951 8.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Mo Oct. 09, 1951 Oct. 08, 1952 1.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Su Oct. 08, 1952 Oct. 08, 1954 2.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ju Oct. 08, 1954 Oct. 08, 1957 3.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Ma Oct. 08, 1957 Oct. 08, 1961 4.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Me Oct. 08, 1961 Oct. 08, 1966 5.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Sa Oct. 08, 1966 Oct. 08, 1972 6.0 Years
9.0 | 2 Ve Oct. 08, 1972 Oct. 08, 1979 7.0 Years
10.0 | 2 Ra Oct. 08, 1979 Oct. 08, 1987 8.0 Years
11.0 | 2 Mo Oct. 08, 1987 Oct. 08, 1988 1.0 Years
12.0 | 2 Su Oct. 08, 1988 Oct. 08, 1990 2.0 Years
13.0 | 2 Ju Oct. 08, 1990 Oct. 08, 1993 3.0 Years
14.0 | 2 Ma Oct. 08, 1993 Oct. 08, 1997 4.0 Years
15.0 | 2 Me Oct. 08, 1997 Oct. 08, 2002 5.0 Years
16.0 | 2 Sa Oct. 08, 2002 Oct. 07, 2008 6.0 Years
17.0 | 3 Ve Oct. 07, 2008 Oct. 08, 2015 7.0 Years
18.0 | 3 Ra Oct. 08, 2015 Oct. 08, 2023 8.0 Years
19.0 | 3 Mo Oct. 08, 2023 Oct. 07, 2024 1.0 Years
20.0 | 3 Su Oct. 07, 2024 Oct. 08, 2026 2.0 Years
21.0 | 3 Ju Oct. 08, 2026 Oct. 07, 2029 3.0 Years
22.0 | 3 Ma Oct. 07, 2029 Oct. 07, 2033 4.0 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