This page provides an in-depth look at John McCook'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 Oct. 29, 1937 Oct. 29, 1944 7.0 Years
2 | 1 Ra Oct. 29, 1944 Oct. 29, 1962 18.0 Years
3 | 1 Ju Oct. 29, 1962 Oct. 29, 1978 16.0 Years
4 | 1 Sa Oct. 29, 1978 Oct. 28, 1997 19.0 Years
5 | 1 Me Oct. 28, 1997 Oct. 29, 2014 17.0 Years
6 | 1 Ke Oct. 29, 2014 Oct. 28, 2021 7.0 Years
7 | 1 Ve Oct. 28, 2021 Oct. 28, 2041 20.0 Years
8 | 1 Su Oct. 28, 2041 Oct. 29, 2047 6.0 Years
9 | 1 Mo Oct. 29, 2047 Oct. 28, 2057 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 Su Jan. 12, 1934 Jan. 11, 1945 11.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ma Jan. 11, 1945 Jan. 11, 1957 12.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ju Jan. 11, 1957 Jan. 11, 1970 13.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Sa Jan. 11, 1970 Jan. 12, 1984 14.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ke Jan. 12, 1984 Jan. 11, 1999 15.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Mo Jan. 11, 1999 Jan. 11, 2015 16.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Me Jan. 11, 2015 Jan. 11, 2032 17.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Ve Jan. 11, 2032 Jan. 11, 2050 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

Dwadasottari Dasha

Birth ascendant navamsha lord should be Venus

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

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Sa Jun. 10, 1926 Jun. 10, 1945 19.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Mo Jun. 10, 1945 Jun. 10, 1966 21.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Su Jun. 10, 1966 Jun. 09, 1973 7.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ju Jun. 09, 1973 Jun. 10, 1982 9.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ke Jun. 10, 1982 Jun. 09, 1993 11.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Me Jun. 09, 1993 Jun. 09, 2006 13.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ra Jun. 09, 2006 Jun. 09, 2021 15.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Ma Jun. 09, 2021 Jun. 09, 2038 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

Ashtottari Dasha

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

In this kundali, Rahu is located in H1.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1 | 1 Ve Oct. 30, 1923 Oct. 29, 1944 21.0 Years
2 | 1 Su Oct. 29, 1944 Oct. 29, 1950 6.0 Years
3 | 1 Mo Oct. 29, 1950 Oct. 29, 1965 15.0 Years
4 | 1 Ma Oct. 29, 1965 Oct. 29, 1973 8.0 Years
5 | 1 Me Oct. 29, 1973 Oct. 29, 1990 17.0 Years
6 | 1 Sa Oct. 29, 1990 Oct. 28, 2000 10.0 Years
7 | 1 Ju Oct. 28, 2000 Oct. 29, 2019 19.0 Years
8 | 1 Ra Oct. 29, 2019 Oct. 29, 2031 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

Panchottari Dasha

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

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

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Me Feb. 19, 1932 Feb. 18, 1945 13.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Sa Feb. 18, 1945 Feb. 18, 1959 14.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ma Feb. 18, 1959 Feb. 18, 1974 15.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ve Feb. 18, 1974 Feb. 18, 1990 16.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Mo Feb. 18, 1990 Feb. 18, 2007 17.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Ju Feb. 18, 2007 Feb. 17, 2025 18.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Su Feb. 17, 2025 Feb. 17, 2037 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

Shatabdika Dasha

Birth ascendant should be vargottam.

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

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ma Jun. 29, 1925 Jun. 28, 1945 20.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Sa Jun. 28, 1945 Jun. 29, 1975 30.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Su Jun. 29, 1975 Jun. 28, 1980 5.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Mo Jun. 28, 1980 Jun. 28, 1985 5.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ve Jun. 28, 1985 Jun. 28, 1995 10.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Me Jun. 28, 1995 Jun. 28, 2005 10.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ju Jun. 28, 2005 Jun. 28, 2025 20.0 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 (Ma) is located in H10.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Me Jan. 30, 1933 Jan. 30, 1945 12.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ju Jan. 30, 1945 Jan. 30, 1957 12.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ve Jan. 30, 1957 Jan. 30, 1969 12.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Sa Jan. 30, 1969 Jan. 30, 1981 12.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Su Jan. 30, 1981 Jan. 30, 1993 12.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Mo Jan. 30, 1993 Jan. 30, 2005 12.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ma Jan. 30, 2005 Jan. 29, 2017 12.0 Years
8.0 | 2 Me Jan. 29, 2017 Jan. 29, 2029 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 (Sa) is located in H1, H7 lord (Sa) is located in H1.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ve Dec. 06, 1935 Dec. 05, 1944 9.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Sa Dec. 05, 1944 Dec. 05, 1953 9.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ra Dec. 05, 1953 Dec. 05, 1962 9.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Su Dec. 05, 1962 Dec. 06, 1971 9.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Mo Dec. 06, 1971 Dec. 05, 1980 9.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Ma Dec. 05, 1980 Dec. 05, 1989 9.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Me Dec. 05, 1989 Dec. 05, 1998 9.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Ju Dec. 05, 1998 Dec. 05, 2007 9.0 Years
9.0 | 2 Ve Dec. 05, 2007 Dec. 04, 2016 9.0 Years
10.0 | 2 Sa Dec. 04, 2016 Dec. 05, 2025 9.0 Years
11.0 | 2 Ra Dec. 05, 2025 Dec. 05, 2034 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 Su May. 09, 1937 May. 09, 1947 10.0 Years
2 | 1 Ma May. 09, 1947 May. 08, 1957 10.0 Years
3 | 1 Mo May. 08, 1957 May. 09, 1963 6.0 Years
4 | 1 Me May. 09, 1963 May. 08, 1969 6.0 Years
5 | 1 Ve May. 08, 1969 May. 09, 1975 6.0 Years
6 | 1 Sa May. 09, 1975 May. 08, 1981 6.0 Years
7 | 1 Ra May. 08, 1981 May. 09, 1987 6.0 Years
8 | 1 Ju May. 09, 1987 May. 08, 1997 10.0 Years
9 | 2 Su May. 08, 1997 May. 09, 2007 10.0 Years
10 | 2 Ma May. 09, 2007 May. 08, 2017 10.0 Years
11 | 2 Mo May. 08, 2017 May. 08, 2023 6.0 Years
12 | 2 Me May. 08, 2023 May. 08, 2029 6.0 Years
13 | 2 Ve May. 08, 2029 May. 08, 2035 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 Ju Aug. 15, 1941 Aug. 15, 1944 3.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ma Aug. 15, 1944 Aug. 15, 1948 4.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Me Aug. 15, 1948 Aug. 15, 1953 5.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Sa Aug. 15, 1953 Aug. 16, 1959 6.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ve Aug. 16, 1959 Aug. 15, 1966 7.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Ra Aug. 15, 1966 Aug. 15, 1974 8.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Mo Aug. 15, 1974 Aug. 15, 1975 1.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Su Aug. 15, 1975 Aug. 15, 1977 2.0 Years
9.0 | 2 Ju Aug. 15, 1977 Aug. 15, 1980 3.0 Years
10.0 | 2 Ma Aug. 15, 1980 Aug. 15, 1984 4.0 Years
11.0 | 2 Me Aug. 15, 1984 Aug. 15, 1989 5.0 Years
12.0 | 2 Sa Aug. 15, 1989 Aug. 15, 1995 6.0 Years
13.0 | 2 Ve Aug. 15, 1995 Aug. 15, 2002 7.0 Years
14.0 | 2 Ra Aug. 15, 2002 Aug. 15, 2010 8.0 Years
15.0 | 2 Mo Aug. 15, 2010 Aug. 15, 2011 1.0 Years
16.0 | 2 Su Aug. 15, 2011 Aug. 15, 2013 2.0 Years
17.0 | 3 Ju Aug. 15, 2013 Aug. 14, 2016 3.0 Years
18.0 | 3 Ma Aug. 14, 2016 Aug. 14, 2020 4.0 Years
19.0 | 3 Me Aug. 14, 2020 Aug. 14, 2025 5.0 Years
20.0 | 3 Sa Aug. 14, 2025 Aug. 15, 2031 6.0 Years
21.0 | 3 Ve Aug. 15, 2031 Aug. 15, 2038 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