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

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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 Mar. 17, 1954 Mar. 17, 1961 7.0 Years
2 | 1 Ra Mar. 17, 1961 Mar. 17, 1979 18.0 Years
3 | 1 Ju Mar. 17, 1979 Mar. 17, 1995 16.0 Years
4 | 1 Sa Mar. 17, 1995 Mar. 17, 2014 19.0 Years
5 | 1 Me Mar. 17, 2014 Mar. 17, 2031 17.0 Years
6 | 1 Ke Mar. 17, 2031 Mar. 17, 2038 7.0 Years
7 | 1 Ve Mar. 17, 2038 Mar. 17, 2058 20.0 Years
8 | 1 Su Mar. 17, 2058 Mar. 16, 2064 6.0 Years
9 | 1 Mo Mar. 16, 2064 Mar. 16, 2074 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 Ve Feb. 05, 1951 Feb. 05, 1969 18.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Su Feb. 05, 1969 Feb. 05, 1980 11.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ma Feb. 05, 1980 Feb. 05, 1992 12.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ju Feb. 05, 1992 Feb. 04, 2005 13.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Sa Feb. 04, 2005 Feb. 05, 2019 14.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Ke Feb. 05, 2019 Feb. 04, 2034 15.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Mo Feb. 04, 2034 Feb. 04, 2050 16.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Me Feb. 04, 2050 Feb. 04, 2067 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

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 Ra Dec. 12, 1951 Dec. 12, 1966 15.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ma Dec. 12, 1966 Dec. 12, 1983 17.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Sa Dec. 12, 1983 Dec. 11, 2002 19.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Mo Dec. 11, 2002 Dec. 11, 2023 21.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Su Dec. 11, 2023 Dec. 11, 2030 7.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Ju Dec. 11, 2030 Dec. 11, 2039 9.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ke Dec. 11, 2039 Dec. 11, 2050 11.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Me Dec. 11, 2050 Dec. 11, 2063 13.0 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 H3.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1 | 1 Ra Oct. 17, 1952 Oct. 17, 1964 12.0 Years
2 | 1 Ve Oct. 17, 1964 Oct. 17, 1985 21.0 Years
3 | 1 Su Oct. 17, 1985 Oct. 17, 1991 6.0 Years
4 | 1 Mo Oct. 17, 1991 Oct. 17, 2006 15.0 Years
5 | 1 Ma Oct. 17, 2006 Oct. 17, 2014 8.0 Years
6 | 1 Me Oct. 17, 2014 Oct. 17, 2031 17.0 Years
7 | 1 Sa Oct. 17, 2031 Oct. 16, 2041 10.0 Years
8 | 1 Ju Oct. 16, 2041 Oct. 16, 2060 19.0 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 Vi and same for D1 and D12 charts.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ju Feb. 05, 1951 Feb. 05, 1969 18.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Su Feb. 05, 1969 Feb. 04, 1981 12.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Me Feb. 04, 1981 Feb. 05, 1994 13.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Sa Feb. 05, 1994 Feb. 05, 2008 14.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ma Feb. 05, 2008 Feb. 05, 2023 15.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Ve Feb. 05, 2023 Feb. 04, 2039 16.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Mo Feb. 04, 2039 Feb. 05, 2056 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

Shatabdika Dasha

Birth ascendant should be vargottam.

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

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ve May. 11, 1953 May. 12, 1963 10.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Me May. 12, 1963 May. 11, 1973 10.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ju May. 11, 1973 May. 11, 1993 20.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ma May. 11, 1993 May. 11, 2013 20.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Sa May. 11, 2013 May. 11, 2043 30.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Su May. 11, 2043 May. 10, 2048 5.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Mo May. 10, 2048 May. 11, 2053 5.0 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 Mo Oct. 17, 1952 Oct. 17, 1964 12.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ma Oct. 17, 1964 Oct. 17, 1976 12.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Me Oct. 17, 1976 Oct. 17, 1988 12.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ju Oct. 17, 1988 Oct. 17, 2000 12.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ve Oct. 17, 2000 Oct. 16, 2012 12.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Sa Oct. 16, 2012 Oct. 16, 2024 12.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Su Oct. 16, 2024 Oct. 16, 2036 12.0 Years
8.0 | 2 Mo Oct. 16, 2036 Oct. 16, 2048 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 (Ju) is located in H1, H7 lord (Ju) is located in H1.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ju Aug. 23, 1953 Aug. 23, 1962 9.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ve Aug. 23, 1962 Aug. 23, 1971 9.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Sa Aug. 23, 1971 Aug. 22, 1980 9.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ra Aug. 22, 1980 Aug. 22, 1989 9.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Su Aug. 22, 1989 Aug. 23, 1998 9.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Mo Aug. 23, 1998 Aug. 23, 2007 9.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ma Aug. 23, 2007 Aug. 22, 2016 9.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Me Aug. 22, 2016 Aug. 22, 2025 9.0 Years
9.0 | 2 Ju Aug. 22, 2025 Aug. 22, 2034 9.0 Years
10.0 | 2 Ve Aug. 22, 2034 Aug. 23, 2043 9.0 Years
11.0 | 2 Sa Aug. 23, 2043 Aug. 22, 2052 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 Sa Aug. 16, 1955 Aug. 15, 1961 6.0 Years
2 | 1 Ra Aug. 15, 1961 Aug. 16, 1967 6.0 Years
3 | 1 Ju Aug. 16, 1967 Aug. 15, 1977 10.0 Years
4 | 1 Su Aug. 15, 1977 Aug. 16, 1987 10.0 Years
5 | 1 Ma Aug. 16, 1987 Aug. 15, 1997 10.0 Years
6 | 1 Mo Aug. 15, 1997 Aug. 15, 2003 6.0 Years
7 | 1 Me Aug. 15, 2003 Aug. 15, 2009 6.0 Years
8 | 1 Ve Aug. 15, 2009 Aug. 15, 2015 6.0 Years
9 | 2 Sa Aug. 15, 2015 Aug. 15, 2021 6.0 Years
10 | 2 Ra Aug. 15, 2021 Aug. 15, 2027 6.0 Years
11 | 2 Ju Aug. 15, 2027 Aug. 15, 2037 10.0 Years
12 | 2 Su Aug. 15, 2037 Aug. 15, 2047 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 Night Birth.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Su Aug. 16, 1955 Aug. 15, 1957 2.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ju Aug. 15, 1957 Aug. 15, 1960 3.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ma Aug. 15, 1960 Aug. 15, 1964 4.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Me Aug. 15, 1964 Aug. 15, 1969 5.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Sa Aug. 15, 1969 Aug. 16, 1975 6.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Ve Aug. 16, 1975 Aug. 15, 1982 7.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ra Aug. 15, 1982 Aug. 15, 1990 8.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Mo Aug. 15, 1990 Aug. 15, 1991 1.0 Years
9.0 | 2 Su Aug. 15, 1991 Aug. 15, 1993 2.0 Years
10.0 | 2 Ju Aug. 15, 1993 Aug. 15, 1996 3.0 Years
11.0 | 2 Ma Aug. 15, 1996 Aug. 15, 2000 4.0 Years
12.0 | 2 Me Aug. 15, 2000 Aug. 15, 2005 5.0 Years
13.0 | 2 Sa Aug. 15, 2005 Aug. 15, 2011 6.0 Years
14.0 | 2 Ve Aug. 15, 2011 Aug. 15, 2018 7.0 Years
15.0 | 2 Ra Aug. 15, 2018 Aug. 15, 2026 8.0 Years
16.0 | 2 Mo Aug. 15, 2026 Aug. 15, 2027 1.0 Years
17.0 | 3 Su Aug. 15, 2027 Aug. 15, 2029 2.0 Years
18.0 | 3 Ju Aug. 15, 2029 Aug. 14, 2032 3.0 Years
19.0 | 3 Ma Aug. 14, 2032 Aug. 14, 2036 4.0 Years
20.0 | 3 Me Aug. 14, 2036 Aug. 15, 2041 5.0 Years
21.0 | 3 Sa Aug. 15, 2041 Aug. 15, 2047 6.0 Years
22.0 | 3 Ve Aug. 15, 2047 Aug. 15, 2054 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