This page provides an in-depth look at William McDonnell'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 Moon Hora.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1 | 1 Ma Aug. 25, 1946 Aug. 24, 1953 7.0 Years
2 | 1 Ra Aug. 24, 1953 Aug. 25, 1971 18.0 Years
3 | 1 Ju Aug. 25, 1971 Aug. 25, 1987 16.0 Years
4 | 1 Sa Aug. 25, 1987 Aug. 24, 2006 19.0 Years
5 | 1 Me Aug. 24, 2006 Aug. 24, 2023 17.0 Years
6 | 1 Ke Aug. 24, 2023 Aug. 24, 2030 7.0 Years
7 | 1 Ve Aug. 24, 2030 Aug. 24, 2050 20.0 Years
8 | 1 Su Aug. 24, 2050 Aug. 23, 2056 6.0 Years
9 | 1 Mo Aug. 23, 2056 Aug. 24, 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 Moon Hora.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Me Mar. 15, 1946 Mar. 15, 1963 17.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ve Mar. 15, 1963 Mar. 14, 1981 18.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Su Mar. 14, 1981 Mar. 14, 1992 11.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ma Mar. 14, 1992 Mar. 14, 2004 12.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ju Mar. 14, 2004 Mar. 14, 2017 13.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Sa Mar. 14, 2017 Mar. 14, 2031 14.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ke Mar. 14, 2031 Mar. 14, 2046 15.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Mo Mar. 14, 2046 Mar. 14, 2062 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. 15, 1946 Mar. 15, 1963 17.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Sa Mar. 15, 1963 Mar. 14, 1982 19.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Mo Mar. 14, 1982 Mar. 14, 2003 21.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Su Mar. 14, 2003 Mar. 14, 2010 7.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ju Mar. 14, 2010 Mar. 14, 2019 9.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Ke Mar. 14, 2019 Mar. 14, 2030 11.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Me Mar. 14, 2030 Mar. 14, 2043 13.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Ra Mar. 14, 2043 Mar. 14, 2058 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 H8.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1 | 1 Ma Sep. 09, 1944 Sep. 09, 1952 8.0 Years
2 | 1 Me Sep. 09, 1952 Sep. 09, 1969 17.0 Years
3 | 1 Sa Sep. 09, 1969 Sep. 10, 1979 10.0 Years
4 | 1 Ju Sep. 10, 1979 Sep. 09, 1998 19.0 Years
5 | 1 Ra Sep. 09, 1998 Sep. 09, 2010 12.0 Years
6 | 1 Ve Sep. 09, 2010 Sep. 09, 2031 21.0 Years
7 | 1 Su Sep. 09, 2031 Sep. 09, 2037 6.0 Years
8 | 1 Mo Sep. 09, 2037 Sep. 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 Li and same for D1 and D12 charts.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ma Apr. 16, 1946 Apr. 16, 1961 15.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ve Apr. 16, 1961 Apr. 16, 1977 16.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Mo Apr. 16, 1977 Apr. 16, 1994 17.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ju Apr. 16, 1994 Apr. 15, 2012 18.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Su Apr. 15, 2012 Apr. 15, 2024 12.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Me Apr. 15, 2024 Apr. 15, 2037 13.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Sa Apr. 15, 2037 Apr. 16, 2051 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 (Li) is vargottam.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Su Sep. 26, 1946 Sep. 26, 1951 5.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Mo Sep. 26, 1951 Sep. 26, 1956 5.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Ve Sep. 26, 1956 Sep. 26, 1966 10.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Me Sep. 26, 1966 Sep. 25, 1976 10.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ju Sep. 25, 1976 Sep. 25, 1996 20.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Ma Sep. 25, 1996 Sep. 25, 2016 20.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Sa Sep. 25, 2016 Sep. 25, 2046 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 (Mo) is located in H10.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ve Jun. 04, 1946 Jun. 04, 1958 12.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Sa Jun. 04, 1958 Jun. 04, 1970 12.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Su Jun. 04, 1970 Jun. 04, 1982 12.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Mo Jun. 04, 1982 Jun. 04, 1994 12.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ma Jun. 04, 1994 Jun. 04, 2006 12.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Me Jun. 04, 2006 Jun. 04, 2018 12.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ju Jun. 04, 2018 Jun. 03, 2030 12.0 Years
8.0 | 2 Ve Jun. 03, 2030 Jun. 03, 2042 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 Sa Jul. 23, 1946 Jul. 23, 1955 9.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Ra Jul. 23, 1955 Jul. 22, 1964 9.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Su Jul. 22, 1964 Jul. 23, 1973 9.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Mo Jul. 23, 1973 Jul. 23, 1982 9.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ma Jul. 23, 1982 Jul. 23, 1991 9.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Me Jul. 23, 1991 Jul. 22, 2000 9.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Ju Jul. 22, 2000 Jul. 22, 2009 9.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Ve Jul. 22, 2009 Jul. 22, 2018 9.0 Years
9.0 | 2 Sa Jul. 22, 2018 Jul. 23, 2027 9.0 Years
10.0 | 2 Ra Jul. 23, 2027 Jul. 22, 2036 9.0 Years
11.0 | 2 Su Jul. 22, 2036 Jul. 22, 2045 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 Nov. 22, 1946 Nov. 22, 1952 6.0 Years
2 | 1 Me Nov. 22, 1952 Nov. 22, 1958 6.0 Years
3 | 1 Ve Nov. 22, 1958 Nov. 22, 1964 6.0 Years
4 | 1 Sa Nov. 22, 1964 Nov. 22, 1970 6.0 Years
5 | 1 Ra Nov. 22, 1970 Nov. 22, 1976 6.0 Years
6 | 1 Ju Nov. 22, 1976 Nov. 22, 1986 10.0 Years
7 | 1 Su Nov. 22, 1986 Nov. 21, 1996 10.0 Years
8 | 1 Ma Nov. 21, 1996 Nov. 22, 2006 10.0 Years
9 | 2 Mo Nov. 22, 2006 Nov. 21, 2012 6.0 Years
10 | 2 Me Nov. 21, 2012 Nov. 22, 2018 6.0 Years
11 | 2 Ve Nov. 22, 2018 Nov. 21, 2024 6.0 Years
12 | 2 Sa Nov. 21, 2024 Nov. 22, 2030 6.0 Years
13 | 2 Ra Nov. 22, 2030 Nov. 21, 2036 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 Moon Hora and fall under category of Night Birth.

Maha Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration
1.0 | 1 Ma Oct. 12, 1946 Oct. 12, 1950 4.0 Years
2.0 | 1 Me Oct. 12, 1950 Oct. 13, 1955 5.0 Years
3.0 | 1 Sa Oct. 13, 1955 Oct. 12, 1961 6.0 Years
4.0 | 1 Ve Oct. 12, 1961 Oct. 12, 1968 7.0 Years
5.0 | 1 Ra Oct. 12, 1968 Oct. 12, 1976 8.0 Years
6.0 | 1 Mo Oct. 12, 1976 Oct. 12, 1977 1.0 Years
7.0 | 1 Su Oct. 12, 1977 Oct. 12, 1979 2.0 Years
8.0 | 1 Ju Oct. 12, 1979 Oct. 12, 1982 3.0 Years
9.0 | 2 Ma Oct. 12, 1982 Oct. 12, 1986 4.0 Years
10.0 | 2 Me Oct. 12, 1986 Oct. 12, 1991 5.0 Years
11.0 | 2 Sa Oct. 12, 1991 Oct. 12, 1997 6.0 Years
12.0 | 2 Ve Oct. 12, 1997 Oct. 12, 2004 7.0 Years
13.0 | 2 Ra Oct. 12, 2004 Oct. 11, 2012 8.0 Years
14.0 | 2 Mo Oct. 11, 2012 Oct. 12, 2013 1.0 Years
15.0 | 2 Su Oct. 12, 2013 Oct. 12, 2015 2.0 Years
16.0 | 2 Ju Oct. 12, 2015 Oct. 12, 2018 3.0 Years
17.0 | 3 Ma Oct. 12, 2018 Oct. 12, 2022 4.0 Years
18.0 | 3 Me Oct. 12, 2022 Oct. 12, 2027 5.0 Years
19.0 | 3 Sa Oct. 12, 2027 Oct. 11, 2033 6.0 Years
20.0 | 3 Ve Oct. 11, 2033 Oct. 11, 2040 7.0 Years

Antar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Pratyantar Dasha

S.No. Period Start End Duration

Sookshmantar Dasha

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