Antardasha 4 of 9 in Jupiter mahadasha · 11 mo 6 d
Jupiter-Ketu antardasha गुरु-केतु अंतर्दशा
Jupiter-Ketu lasts about eleven months and six days. Ketu, treated like Mars, is a friend of Jupiter, and Jupiter returns the regard, so the pairing is classically supportive despite Ketu's detaching nature. Tradition expects philosophical or spiritual deepening, pilgrimage, interest in moksha, and a brief withdrawal from worldly expansion. Sudden changes in plans and mild health disturbances are listed. Faith tends to clarify. Short and quietly significant.
- Length
- 11 mo 6 d
- Position
- 4 of 9 in Jupiter
- Natural relation
- Jupiter is friend to Ketu
The mahadasha behind it
Jupiter mahadasha is a sixteen year period that tradition associates with wisdom, children, teachers, faith, and rightful gain. After the complicated Rahu period it usually feels like a return to firm ground. Classical texts read a well-placed Jupiter as one of the most fortunate dashas, bringing growth in family, learning, and respect, while a debilitated or afflicted Jupiter brings over-confidence and disappointment in those same areas. Read the full Jupiter mahadasha.
What Ketu adds as sub-lord
Ketu mahadasha is a seven year period that tradition associates with detachment, sudden turns, and a loosening of attachments to things that no longer serve. It usually opens quietly after the busy Mercury period and asks for inward focus rather than expansion. Classical texts read it as a time of spiritual gain and material uncertainty, with results depending heavily on the house and sign Ketu occupies. As an antardasha lord it colours the mahadasha's agenda rather than replacing it: the houses Ketu owns and occupies in the birth chart become the stage for Jupiter's themes for 11 mo 6 d. See Ketu as a mahadasha.
How the length is computed
Jupiter runs 16 years and Ketu runs 7 years in the 120-year cycle, so Jupiter-Ketu lasts 16 × 7 ÷ 120 = 0.933 years, about 11 mo 6 d. The exact calendar boundaries depend on the Moon's degree at birth; the free kundli lists them.