Antardasha 9 of 9 in Jupiter mahadasha · 2 yrs 4 mo
Jupiter-Rahu antardasha गुरु-राहु अंतर्दशा
Jupiter-Rahu lasts about two years, four months, and twenty-four days and closes the mahadasha. Jupiter is neutral toward Saturn, and thus Rahu, and Rahu is neutral in return, so the pairing is workable but the natures differ sharply. Tradition expects ambition to return after a principled period: foreign connections, unconventional opportunities, and some confusion about direction. Deception by advisers or expedience overriding ethics are listed. It hands over to Saturn.
- Length
- 2 yrs 4 mo
- Position
- 9 of 9 in Jupiter
- Natural relation
- Jupiter is neutral to Rahu
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 Rahu adds as sub-lord
Rahu mahadasha is an eighteen year period that tradition associates with ambition, unconventional paths, foreign lands, and the hunger for what one does not yet have. After the direct Mars period it feels more complicated and less predictable. Classical texts read a well-placed Rahu as bringing worldly rise by unusual routes, and an afflicted Rahu as bringing confusion, deception, and dissatisfaction despite gains. As an antardasha lord it colours the mahadasha's agenda rather than replacing it: the houses Rahu owns and occupies in the birth chart become the stage for Jupiter's themes for 2 yrs 4 mo. See Rahu as a mahadasha.
How the length is computed
Jupiter runs 16 years and Rahu runs 18 years in the 120-year cycle, so Jupiter-Rahu lasts 16 × 18 ÷ 120 = 2.400 years, about 2 yrs 4 mo. The exact calendar boundaries depend on the Moon's degree at birth; the free kundli lists them.