Antardasha 7 of 9 in Ketu mahadasha · 11 mo 6 d
Ketu-Jupiter antardasha केतु-गुरु अंतर्दशा
Ketu-Jupiter lasts about eleven months and six days and is usually the most supportive stretch of Ketu mahadasha. Jupiter counts Mars, and thus Ketu, as a friend, and Ketu returns the regard. Tradition expects teachers, philosophy, faith, and children to come forward, along with a return of good judgement after the nodal confusion. Financial recovery, pilgrimages, and interest in scripture or higher study are common themes. Ethical clarity is the gift.
- Length
- 11 mo 6 d
- Position
- 7 of 9 in Ketu
- Natural relation
- Ketu is friend to Jupiter
The mahadasha behind it
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. Read the full Ketu mahadasha.
What Jupiter adds as sub-lord
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. As an antardasha lord it colours the mahadasha's agenda rather than replacing it: the houses Jupiter owns and occupies in the birth chart become the stage for Ketu's themes for 11 mo 6 d. See Jupiter as a mahadasha.
How the length is computed
Ketu runs 7 years and Jupiter runs 16 years in the 120-year cycle, so Ketu-Jupiter lasts 7 × 16 ÷ 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.