Antardasha 2 of 9 in Ketu mahadasha · 1 yr 2 mo
Ketu-Venus antardasha केतु-शुक्र अंतर्दशा
Ketu-Venus lasts one year and two months. Ketu, treated like Mars, is neutral toward Venus, and Venus is neutral toward Mars in return, so the pairing is workable rather than warm. Tradition expects material comfort, relationships, and aesthetics to return after the austere opening months, though with a detached quality. Marriage or partnership may be discussed but often feels unconventional or delayed. Money improves modestly; spending on comfort and travel is common.
- Length
- 1 yr 2 mo
- Position
- 2 of 9 in Ketu
- Natural relation
- Ketu is neutral to Venus
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 Venus adds as sub-lord
Venus mahadasha is the longest period in the cycle, twenty years that tradition associates with relationships, comfort, the arts, and material consolidation. It follows the sparse Ketu period and is usually felt as a return to the world. Classical texts read a well-placed Venus as one of the most pleasant dashas, though a weak or afflicted Venus can bring indulgence and relationship strain instead. As an antardasha lord it colours the mahadasha's agenda rather than replacing it: the houses Venus owns and occupies in the birth chart become the stage for Ketu's themes for 1 yr 2 mo. See Venus as a mahadasha.
How the length is computed
Ketu runs 7 years and Venus runs 20 years in the 120-year cycle, so Ketu-Venus lasts 7 × 20 ÷ 120 = 1.167 years, about 1 yr 2 mo. The exact calendar boundaries depend on the Moon's degree at birth; the free kundli lists them.