Mars mahadasha
7 years of the 120-year vimshottari cycle
Effort and combat. Property, engineering, competition and conflict; energy is abundant, patience is not. Injuries and disputes are the classic hazards.
Sub-periods
Every mahadasha divides into nine antardashas in the same planetary order, starting with the mahadasha lord's own — so a Mars mahadasha opens with Mars–Mars, its most concentrated stretch. Each antardasha's length is proportional: the Mars–X antardasha runs 7 × X's years ÷ 120.
When does yours run? The dasha calculator gives your full timeline with current maha- and antardasha.