Antardasha 6 of 9 in Mercury mahadasha · 11 mo 27 d
Mercury-Mars antardasha बुध-मंगल अंतर्दशा
Mercury-Mars lasts about eleven months and twenty-seven days and is the sub-period most often flagged as difficult in Mercury mahadasha. Mars counts Mercury as an enemy, while Mercury is neutral toward Mars: quick temper meets quick intellect. Tradition expects disputes over words and contracts, hasty agreements, accidents from haste, and friction with siblings or colleagues. Technical writing and engineering can prosper. Skin and nerve complaints are listed. Read everything twice and sign nothing in anger.
- Length
- 11 mo 27 d
- Position
- 6 of 9 in Mercury
- Natural relation
- Mercury is neutral to Mars
The mahadasha behind it
Mercury mahadasha is a seventeen year period that tradition associates with intellect, communication, commerce, learning, and adaptability. After the heavy Saturn period it feels lighter, quicker, and more social. Classical texts read a strong Mercury as bringing success in trade, writing, and study, and a wide network of useful contacts, while a weak or afflicted Mercury brings nervous strain, scattered effort, and losses through miscommunication. Read the full Mercury mahadasha.
What Mars adds as sub-lord
Mars mahadasha is a seven year period that tradition associates with energy, courage, competition, property, and siblings. After the receptive Moon period it feels abrupt and active, with a strong pull toward decisive action. Classical texts read a strong Mars as bringing achievement through effort and gains in land or technical fields, while a weak or afflicted Mars brings disputes, accidents, and conflict with brothers or authority. As an antardasha lord it colours the mahadasha's agenda rather than replacing it: the houses Mars owns and occupies in the birth chart become the stage for Mercury's themes for 11 mo 27 d. See Mars as a mahadasha.
How the length is computed
Mercury runs 17 years and Mars runs 7 years in the 120-year cycle, so Mercury-Mars lasts 17 × 7 ÷ 120 = 0.992 years, about 11 mo 27 d. The exact calendar boundaries depend on the Moon's degree at birth; the free kundli lists them.