Antardasha 4 of 9 in Mercury mahadasha · 10 mo 6 d
Mercury-Sun antardasha बुध-सूर्य अंतर्दशा
Mercury-Sun lasts about ten months and six days. Mercury counts the Sun as a friend, while the Sun counts Mercury as neutral, so the relationship is warm from one side. Tradition reads the pairing as recognition through intellect: dealings with government, promotion in administrative or clerical roles, and success in examinations or public speaking. Matters concerning the father come forward. The cautions are ego in argument and eye strain. Short and usually productive.
- Length
- 10 mo 6 d
- Position
- 4 of 9 in Mercury
- Natural relation
- Mercury is friend to Sun
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 Sun adds as sub-lord
Sun mahadasha is a short six year period that tradition links with authority, visibility, the father, and one's standing in the world. After the long and comfortable Venus period it feels brisk and demanding, with fewer indulgences and more responsibility. Classical texts read a strong Sun as bringing status and clarity of purpose, and a weak Sun as bringing ego friction and setbacks with superiors. As an antardasha lord it colours the mahadasha's agenda rather than replacing it: the houses Sun owns and occupies in the birth chart become the stage for Mercury's themes for 10 mo 6 d. See Sun as a mahadasha.
How the length is computed
Mercury runs 17 years and Sun runs 6 years in the 120-year cycle, so Mercury-Sun lasts 17 × 6 ÷ 120 = 0.850 years, about 10 mo 6 d. The exact calendar boundaries depend on the Moon's degree at birth; the free kundli lists them.