Antardasha 3 of 9 in Mercury mahadasha · 2 yrs 10 mo
Mercury-Venus antardasha बुध-शुक्र अंतर्दशा
Mercury-Venus lasts two years and ten months, the longest sub-period in Mercury mahadasha. The two lords are mutual friends, and tradition counts the pairing among the most pleasant of the cycle: commerce in refined goods, the arts, music, design, writing, and friendships flourish. Marriage is often timed here, and partners are described as companionable and talkative. Vehicles and comforts are acquired. The cautions are indulgence and scattered spending. Generally prosperous.
- Length
- 2 yrs 10 mo
- Position
- 3 of 9 in Mercury
- Natural relation
- Mercury is friend to Venus
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 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 Mercury's themes for 2 yrs 10 mo. See Venus as a mahadasha.
How the length is computed
Mercury runs 17 years and Venus runs 20 years in the 120-year cycle, so Mercury-Venus lasts 17 × 20 ÷ 120 = 2.833 years, about 2 yrs 10 mo. The exact calendar boundaries depend on the Moon's degree at birth; the free kundli lists them.