Antardasha 3 of 9 in Moon mahadasha · 1 yr 6 mo
Moon-Rahu antardasha चंद्र-राहु अंतर्दशा
Moon-Rahu lasts one year and six months and is the sub-period most often flagged as difficult in Moon mahadasha. Rahu, modelled on Saturn, counts the Moon as an enemy, and its nature amplifies the Moon's fluctuations. Tradition expects mental restlessness, fears without clear cause, foreign travel or connections, and unstable domestic arrangements. Deception by associates and the mother's health are listed concerns. Gains can be sudden but rarely settle.
- Length
- 1 yr 6 mo
- Position
- 3 of 9 in Moon
- Natural relation
- Moon is neutral to Rahu
The mahadasha behind it
Moon mahadasha is a ten year period that tradition associates with the mind, the mother, home, the public, and emotional life. After the sharp Sun period it feels softer and more receptive, with attention shifting from position to well-being. Classical texts read a strong Moon as bringing popularity, domestic happiness, and travel, while a weak Moon brings restlessness, anxiety, and instability of residence. Read the full Moon mahadasha.
What Rahu adds as sub-lord
Rahu mahadasha is an eighteen year period that tradition associates with ambition, unconventional paths, foreign lands, and the hunger for what one does not yet have. After the direct Mars period it feels more complicated and less predictable. Classical texts read a well-placed Rahu as bringing worldly rise by unusual routes, and an afflicted Rahu as bringing confusion, deception, and dissatisfaction despite gains. As an antardasha lord it colours the mahadasha's agenda rather than replacing it: the houses Rahu owns and occupies in the birth chart become the stage for Moon's themes for 1 yr 6 mo. See Rahu as a mahadasha.
How the length is computed
Moon runs 10 years and Rahu runs 18 years in the 120-year cycle, so Moon-Rahu lasts 10 × 18 ÷ 120 = 1.500 years, about 1 yr 6 mo. The exact calendar boundaries depend on the Moon's degree at birth; the free kundli lists them.