Antardasha 7 of 9 in Rahu mahadasha · 10 mo 24 d
Rahu-Sun antardasha राहु-सूर्य अंतर्दशा
Rahu-Sun lasts about ten months and twenty-four days. The Sun and Saturn, and thus Rahu, are mutual enemies, and Rahu is the eclipser of the Sun, so tradition reads this as a testing stretch. Friction with authority, government, or the father; damage to reputation; and confusion about one's role are listed. Ambition may outrun position. Eye complaints and fevers are the health themes. Humility and transparency are the classical prescriptions.
- Length
- 10 mo 24 d
- Position
- 7 of 9 in Rahu
- Natural relation
- Rahu is enemy to Sun
The mahadasha behind it
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. Read the full Rahu 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 Rahu's themes for 10 mo 24 d. See Sun as a mahadasha.
How the length is computed
Rahu runs 18 years and Sun runs 6 years in the 120-year cycle, so Rahu-Sun lasts 18 × 6 ÷ 120 = 0.900 years, about 10 mo 24 d. The exact calendar boundaries depend on the Moon's degree at birth; the free kundli lists them.