Antardasha 2 of 9 in Sun mahadasha · 6 mo
Sun-Moon antardasha सूर्य-चंद्र अंतर्दशा
Sun-Moon lasts six months. The Sun and Moon are mutual friends, and tradition reads the pairing as harmonious: the two luminaries work together on matters of home, mother, and public standing. Domestic affairs improve, emotional life steadies, and gains through the public or government are listed. Travel, especially near water, is a common theme. The cautions are minor: fluctuating energy and expenses on the home. One of the friendlier stretches.
- Length
- 6 mo
- Position
- 2 of 9 in Sun
- Natural relation
- Sun is friend to Moon
The mahadasha behind it
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. Read the full Sun mahadasha.
What Moon adds as sub-lord
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. As an antardasha lord it colours the mahadasha's agenda rather than replacing it: the houses Moon owns and occupies in the birth chart become the stage for Sun's themes for 6 mo. See Moon as a mahadasha.
How the length is computed
Sun runs 6 years and Moon runs 10 years in the 120-year cycle, so Sun-Moon lasts 6 × 10 ÷ 120 = 0.500 years, about 6 mo. The exact calendar boundaries depend on the Moon's degree at birth; the free kundli lists them.